argument is made when he compares the incorrect practice of jen to one putting out a bonfire with a cup of water. One may assume from the cup that water does not put out fire, but the assumption is made out of proportion. Such is the way that people can put things out of proportion.Overall Mencius truly believes that the human condition is toward good. He acknowledges that this can be changed through ones associations, surroundings and choices. But he also acknowledged that despite possibilities, goodness, jen, and righteousness was the only way to prevail in life....
