Analects 4.12: The
Master said, “If in your affairs you abandon yourself to the pursuit of profit,
you will arouse much resentment.”
When I read analects
4.12 I thought of the song Gone Going by the Black Eyed Peas featuring Jack
Johnson. Both of them speak about the same topic.
Gone Going is a song about how a singer got caught up in
the money and fame, he eventually lost himself. The only thing he could sing
about was material objects, therefore losing all of his fans.
Analects 4.12 is very
similar to the song. In other words it means: in your life if you lose yourself
in exchange for money, many people aren’t going to like you. Confucius taught a
lesson to the world. Many few people are going to like you and get along with
you if the only thing you care about is money and showing it off. Being humble
with what you have is one of the most valuable morals you should use through
out your life.
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