用英語說中國文化藝術 第24期:思想教育和文化之仁和禮

Benevolence and Courtesy

“仁”和“禮”

Confucianism advocates benevolence and courtesy among people. It helped to shape the value of sacrificing one's personal interests for the goodof others and the collective among Chinese people. It was also credited with creating the social order in China's feudal times, which asked the young to respect the old and the female to obey the orders of the male. Popular remarks of Confucius include “ a benevolent person is one who cares for others”，“I would die to keep my integrity and benevolence”， and “a benevolent person helps others to achieve aims he himself also aspires to”.

儒家提倡人與人之間的仁和禮。它幫助塑造爲其他好人和中國人民集體的價值犧牲自己的個人利益。這也幫助創造中國封建時代社會秩序，它要求年輕人尊重老人和女性服從男性。孔子的熱門言論包括：“仁慈的人是一個關心他人的人”，“我會以死保持我的誠信和仁愛”和“仁慈的人幫助他人實現的目標，他本人也渴望如此”。