isabled and the sick, will all be supported by the state (Jaspers 1).So evil plotting is prevented in advance and rebels will not arise and perfect security will prevail everywhere, and this is what Confucius calls The Great Unity.Confucius says that the nature of man is humanity and morality in one. He also calls this Jen. A man must become a man. For man is not like the animals, which are as they are, whose instincts govern their existence without conscious thought; he is a task to himself. Men actively shape their life together and, transcending all instinct, built it on their human obligation (Jaspers 5). Confucius says that the person in Jen can truly love and hate. Jen is all embracing and not just any virtue but the soul of all virtues. The foundation for the life of perfect goodness, Confucius insisted mainly on four virtues, which were sincerity, benevolence, filial piety, and propriety. To Confucius, the sincere man was a man whose conduct was always based on the love of virtue, and who sought to observe the rules of right conduct in his heart and in his physical actions. Benevolence is also a fundamental element in Confuciuss teachings. It was viewed as the characteristic trait of the good man. A man should have charity and loving-kindness. Another fundamental virtue in the Confucian system is filial piety. Confucius said: Filial piety is the root of all virtue. Of all the actions of man there are none grater than those of filial piety (Confucius 10). To the Chinese, filial piety promoted the son to love and respect his parents, contribute to their comfort, and bring happiness and honor their name by honorable success in life. Another important virtue is propriety. It prompts the superior man always to do the right thing in the right place. The right conduct towards parents is to serve them in life, and bury them properly after death. A son must cover up for his fathers mistakes. A good person should take no friends that are ...
