One of the Bunch

Many of Confucius quotes are repetitive, he uses the same concept but with other words. He is very egocentric; he calls himself not equaled and the best in “cultural refinement”, though he doesn’t considers himself the best gentlemen and is still trying to be one. There is one quote that I like a lot because it is something that every religion tells us, every teacher, every philosopher or thinker, “When walking with two other people, I will always find a teacher among them. I focus on those who are good and seek to emulate them, and focus on those who are bad in order to be reminded of what needs to be changed in myself.” 7.22. It is so true and yet we don’t listen to the advice. We criticize so much and never look within us and try to “fix” our faults and our wrong doing. We criticize the way someone is dressed or the way someone talks or who dumb someone is or how cocky the other one is, but when do we look within ourselves to find out that we are no better. Life happens to be fair sometimes and karma brings back all that you do wrong to you. Think about this, when you point at someone three of your own fingers are pointing at yourself. And the ones we find good, instead of applying their actions to yourself you also criticize them because you envy them. We are stupid, having so many tools to be amazing persons we choose to be one of the bunch.

Confucius talks about music. “Find inspiration in the Odes, take your place through ritual, and achieve perfection with music.” 8.8 Perfection does not exist, for me perfection is the imperfection of perfection…JA! Confusing although true. Music is higher than any philosophy; it is the reflection of so many things that it can’t even be described! You can’t describe music, it is the description of everything. “No music, no life.”