Confucius said: "Disciples are filial to their parents; When you are away from home, you should obey your teachers, be cautious in words and deeds, be honest and trustworthy, behave yourself, love everyone widely, and be close to benevolent people. After practicing like this, if you still have spare capacity, you will learn literary knowledge again.
According to this article, Li Yuxiu, an educator during the reign of Kangxi, wrote Xun Mengwen, focusing on "Disciples are filial when they enter, filial when they leave, sincere when they believe, benevolent when they love, and learning when they are idle", listing the detailed rules and regulations for dealing with others and studying at home. This is a disciple's rule, which is widely circulated in later generations.
This passage shows that Confucius' educational philosophy is centered on moral education and focuses on educating people. The ideal personality he hopes to achieve is based on filial piety, honesty, love for the public and benevolence/learning. In these standards, virtue precedes knowledge, and learning can only be discussed when moral character is improved. Learning is also a process of personality growth.
This is also consistent with a "university" that is based on morality and has both talents and looks. Take reading and learning as a better practice and practice after morality, rather than a direct purpose. Morality is the basic guidance and the foundation of self-cultivation. Our primary education has been accompanied by "morality and life" and "morality and rule of law" from the beginning, which is also based on this concept. Unfortunately, it is not only a neglected auxiliary discipline, but also a neglected and occupied position.
Filial piety, be filial at home, treat everyone as brothers when going out, communicate well and temper your mind. We should also avoid some internal and external inconsistencies, such as being a worm at home or a dragon, or being obedient and arrogant at home. Father, son, filial piety, brother, friend and brother are all relative, not just unilateral obedience and respect. Filial piety is the foundation of benevolence, mainly the point mentioned above.
I believe that when you say what you do, don't talk big, talk about something substantial, and don't believe anything unfounded. Be cautious in your words and deeds, and be honest and trustworthy in your words and deeds. It is a kind of self-cultivation and a basic constraint for dealing with people.
Love, love yourself, love others, and have an upright heart. The words in Disciples' Rules are simple and clear, and the truth is also simple and clear: "You can be kind, infinitely kind, make progress in virtue and Japan, and live less." Unfriendly, infinite harm, small people entering, everything is not good. '
Confucius' view of benevolence and righteousness, one should first have the ability to love others. This ability to love others comes from self-love, and of course it also requires a clear understanding of narcissism. Then there is the ability to love, that is, universal love, which refers not only to parents, brothers and sisters in the family, but also to friends and the general public. This is a wide range of love and righteousness.
With these basic qualities and learning some cultural knowledge, you can be regarded as a real scholar and literate person. Without these foundations, single learning can't meet this requirement. There may be a reverse destructive effect. Think about it. If the villain has enough knowledge and culture, it will only bring greater and wider disasters and injuries to society.