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1、Confucius’impactontheworldInthedevelopmentofthousandsofyearsinChina,ConfucianismbecametheChinesetraditionalculturerepresentative.Ithasinfluencedtheworldforabout2,000years.BorninQufuinShandongProvinceduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,ConfuciusfoundedtheConfucianism.Withthedeepth
2、oughtandgreatcharacter,hebecameafamousthinkerandeducator.HiswordsandlifestorieswererecordedbyhisdisciplesandtheirstudentsinTheAnalects,whichinfluencedmanythinkers,writersandpoliticiansintheover-2000-year-longhistoryasanenduringofChineseculture.So,whycouldConfucianthoughtin21
3、stcenturystillretainstheinterestofpeopleallovertheworld?Ithinkthattherearethreethoughtsmakingsenseasfollows.ThefirstthoughtisabouttherelationshipofHeavenandhumanbeings.Confuciuswasthefirstpersonwhoregarded“heaven”asnatureandthiswasaninnovativeideainhistime.Herequiredpeopleto
4、holdHeaveninawe.UndertheinfluenceofConfucius,theancientChinesetooktoheartthepurposeofHeavenbycherishinglife.Inthe21stcentury,theopinion“standinginaweoftheordinancesofHeaven”stillholdstrue,soweshouldindeedlistentothevoiceofnatureaswedevelopoureconomyandbuildaharmoniousworld.T
5、hesecondthoughtisaboutHumanity,whichincludestwocoreconcepts:RenandLi.Renistolovepeopleespeciallyparents.Today,theConfuciandoctrineof“Donotdotowardothersanythingyouwouldnotwanttobedonetoyou”stillholdstrueforhumankind.Lireferstorituals,traditionsandnormsinsociallife.Heplacedem
6、phasisonLiwiththeaimofpreservingsocialorder,stabilityandharmony.Inthe21stcentury,peoplealsoemphasizetheimportanceoftheloveandthesocialmannersorrules.SomanyoftheConfuciancangiveusaguidehowtoloveothersandbehaveourselves.Thethirdthoughtisabouttheeducation.Confuciuswasthefirstfi
7、gureinChinesehistorytoinitiateprivateeducation,sosomeonewhowasn’tnobilitycouldhaveachancetobeeducated.Heproposedthecomprehensiveeducation,suchasritual,music,archery,driving,calligraphyandmathematics,totraincomprehensivetalents.Healsobelievedthebasicgoalofeducationwastocultiv
8、ate“personsofvirtue”.Inthe21stcentury,wealsoneedthecomprehensivetalentstoma
