Confucius — Why we need rituals

Confucius 孔夫子, one of the great Chinese thinkers, was known to always carefully straighten his mat before he sat down.

Why?

Virtue — from inside to outside

Living in a time of political turmoil Confucius wondered how to create a better society. His answer was that we do not need an elaborate system of rules. What we need is people — and in particular leaders — with a good character. Instead of telling others what to do…

… we can start with ourselves.

And become a noble person.

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