The main thoughts of Mencius are: benevolence, righteousness, and goodness. In terms of human nature, he advocates the theory of good nature, believing that people are born with the four qualities of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom. In terms of social and political views, Mencius highlighted the theory of benevolent government and kingly law. Benevolent government means "saving punishments and reducing taxes" for the people. In terms of values, he emphasized sacrificing one's life for righteousness, "Life is what I want; righteousness is what I want." You can't have both, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness.
Reader comments
This book resonates with me very much, just like my husband and I just got married. We need to understand and support each other in order to live a good life. Mencius's idea of "having fun with the people" also reminds me that when getting along with family and friends, we should think more from each other's perspective, so that we can be happier. The author Meng Keneng had such an idea thousands of years ago, which is really amazing! This book is well worth reading.
This book resonates with me very much, just like my husband and I just got married. We need to understand and support each other in order to live a good life. Mencius's idea of "having fun with the people" also reminds me that when getting along with family and friends, we should think more from each other's perspective, so that we can be happier. The author Meng Keneng had such an idea thousands of years ago, which is really amazing! This book is well worth reading.