The Petty Man And Their Transcendence

There are four different types of people in The Analects,namely petty man,gentlemen,sages and saints.Among them,the ideal personality of gentlemen,sages and saints as Confucianism has always been the focus of Confucianism,while the petty man have not paid enough attention.The leap from a petty man to a gentleman is the key to a Confucian adult,and how to realize this leap requires a sufficient understanding of the petty man and the fundamental boundary between the petty man and the gentleman.The petty man is not just what we call today a low moral person in a general sense.The petty man's interest is the most important,and its essence is the sum of a series of unique attitudes,behaviors,moral realms and other social relations formed under the guidance of the principle of self-interest.It mainly contains four different types of personality:non-ambitious,caring about practical interests,camping for life,and lacking nostalgia for high-level pursuits;seeking interests,harming others,protecting themselves,the beauty of being immature,and the evil of being adult People;indifferent to right and wrong,obediently obedient to the world and known as"the thief of virtue";They have different principles of life and behavior,and Master's attitude towards them is quite different.Among them,the nostalgic people are the portrayal of most of the people at the bottom,and they are also the most common The petty man.Their behaviors are not right or wrong at all,nor are they immoral.They are just busy with their livelihood and neglecting higher-level spiritual pursuits.Its attitude is taught by love.In addition,he fell into an immoral state because of his interests and interests,which was harmful to morality,and the Master hated it.Although the reason for the township is self-righteousness and nothing but sacrifice to the saint,and there is nothing he can do about it,as to who has the possibility of education,it is not fundamentally determined by the master,but completely depends on the person's own nature.conscious.Even for those who are accustomed to badness,as long as they have a sense of goodness,upward consciousness and self-awareness,the master is willing to teach and is willing to teach.Regarding the difference between the petty man and gentleman,I believe that the difference between the two lies in the benefit or righteousness.The petty man takes advantage as the best,or forfeits the right or because of the interest.In short,it fails to get out of selfishness and enter the moral realm.No matter how the gentleman and the petty man behave,the attitude to life or the spiritual realm are obviously different,but the fundamental difference lies in the moral realm.Since the possibility of human beings depends on the consciousness of human nature,the master is giving the right to choose one's life to oneself.All Confucianism can do is to guide,enlighten,and believe.Whether it is determined to be an adult,learn to practice or practice it,self-cultivation is fundamentally inspiring people's inner moral consciousness and behavioral goodness based on this.Aspiring adults means pursuing life and becoming a person with good morals,noble personality,freedom and independence.Good learning is not only a positive attitude towards life,but also the ability to combine external wisdom with your own life and transform it into your own wisdom.The process of combining external wisdom with the image of one's own life is a process of practice and a process of internal self-perception.The adult process is the process of self-cultivation.