Confucius has many wise sayings, which are well-founded even in modern times. However, many of Confucius' famous sayings have been misunderstood by everyone. We only know the first sentence, but we don't know the latter sentence. Today, Xiaobian will tell you some misunderstood Confucius famous sayings. The phrase "parents don't travel far, but travel well"
is used by many parents. Most parents feel that they can't travel far when their parents are still around. To be filial, they must tell their parents where they are going, so that they can feel at ease. But many people think this sentence is actually unreasonable. If children don't go out to work hard, how can they afford to honor their parents? Is it filial piety to stay with your parents blindly? In fact, the last sentence mainly talks about that a person should not be blindly filial when he has a legitimate goal. Therefore, everyone misunderstood what Mr. Confucius said, and Mr. Confucius encouraged everyone to have a clear goal and the responsibility of supporting their parents through the second half of the sentence. Words must be done, and deeds must bear fruit. The second part of the sentence is embarrassing. Many parents will educate their children. When our words go out, they need to do it. Many people also misunderstand this sentence of Mr. Confucius. They think that if they do this, they will offend many people. But what Mr. Confucius wants to express is that when we do things, we must know how to change our thinking and be able to distinguish right from wrong, not asking everyone to stick to this result. Repay evil with good, why repay good? The first half of this sentence is to repay evil with good, and many people are very puzzled. Do I have to repay others if others hit me? The real meaning of this sentence is that if someone treats you in a very bad way, you should respond positively and let this person be severely punished in a just way.