My idol
Mencius said: "Since the birth of the people, it has not been flourished in Confucius"
Where did I come from and where did my thoughts come from? These ultimate human questions, I got the answer here in Confucius. - Caption
When I was a child, I admired Zhang Haidi because our family only had one extracurricular book, and only the story of Zhang Haidi and another labor model was written in the book. I was deeply touched by Haidi Zhang's spirit, and she also became my spiritual mentor. Later, more and more books were read, more and more celebrities were known, and my idols were also changed one after another, Marx, Lu Xun, Su Shi, Du Fu...
Later, I thought confucius was also remarkable. He can represent Chinese culture, that's all. Later, after reading the Analects, I felt that Confucius was really a great teacher—he taught according to his aptitude, he had a wide range of knowledge, and he cultivated so many talents. admire! Later, after reading "University", "Zhongyong" and "Mencius", I found that his ideas could be passed on from generation to generation, and became the mainstream of Chinese culture, becoming the core of Chinese culture and thought for thousands of years, and really worthy of being a saint!
Reading "Zhuangzi" these days, I found that there are many references to confucius stories in the book, and there are many ideas that also promote Confucian thought. I wondered—wasn't Zhuangzi a Taoist thought? How can we also admire Confucius? Didn't Lao Tzu look down on Confucius very much? Driven by curiosity, I consulted various sources and found that Zhuangzi and LaoZi were both Taoists, but they had no teacher relationship. Zhuangzi has deep ties to Confucius, the founder of Confucianism. According to research, Zhuangzi is a Confucian Yanyuan school. Yan Yuan is Yan Hui, a student of Confucius. It is not difficult to understand this phenomenon. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, among the Hundred Sons, Daoists and Dharma were not good at cultivating talents. On the contrary, Confucianism has cultivated a large number of talents for Taoists and Dharma scholars, as well as famous masters. Li Wu of the Rufa family was a student of Confucius's student Zi Xia; Shen Bu harm is also from Confucianism, not from the Dharma; Shang Martin was a student of Li Wu, also from Confucianism. And the famous Warring States general Wu Qi was a student of Zeng Zhan. As for Han Feizi and Li Si, these two masters of the Fa were both students of Xunzi, the last Confucian master of the Warring States. The taoist situation is similar to the situation of the Dharma. Zhuangzi is from Yan Yuan; Some of the other representative figures of Taoism either studied Confucianism or were disciples of Confucianism. Taoists talk about "body" and "use", and Zhuangzi belongs to the "body" school, paying attention to the heart and self; The school that pays attention to "use" is mainly in the State of Qi, known as the Huang Laopai, this faction was very powerful in the early Han Dynasty, and its ideology was the official thought of the early Han Dynasty. Zhang Liang of the early Han Dynasty was also a Taoist, but paid attention to physical use; At the same time, Chen Ping was biased towards "use". In addition, the warriors and famous artists of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were also considered to be From The Taoists at that time, and the Dharma family was also a Taoist. Therefore, when Sima Qian wrote the history of history, he put Together Laozi, Wu Qi, and others to establish a biography. This is not difficult to understand, because now I have confused Taoism with Taoism. Taoism and Taoism have little in common at all. Moreover, the emphasis on birth is not the whole of Taoism, but only a very small part of Taoist thought.
oh! Oh, my God! I can't believe that Confucius is not only the founder of Confucianism, but also the originator of Chinese culture. It is the origin of Chinese culture. In an instant, the image of Confucius in my heart suddenly rose to the level of God. I would like to ask, who in the world can be as magical as he is – to lead the minds of a nation! It's great! Beyond my imagination.
I believe that with the deepening of reading, I will have more understanding of Confucius, and there is no doubt that he will become my new idol, influence my thoughts, and lead my future!