Confucius 孔子

yesterday, cos i need to go for a medical checkup. i had the chance to go for a movie. can’t rem when was the last time i watched a movie.

watched the 10am show. i was the ONLY ONE in the cinema!! haha, a private screening! i felt like a VIP having a quiet time alone… =)

Chow Yun Fat played Confucius. I think he did quite well. the movie is a very slow paced show, i think it’s about 2hr 30mins.

Confucius (September 28, 551 – 479 BCE) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.

just in case you are wondering, the relationships between the different great philosophers are as follows:

Laozi (老子) influences Confucius (孔子) who in terms influences Mencius (孟子) and Xunzi (荀子).

same of the quotes from Confucius:

1. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

2. Respect yourself and others will respect you.

3. He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

4. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.