What contribution did Confucius make to the traditional culture of China?

Pan Shouyu, a master of Chinese studies, said: A good teacher can change the temperament of students. And there is a person who has a book that can change the temperament of a nation. This man is Confucius, and this book is The Analects. This nation is the Chinese nation, and this temperament is the "gentle" gentleman temperament. A few strange pieces of paper once in a hundred years are dust in a cellar for an eternal hero. Only the steadfast Confucianism has been kind and friendly to the people so far.

History is the best filter, it tells us what is the essence. 1988, some nobel prize winners gathered in Paris, and once voiced that if human beings want to survive in 2 1 century, they must seek wisdom from Confucianism 2,500 years ago. The United Nations Headquarters is also engraved with the words of Confucius: "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you". At an important international conference, an official of our country was named Confucius Kong Laoer, and Korean officials all stood up and walked out! Korean students burst into tears when they learned that Confucius was not Korean! The expatriates of South Korea's Samsung Group must recite The Analects; South Korea has made 24 filial piety into TV series, and broadcast it every day ... Stones from other mountains can attack jade. For us, excellent traditional culture is not dirt that should be washed away, but blood flowing in blood vessels.

In fact, the value of sages lies in their valuable life experience before the dynasties, which can go through vicissitudes and make us still feel warm! Before the ages, they smiled silently and looked at what we were still talking about.

The wisdom of the ancients is beyond the reach of modern people. For example, we study philosophy. In China, there are many philosophy departments and philosophers, but none of them can write a book as long as Laozi's Tao Te Ching, which has been translated into many languages and characters and studied by modern philosophers and thinkers. With so many history departments and historians in China, who can write a book, such as Sima Qian's Historical Records, which can be called the swan song of historians? There are so many military scientists and military academies in China, and who can write a book, such as The Art of War, which is still regarded as a teaching material by West Point Military Academy, so we just give a few examples, so we tell us that the wisdom of ancient China people can't be said to be beyond the reach of future generations, but it is.

It is difficult for future generations to surpass. What is the reason? It is because there is a saying in The Analects that "if a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first". What does this mean? For example, if our craftsmen want to make a good table, they must grind your tools first. In the same way, if you want to know objective things, you must first calm down your heart.

We see a famous thinker Ikeda Daisaku in contemporary Japan. When talking with Mr. Toynbee, a famous British historical philosopher, he said that a country that is generally regarded as a symbol of backwardness actually hides the most advanced things of the times. But it is precisely because it is hidden in secrets that many people don't realize it and often criticize it. This is one of the important reasons for the decline of traditional culture.

The charm of culture never comes from blood, class, religion, region and time and space, but from people's pursuit of universal values. Looking up at the sky to find the best, so I love it; Down-to-earth search for the truth, so Shang Xian died. Generosity shows beauty, so we believe in your righteousness.

Carry forward traditional culture, cultivate civilized fashion, promote quality education and build a harmonious society!