A gentleman is nothing more than being kind to others

"On the Ugliness of Mencius and Sun Yat-sen" said: "Being kind to others means being kind to others. Therefore, a gentleman is nothing more than being kind to others. " It means that the highest virtue of a gentleman is being kind to others.

Later, the meaning of being kind to others was expanded to mean being kind, considerate and helpful to others. Today, advocating kindness to others is of great significance for building a harmonious society.

Being kind to others is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and an important criterion for treating people. Being kind to others contains rich connotations.

Extended data:

Being kind to others is the theoretical core of "benevolence" in China traditional culture. I don't know when the original meaning of being kind to others evolved from being kind to being kind to others, and regarded it as an important standard of being a man.

As a further extension of Mencius' original meaning, it is not unreasonable to understand kindness to others as kindness to others, which may be more educational today.

However, if being friendly to others is misinterpreted and mutated into a kind principle that does not speak principles and does not distinguish right from wrong, it cannot be taken lightly. Humanism is manifested in many ways, and its essence is not to talk about principles, not to distinguish right from wrong, to avoid contradictions and to be harmonious.

Humanism put on the "vest" of being kind to others, and black powder appeared, which seized the moral commanding heights, leading to the phenomenon of "reverse elimination" in some places, adhering to principles and daring to take responsibility.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Be kind to others