Chapter 4: Confucius

After reading a bit of chapter 4 I now have a better idea of who Confucius is than I thought I did from before. This chapter allowed me to understand how little I know of his true purpose and why he wrote like he did.

Thanks to taking in the reading from this chapter I have learned to appreciate Confucius and bit more. He believed that his writings and lessons could make a difference with the way the Chinese government ruled over their people. He wanted to do this with what he considered as "Superior". He felt that this influence would in fact change the way people interacted with each other and respect between a father and son would be stronger.

He understood that the world was filled with ranks, or as he stated it "unequal relationships". He believed that his teaching would bring harmony between these relationship if the higher ranks would treat the lower ranks in specific ways. If the higher ranks were to show greater concern for the lower ranks, then the lower ranks would show more respect for the higher ranks.

Confucius was also a very educated man, who studied in pretty much everything you could think of during his time. He used his knowledge for the better good of the people. His words are still practiced today and is used for success and inspiration. He has done a lot for the Chinese culture and I now have great respect for who he is, what he represented, and for what he has done.

by Andrew Murillo