compassion, duke jing, fate, lessons, punishment, qi, wisdom, yanzi
As discussed in Part 1, Yanzi was a famous statesman, philosopher, and diplomat of Qi during China’s Spring and Autumn Period. He is known for his great wisdom in handling complex and seemingly impossible situations. Providing for those who are suffering A person’s good words and deeds are worthy of praise and encourage others to ...
Yanzi, posthumously known as Ping Zhong, was Qi’s famous statesman, philosopher, and diplomat in the Qin State during China’s Spring and Autumn period. Yanzi successively served as an advisor to three Qi dukes for over 50 years: Duke Ling (581-554 BCE), Duke Zhuang II (553-548 BCE), and Duke Jing (547–490 BCE). He was known for ...
In recent years, many institutions have shifted their focus from punishment to rewards. This change is for a good reason because punishment fails to improve people’s motivation in schools or jobs. Instead, it often results in short-term compliance, while a pot of dislike, defiance, or anger boils underneath. If punishment is bad, it follows that ...
There is a saying: “Your word is your bond.” If you owe something, you must pay it back. One of the first lessons we all learn is that when we make sacrifices for what we want in life, we must pay back what we owe. There were two good friends, Lan and Qiu, who lived ...
Is there punishment in the afterlife? Ye Zhuliang, a village scholar from a poor family in Huaixi, made his living as a teacher. One day, a rich man by the name of Ma, who lived in the same town, hired Ye to educate his two sons. Soon, Ye earned the respect and kind treatment of ...