Mencius-------Daring to Choose Oneself: Daring to Choose Oneself

Author: Wang Shaonong
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The most respected code of conduct for Chinese people. Mencius can help you regain confidence and rekindle your spirit when you feel discouraged. The world is vast, giving a sense of boundless vastness, yet it seems that opportunities for success are waiting for those who are every day. But if you think about it carefully, where exactly are these opportunities hidden in the world? Why are there so many people struggling on the path of life? Reading Mencius, you can discover a principle: The best life scenarios all begin with the correct choice of oneself! Indeed, a life without choices lacks weight, and blind choices are also futile. As the "Second Sage" of Confucianism in China, Mencius was a proponent of the thought of Confucius in terms of how to conduct oneself. But he was not just a transmitter of a "spark"; he had his own perspective on observing the world and thinking about how to live, which is extremely valuable. In Mencius' philosophy of conduct, the two points most widely circulated are "nurturing our vast and righteous spirit" and "treating our elders as our own and our young as our own." The former speaks of a broad-mindedness, while the latter speaks of universal love. In fact, this is not the entirety of Mencius' spiritual character; it is merely two highlights. These two highlights are only the result of later generations' interpretations, and more highlights are hidden within the words of Mencius.