Confucianism

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Confucianism

            Lived experiences of Confucianism, point to the religion’s central teachings, principles, and practices. Confucius taught Confucianism with the aspects of all-encompassed humanism. It neither slights nor denies heaven. From the formative base of the held philosophy and religion, a pure reflection is based on belief that humans are good from the starting point. They represent an almost pure intent of replicating the right attributes. They are also improvable and teachable when the right channels are used. In addition, they can become perfectible under the circumstances of personal endeavor as well as communal. It requires self-cultivation and creation from time to time. The focus taught and derived from Confucius is ethics maintenance as well as cultivation of moral virtues. It manifests in compassion, held by man as a virtue from heaven. The latter depicts the humanness through teaching and incorporation of the belief.

            Experiences on Confucianism state that the effect based on tradition and norms has a translated understanding on the relationships in families. For example, it states that the collective approach is more important than the individual desires at any given point. It includes wishes, actions, and beliefs. Thus, Chinese migrant communities in an instance have to endear themselves through collective voice and support as opposed to individual effort. It is then taken up by the society, as well as the state. The above teaching points to the circumspect attribute of Confucianism of being selfless. The approach preaches a collective ideal as an appropriate way of dealing with problems alike, creating unity, fostering harmony among the people and leading to prosperity. As evidence by the collective teaching, humanness is achieved with the communal effort as opposed to individualism.

            Childhood experiences point to the teachings of Confucianism. The parenting was authoritarian in some respect, with added Confucian values to it. The children were expected to be well behaved, submissive, uphold the family integrity while respecting and following the parental guidance at all times. Parental authority was final as it held the family traditions through the religious teachings. The teachings were upheld from the upbringing endeared by the parents as authority was configured according to societal expectations. Contemporary parents, in their own experiences, faced strict parenting techniques with characteristic display of distant relationships with the fathers and mothers. The parents had top be respected while the children would be dutiful as well as obedient. Flexibility in terms of the level of relationships established between the children and parent was stained s a consequence of the strictness.

            Filial piety and loyalty were Confucian principles with excelled accord and character. Filial piety showed the level of respect towards the parent and ancestors. An individual had to be mindful of not wronging the parents as well as failing to respect an honor the ancestors. It was considered a general form of obedience. The subordination was also exhibited at the religious level of practice, through engagement in good conduct, following the role ethics in their position and carrying out sacrifices to the ancestors. Loyalty was relevant to the different social class among the Confucian teachings and principles. According to the teachings of religious practices, one had to increase their stature in order to increase in might. It showed that might was not necessarily right, but obedience to moral attitude and progressing. Loyalty was given and received in equal measure.