“Nearly all men are afraid, and they don’t even know what causes their fear – shadows, perplexities, dangers without names or numbers, fear of a faceless death. But if you can bring yourself to face not shadows but real death, then you need never be afraid again, at least not in the same way you were before. Then you will be a man set apart from other men, safe where other men may cry in ter... read more

Thesis:

Confucius’ passage assumes that the man can be considered to be superior only in case he is virtuous, wise and bold. According to Confucius, being virtuous helps the man get rid of anxieties, being wise makes him free of perplexities and being bold helps him snot be influenced by fear.

Reasons

Being influenced by different kinds of anxieties, fe... read more