ationships. He thought that they are the keys to a well-ordered society. People valued his opinions and teachings very much and followed them in every day life. Confucius himself avoided talking about religion, but at the same time recognized the importance of worshipping his ancestors. He believed that he was not guided by religion, but by a higher power called heaven.Confucius lived at a time when China was changing. A lot of the traditions that everyone had lived by were long gone and they had moved on to new things, but not Confucius, he still believed in the traditions of old and still preached them. Most of the traditions had been written down and would later be the center of Confucius's teachings. Proceeding Confucius's death his followers preserved his thoughts and ideas for the next three centuries to come. Confucius had some followers that preached his works, too. Among these, were Mencius and Xunzi. They spread Confucius's ideas while at the same time elaborating on them. Mencius studied Confucian's understanding of mortality. He believes that seeds of goodness were in everyone, but at the same time there had to be developed properly. On the other hand, Xunzi believe that everyone was not good and that everyone didn't practice good behavior. He believed that they needed Confucius to guide them with his teachings.Confucianism and Taoism were a very big and important part of the ancient world and there traditions....
