Analects 17:6
Tzu Chang asked Confucius about humaneness. Confucius said, “If
you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called
humane.
Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, “Courtesy,
generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will
not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are
honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent, you will get result. If
you are kind, you can employ people.”
I will interpret what Confucius said about the quality of
being humane in a simple yet meaningful way because its meaning is already well
said. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected. It means that if you
are respectful to others, they will also respect you with all their heart because
respect begets respect, unlike when you will not respect others, they will not
also treat you with respect. If you are generous, you will gain everything. It
means that if you are generous with others, they will also show their
generosity to you. For example, when you give material things or other things to
others, when the people you showed generosity have their own resources, without
saying they will also give you things that they have. If you are honest, people
will rely on you. It means that if you are honest, people will always listen
and believe to what you will say or said because you showed honesty to them. If
you are persistent, you will get result. It means that, if you will strive and
work hard for a thing or a goal you want to finish, you will eventually get it.
For example, when you will study hard and undergo sleepless nights because of
studying about the subject or for the exam, you will get a good result because
of persistency. If you are kind, you can employ people. It means that if you
are kind to others, people will also show their kindness to you and they will
allow themselves to you because they know that you will be kind to them.
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