Why do people worship Confucius?

Confucius is the founder of Confucianism and has a far-reaching influence on China culture. Naturally, I can't help mentioning him. This is also the pride of China's history and culture in the world. Some thoughts of Confucius still have practical significance today. If they are flexible, can they be used? Mainly because Confucius' thoughts on spiritual realm are equally applicable today. For example:

According to the realm of personality, people are divided into three categories: villains, gentlemen and saints;

According to the category of psychology, people are divided into three categories: the wise, the brave and the benevolent;

Can be summarized as nine realms:

The wise man among villains (Xiao Zhi),

The brave in the villain (Xiao Yong),

The benevolent person of the villain (small virtue).

A gentleman's wise man (great wisdom),

A brave gentleman,

Gentleman's Benevolence (Virtue)

Sages and wise men (holy wisdom),

The courage of a saint (sacred courage),

A benevolent saint (sage).

Open textbooks, people can understand the essence of Confucius' thought, that is, taking "benevolence" as the core, taking "ceremony" as the form, and focusing on self-cultivation. Among them, the connotation of "benevolence" is very rich. From the Analects of Confucius, we can see that "benevolence" is a noble spiritual and moral realm and precious ideological sentiment, and it is also the value orientation of individuals to others and groups. The central meaning of "ceremony" not only includes "ceremony" and "ceremony", but also refers to a set of etiquette systems and concepts that maintain the normal order of the country and society.

There is no doubt that Confucius' thought with "benevolence" and "propriety" as the central content has far-reaching influence in China, the world Chinese community and even the whole world. However, during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, the China government called on people to "break capitalism" and "overthrow Confucius" on the grounds that Confucius thought was too feudal, too loyal and too moderate. "It was a special era, because Confucius culture was misinterpreted for political reasons," said Chen Ding, deputy director of Qufu Cultural Relics Bureau. "How to understand the essence and dross needs a nation to think."

However, looking forward to China today, people's attention to Confucius' thought can be seen everywhere:

In the strategy of governing the country, the China government advocates justice, the so-called "politician justice"; At the same time, we attach importance to benevolence and righteousness, and advocate "ruling the country by virtue" on the premise of maintaining the spirit of the legal system. In the proposition of "Theory of Three Represents" put forward by China's * * * production party, the ultimate goal is "the interests of the masses". Under the guidance of this policy, at present, local governments at all levels regard honesty, diligence and love for the people as their policy programs. Its body is not right, although it is not obedient. "

"Confucius' thoughts are of guiding significance to governors all over the world." Zhang Zhuxiu, deputy director of the Office of the Personnel Department of Shandong Province, said, "No matter which regime is unfair and does not consider the interests of the masses, it will not last long. "

In the field of culture, Confucius' influence is still deeply rooted in people's hearts after more than 2,500 years: in thousands of primary and secondary schools in China, such as Qufu Normal University, Confucius Middle School and Qufu Experimental Primary School, the statues of Confucius are very eye-catching ―― as a world-renowned cultural saint and great educator, Confucius' position in students' hearts is still irreplaceable;

In addition to the campus, Confucius' influence in the whole cultural circle of China is unparalleled: The publications Confucius Research and Confucius and China founded by china confucius foundation and other units are all over the world; The National Tourism Administration has held the International Confucius Cultural Festival for more than a year, and many distinguished guests including many internationally renowned cultural masters, senior officials of China government and foreign envoys attended it. There are more than 100 websites about Confucius with the main content of promoting Confucius culture. Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, is listed as one of the patriotic education bases in China 100. Numerous units and enterprises have mounted Confucius' thoughts and speeches on the walls as teaching materials for civic moral construction, ideological education for minors, civic quality and corporate culture for people to learn and experience. ...

In the economic field, many ideas of Confucius are widely advocated and used by people. Production enterprises pay attention to the market by product quality, as Confucius said: "If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools." ; Enterprises require employees to keep learning in order to make progress. As Confucius said, "kindness is not easy to learn, but it is also stupid." ; Enterprises pay attention to honest management. Confucius said, "Zi teaches four things: writing, action, loyalty and faith." ...

In fact, in addition to ideological reference and application, people worship Confucius everywhere in real economic life: "Confucius Family Liquor" has become the largest export volume of mid-range liquor in China; "Confucius Tofu" and "Shili Ginkgo biloba" are famous foods that all visitors to Qufu must taste quickly. Queli Hotel is the most popular four-star hotel in Qufu. There are 76 hotels related to Confucius' name in Qufu. An entrepreneur in Shanghai invested tens of millions of yuan to establish a Confucius Sino-English School in Qufu, with students from several provinces and cities in China. In addition, there are 100 kinds of sesame oil, pancakes and other products named after Confucius' name. Every year, more than 3 million tourists from home and abroad come to Qufu to pay homage to Confucius, bringing in150,000 yuan in ticket revenue on May 1st this year alone. ...

Kong Lingwen, the 76th generation grandson of Confucius, is in his thirties this year, and he is the owner of "Kong Handmade Cloth Shoes Workshop". At first, he didn't have a registered brand, but his business was average. Later, I was instructed by others to build my own website "Kong's Handmade Cloth Shoes Workshop", and the business soon grew bigger and bigger. He said that Confucius had a great influence in the world. As his descendants, we first want to make our products famous through the influence of our ancestors. Secondly, it is also an expansion and extension of the influence of our ancestors. He revealed that his cloth shoes sell better than other brands. "I can't accept it." "Confucius' thoughts contain very rich and profound connotations. Confucius, a professor of Chinese Department of Shandong University, said, "In today's society, people pay more and more attention to it from the government to the ordinary people, which only shows that there are reasons worthy of doing so in Confucius' thought, and the content of' benevolence, righteousness and shame' is in line with the value orientation of today's society. "

1988, 75 nobel prize winners in the world issued a declaration at the Paris conference, saying that if human beings want to survive in 2 1 century, they must learn wisdom from Confucius 2,500 years ago.

"It should be said that so far, people may only understand the true meaning of some of them." Kong Fanyin, a 79-year-old world-famous Confucius research expert and former deputy director of Qufu Cultural Relics Management Committee who has been engaged in cultural relics protection for more than 60 years, said, "Time flies, and people will have a deeper understanding of this in the future."