On Mencius' Benevolence Thought
Mencius: "Good governance is like good teaching to win the people." . Good governance, people are afraid of it; Teach well and love well. Good governance gains people's wealth, and good education wins people's hearts. "It can be seen that the education of the people is far greater than its political importance. Secondly, to start a school, he thought, "Let's call it an itch school to teach. Those who itch, raise also; Learn and teach; Order, shoot also. "(Mencius with all his heart). Mencius believes that through education, people can understand that respecting the elderly is orderly. "Father and son, monarch and minister, husband and wife are different, young and old are orderly, and friends are trustworthy. "("Mencius Teng Wengong ") However, Mencius believes that the ultimate goal of education is to win people's hearts and become kings. Mencius' thought of benevolent governance did not fully meet the requirements of the society at that time, but it also had its limitations and negative side. Mencius' thought system of benevolent governance is from monarch to people and from top to bottom. Its strict feudal system must be reformed, and we must also affirm Mencius' pursuit of benevolent governance. Mencius' theory of benevolent governance serves the feudal ruling class, but its purpose is to ease the increasingly sharp class contradictions and consolidate the political rule of the feudal ruling class. However, we should also see its progress. Mencius was able to put forward the people-oriented thought at that time, which was of great positive significance. Looking back today, in the process of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics, benevolent government has been endowed with a new source of contemporary significance: cultural and educational materials.