由Ernie ・ Tadla

Confucius，最顯要的人在中國歷史上， BC出生在婚姻外面在551，五和半個世紀在耶穌之前。 他的父親有九個女兒，并且你致殘了兒子。 在年齡七十，他與另一名婦女，聯接了是15，希望得到一個健康兒子。 他的父親死了，當Confucius是三，并且他的母親培養了他在貧窮。

他在州政府起來了到正義大臣的位置，但在中國附近五十附近，辭職和開始的十二年冒險旅行年齡。 當他回來了在家，他度過了他的最後歲月教和寫。 他死了在七十二。

他的一最深刻的教學和最難為了西方人能瞭解是例子的力量而不是行為嚴密的規則。 我們這裡再看互相作用在正確的腦子和左腦子之間： 高上下文對 通信低上下文樣式。 他的教學這個間接方式仍然滲入中國文化。

當他的燒毀的槽櫪， Confucius認為， 「是任何人傷害了？」 他沒有詢問馬。 那時，馬值得了十倍像馬夫。 通過不詢問馬，他展示了他的優先權，是人。 他由間接，通過偶然參考，輕微的提及和影射，甚而輕微的點頭提出了他的觀點。

他擁護了強的家庭對長輩的忠誠、尊敬和敬奉祖先。

在重要道德概念之中是：

1. 短期樂趣是壞的，當設法做適當的事在正確時間時是更好的。
2. His moral system is based on kindness, empathy and understanding others, rather than divinely ordained rules. Virtue is based upon harmony with other people. This was the root of face and guanxi.

And so this man, who lived 550 years before Jesus, developed a code of behavior on how to treat others. This is not a religion. There are no god, no churches, no bible, no priests, and no dogma, just rational reasons how people and government should behave. Confucius remains the dominant Chinese philosopher, both morally and politically. His ideas are the official moral code and political doctrine of the state.

Politically, his ideas have been and are taught in all public services courses for civil servants, bureaucrats and potential leaders. The government supports and promotes Confucianism as an example for the conduct of government. It was his view that the way to change society is through education. He advocated happiness for the common people rather than pleasure for their rulers, reduction of taxes, mitigation of severe punishments and the avoidance of wars.

If you wish to do successful business in China, you had better have an understanding of the people and their cultural background.

Simply put, Confucianism is:
≺ to love others
≺ to honor one’s parents
≺ to honor elders
≺ to do what is right instead of what is advantageous
≺ to practice “reciprocity”
≺ to not do to others what you would not want done to you
≺ to rule by moral examples instead of by force and violence

The influence of these beliefs can be seen in every-day Chinese society. At work, there is a Confucian emphasis
≺ on interdependent relationships,
≺ on consensus, and
≺ on respect for hierarchy.

Once I became aware of this important part of the Chinese culture, I understood so much more clearly why they acted, behaved and did things the way they did. It was enlightening. Here are some of his authentic quotations: