Thoughts and Reflections on The Indifference of Confucius
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T&R on The Indifference of Confucius
"We do not yet know how to serve man, how can we know about serving spirits? (...) We do not yet know about life, how can we know about death?" -Confucius 孔夫子.
Above, I show a quote by Confucius himself showing his indifference towards the mystery of creation. He describes the mysteries of creation as a way to save people's energy from the work of this world, meaning this life means little in the big picture and their spirit will be carried on to the next life. This is Confucius' infifference. Confucius believes in the here and the now, not the creation of humanity and where we go when we die. Confucius has been deemed the great spokesman of ethical ideas because of his ways and teachings. Above all else, Confucius believed that people have a role in society and they should obey people of a higher rank to them (eg. Father> son). This is based off of the 5 relationships and is now the traditional belief of the Chinese family. In my opinion, Confucianism is a social practice not a religion. This is so because Confucians does not have a god or any rules, it is more of a way of life in which you can escape from. Confucianism is like a hobby, you can chose to continue it but it is not a set of rules which you are forced to abide by.
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