The Confucian five permanent members run through the development of China ethics, so what does the five permanent members mean?

The "five permanents", namely, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faithfulness, refer to the five basic qualities and virtues that "man" should possess as an independent individual in society for his own development and social progress. Confucius first put forward "benevolence and courtesy", Mencius extended it to "benevolence, courtesy and wisdom", and Dong Zhongshu extended it to "benevolence, courtesy and wisdom", which was later called "five permanent members". These "five permanent members" run through the development of China's ethics and become the core factor in China's value system. In St. Amethyst, it is said that "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith and the five permanents cannot be disturbed." Ren is two people.

The ancients found that in the face of the same thing, there are often completely different opinions and viewpoints, because people often use their own experience and interests as the standard for judging right and wrong. However, although this method will not be misjudged, it also has shortcomings.

So the ancients put forward the concept of "benevolence", which is now called empathy. "Benevolence" is not only the most basic and highest virtue, but also the most universal virtue standard. The ancient humanistic feelings with benevolence as the core can be transformed into modern humanistic spirit through modern transformation.

The combination of benevolence and righteousness, as the representative of morality: "Benevolence is extremely forbearing." Righteousness has become a kind of outlook on life and values, such as "duty-bound", "duty-bound", "courageous", "duty-bound" and "upright". Righteousness is the responsibility and dedication of life, such as free clinic, charity performance, charity sale and obligation. This is still a manifestation of China people's lofty morality.

Courtesy and benevolence are both exterior and interior, benevolence is the internal spirit of propriety, and paying attention to propriety is an important traditional virtue of "a state of etiquette". "Li Ming" talks about civilization in a broad sense; In a narrow sense, as a manifestation of treating people and things, it is called "ceremony" and "etiquette"; As a kind of cultivation, it is called "politeness"; Used to deal with the relationship with others, it is called "comity". All these have become the representation and intuitive display of the civilization degree of a person, a society and a country. Beijing is vigorously carrying out etiquette education to welcome the Olympic Games. The value orientation of "courtesy, harmony is precious" is "harmony". Inheriting and carrying forward rites is the need of building a harmonious society.

Wisdom can extend from moral wisdom to scientific wisdom, and combine scientific spirit with humanistic spirit, which we still want to carry forward today.

Faith is what people say, which means that people are responsible for what they say. This is the foundation of being a man and the way to develop your career and manage the world. Keeping promises and keeping promises are the recognized value standards and basic virtues of the Chinese nation.