Confucius
was a wise man, but he preferred to be called
a learned man.
He loved learning
from the masters of the past.
He served many kings
who openly admitted
they wanted conquest.
Confucius
taught music and courtly propriety to his followers
so they might be able to serve great kings
and in so doing
become great themselves.
This was the only way
their wisdom could penetrate the culture.
Unfortunately, Confucius, nor his followers, were recognized in their lifetimes.
One King after another, scorned their wisdom.
When Confucius held a position, some courtly entertainers were immodest
so he put them to death.
They violated the rules of the court.
Confucius executed many
because their conduct was not appropriate.
How easy it is
for a “wise man”
to become a tyrant.
Men are not meant to be gods
and most of them
want to be.
On a very small scale
I can see the tyrant in myself.
It is so easy
to see the tyrant in others
and more frightening
when they don’t see it,
in themselves.
Moral courage might be
the ability
to recognize this failure in our humanity
and press on with the dignity
required to do one’s duty.
Now, I’m sounding like Confucius
who emphasized rules
to govern morality.
When we lack morals
we become obsessed with injustice.
A decadent society loves the law
because they have no love of truth.
Lawyers profit from lies.
Intellectual Shaman 
“Men are not mean to be gods”. So true
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Yes!
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We are obsessed with injustices because we do not see ourselves as part of the problem. We are insatiable shoppers. We see only others as immoral and unjust. We envy the success of others.
Our lack of faith in truth is a result of our lack of faith in God. Looking to the false god of law to create laws we agree with will not make us examples of respect and of mercy toward others.
We accuse the powerful of greed and mercilessness while we demand that Christianity and belief in our merciful God be destroyed. The destruction has been a statue-smaashing success.
Our nation of victims are not men and women enough to admit they got what they lusted for and therefore have no business complaining.
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Yes–too true, David Vaszko!
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Confucius – A tyrant philosopher
Confusion – not knowing if one was just or evil but either way praise him and condemn in equal measure
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Thanks for reading and for your thoughts, ndabarithuku!
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“It is so easy
to see the tyrant in others
and more frightening
when they don’t see it,
in themselves.”
Yes – so very frightening. Well done.
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Thanks Lori!!! 🙂
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