The significance of Confucius’ thoughts to modern people is as follows:

Confucius was a great thinker, philosopher, educator and politician in ancient China. His thoughts and thinkers are called Confucianism. It has had a profound impact on Chinese traditional culture and social development. The Analects is a classic work that records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples. It is one of the Confucian classics. The philosophical wisdom in "The Analects" not only has guiding significance for ancient people, but also has important modern significance for modern people.

One of the modern significances of Confucius’ thoughts lies in shaping a beautiful personality. Confucius believed that people should have a correct moral code of conduct and be a good person. In "The Analects", Confucius once said: "No one is perfect, and no gold is pure." This shows that human beings cannot be perfect, but as long as they adhere to moral principles and keep working hard, they can continue to get closer to perfection.

Confucius’ moral code is centered on benevolence and requires people to respect and care for others from the bottom of their hearts. This is also one of the most important qualities in modern society. The second modern significance of Confucius' thought lies in advocating practice. Confucius believed that the source of knowledge lies in practice, not books. He advocated practice, practice, and practice again.

In "The Analects of Confucius", Confucius emphasized the importance of practice and put forward the famous saying "Learn and practice from time to time, it is not enough to talk about it". Confucius's practical thought pointed out an important issue in education in modern society: knowledge and practice should be combined, and practice is the best way to test knowledge.

Life of Confucius

Confucius’s ancestor was a nobleman from Liyi (now Xiayi County, Henan Province) of the Song Dynasty, and his ancestor was Shang Tang, the founding monarch of the Shang Dynasty. After the rebellion of the Three Supervisors in the early Zhou Dynasty, in order to appease the nobles and descendants of the Shang Dynasty, Duke Zhou used the order of King Zhou Cheng to grant Wei Ziqi, the brother of King Zhou of Shang, to establish the Song Kingdom in Shangqiu and worship the Shang Dynasty. After the death of Wei Ziqi, his younger brother Wei Zhong came to the throne. Wei Zhong was the fourteenth generation ancestor of Confucius.

The ancestor got the Kong family, and it was Kong Fujia. Kong Fujia was a senior official of the Song Dynasty and was once the Grand Sima. His fiefdom was located in Liyi of the Song Dynasty. He was later killed by Dazai Huadu during the civil strife in the palace. Confucius’ father and his son Mujin’s father, Mujin and his son prayed for their father, and prayed for their father and son Kongfangshu. Kongfangshu’s grandson Shulianghe was Confucius’s father. Shulianghe fled to Zouyi (now Shandong) to avoid the war in the Song Dynasty. He settled in Qufu City, Guangdong Province, and his official position was Zouyi doctor.