KONG HU-CU (551 SM - 479 SM)

No doubt, Kong Hu Cu-a great Chinese philosopher. And no one else, he was the first developer of the system combines the mind and the confidence of China's most fundamental. His philosophy concerns the morality of individuals and the conception of a government on ways to serve the people and ordered through the following exemplary behavior, have absorbed so flesh and blood life and culture of China for more than two thousand years. Moreover, it also affects other sebahagian world population.
Born around the year 551 BC in the small town of Lu, now entered the province of Shantung in northeastern China. In the widowed father of a young age, making life miserable in her mother's side. When leaving an adult he became a petty civil servant, but after a lapse of some years he decided to feel a lot better off alone. Throughout the next sixteen years-Kong Hu Cu become teachers, little by little to find the influences and philosophies fad followers. Stepping on the age of fifty years of his star began to shine because she can perch on the city government Lu.

The good fortune is not always friendly apparently because people are jealous with this act and the act was dragged into court so that not only managed to remove it from the chair position but also made him leave the city. No less than thirteen years of Kong Hu Cu-wandering foot step, so the itinerant teacher, just returned home from five years before his death in 479 BC.
Kong Hu Cu-often regarded as the founder of a religion, this assumption is certainly missed. He rarely associate with the divine teachings, rejecting talk of afterlife, and expressly deny any talk related to matters metaflsika. He-no more and no less a secular philosopher, just dealing with issues of political morality and personal morality and behavior.
There are two values ​​are very important, said Kong Hu-Cu, which is "yen" and "Li:" "Yen" is often translated with the word "Love," but they are more subject to be interpreted "The hospitality in a relationship with someone." "Li" is described as a combination of behaviors, of worship, customs, manners and politeness.
The cult of ancestors, the basic bin basically trust the Chinese even before the birth of Confucius-Cu, further strengthened again with the emphasis on loyalty to family and respect for parents. Teachings of Confucius-Cu also underlines the importance of necessity a wife respect and obey her husband and a similar obligation of a citizen to his government. This is somewhat different from the stories of Chinese people who always oppose every form of tyranny. Kong Hu Cu-sure, there is no other country to serve the interests of the people, not turned back. Not tired-jemunya Kong Hu Cu-emphasize that the ruler must rule first of all give you an example based on a model which moralists rather than through play hardball and kemplang. And one of the few legal doctrine similar to the "Golden Rule" his Christian who says "What you do not like others to do unto you, do not do."

Hu-tale cu Kong meeting (left) with Lao Tzu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The main point of view-Kong Hu Cu basically very conservative. According to his view, the golden era is past, and he urged both the ruler and the people to return home, stick to moral genah size, does not digress. The fact that there is not an easy matter at hand. The desire Kong Hu Cu-order rule is not playing the way she snapped, but by show of good role models are not so well in the early era. Therefore, Kong Hu Cu-closer to a reformer, an innovator rather than what is really so ideal.
Kong Hu Cu-life in the Chou Dynasty, a period menyuburnya intellectual life in China, while the ruling was ignored altogether-petuahnya advice. Only after he wafatlah his teachings spread throughout the corner of China.
Berbetulan with the advent of Ch'in dynasty in 221 BC, had a very bleak future. Emperor Shih Huang Ti, First Emperor Ch'ing dynasty determined to clear-cutting round-adherent Kong Hu Cu and cut off the chain of contact the past. Issuance of order of the day menggencet creamed teachings Kong Hu-Cu and either move the mirror and professional thugs and troublemakers to do large-scale raids, seized all the books containing the teachings of Confucius-Cu and dicemplungkan into the campfire until it is destroyed to ashes. Depravity plan is apparently also not working. When the Ch'ing dynasty neared collapse, adherents of Confucius-Cu revived embers to rekindle his spirits and doctrines of Confucius-Cu. In the next dynasty (Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD). Confucianisme became the official state philosophy of China.
Starting from the Han dynasty, the emperors of China developed a system level by level selection for those who want to become civil servants by way of taking exams in order to become civil servants do not haphazard but people have good quality standards of skill and morale. Over time more and more directed and weighted selection: eye exam include basic philosophy of Confucius-Cu. Since the country is so pegawal ladder towards material wealth and social status keterangkatan, please understandable if among enthusiasts happen fierce battles fought for space. The next result, generations of air-frontman frontman Chinese intellectuals in great quantities up to his eyes dizzy realm of classical writings-Khong Hu Cu. And, for centuries the Chinese civil servants of the people gaze rests on the philosophy of Confucius-Cu. This system (with a few interludes) lasted nearly two thousand years, starting in 100 BC to 1900 AD
But, Confucianisme not only the Chinese government's official philosophy, but also accepted and lived by most Chinese people, influential to the basics of their hearts, into the waveguide direction of thinking during a period of more than two thousand years.
There are several reasons why Confucianisme have such a tremendous influence on Chinese people. First, the honesty and innocence Kong Hu Cu-no doubt. Second, he was a moderate and exceedingly practical and do not ask many things that people really could not be implemented. If Kong Hu Cu-wanted someone to be respected, that person should not bother to become a saint first. In this case, as in the case of the other teachings, he reflects and simultaneously translate the practical character of the Chinese people. Aspect is the possibility that the most basic factor of success of the teachings of Confucius-Cu. Kong Hu Cu-exceedingly not ask for much. For example he did not ask the Chinese to exchange the basics of old beliefs. In fact the opposite, Confucius-Cu in supporting clean with clear language so that they do not need to be shuffled. Apparently, no one anywhere in the world of philosophers such close contact in terms of views which are fundamental to the population as well as Hu-Cu Kong.
Confucianisme that emphasize a series of obligations are addressed to individuals rather than accentuate their rights-it was difficult to digest and less attractive to the size of the Western world. As a philosophy of statehood seems incredible effective. Measured in terms of ability to maintain harmony and prosperity in the country of China in a period of not less than two thousand years, it is clear can be equated with other forms of government the best in the world.
The idea of ​​philosophy Kong Hu Cu-rooted Chinese culture, not many influential outside the East Asia region. In Korea and Japan's subtle influence and is due to these two countries are strongly influenced by Chinese culture.
Currently in a state Confucianisme Guram in China. The problem is, the Communist government tried desperately to link the minds of the population with the past is lost altogether. With a persistent and systematic Confucianisme pounded out so that the most likely one day not too far away from earth Confucianisme China. But since past, roots Confilcianisme riding plunged so deep in the earth of China, not the impossible, whether one hundred or one hundred and fifty lahun to come - some Chinese philosophers able to marry off two big ideas: Confucianisme and the teachings of Mao Tse-Tung.