Thoughts and Reflections on: The Indifference of Confucius
Worlds Without beginning
Today, people view Confucius as a great and renowned philosopher and political scientist. When he was alive however, his seemingly radical political views were only heeded by a few, and no one in a high government positions. Though he made a huge impact on Chinese culture after his death, he viewed himself as a failure during his lifetime. His teachings were not of religion and spirituality, but of relationships and politics. He was indifferent to matters of God and creation, saying that humanity needs to work out our own problems before we can begin to comprehend the spiritual world. He was not concerned with any other world but the one he lived in. His belief was that the afterlife was also something with which humans should not endeavor to explore, stating that "We don't yet know about life, how can we know about death?" He was much more concerned with the reform of the Chinese government and the social hierarchy.
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