The Analects by Confucius

The Analects
by Confucius

In all his writing, Confucius stresses the importance of living a moral life. He urges ordinary citizens to respect authority figures, such as parents, indoors, or older people and political leaders, outdoors. He teaches leaders that they have to rule the people kindly and wisely and not with hard punishments or by chastisements, to win their obedience and respect. He says that by demanding much from themselves and little from others, rulers could establish a peaceful and content nation. They must be always humble, modest and gentlemen above all things.

I think these teachings are the basis of a good government, but shamefully they are not respected now-a-days. That is why there is so much corruption in every country altogether with all the poverty and misery of the population. It is a shame that Confucius never got involved in the government directly, because he could have been a good ruler. And it would be a real blessing if a person who thinks like him gets it the power. Especially in Guatemala, he could do some real changes and improvements in our society. I hope someone like him appears soon enough, and helps everyone.

I liked the reading because it left so many valuable lessons that should be analyzed and learned in school, slowly and properly to create good and exceptional citizens of our country. What I did not like was the fact that it was a little hard to read or to understand because of the complicated sentences. It definitely gives more lessons than Panchatantra, meaning Confucius was wiser.

I think we should keep on reading similar stories in our futures. And I hope everyone have learned from this and applies these teachings in their lives. I hope that everyone have enjoyed reading these stories and doing the blog as much as I did.