Are Humans Inherently Good or Bad? (3) - Mencius's Mother Are Humans Inherently Good or Bad? (3) - Mencius' Mother

How wasdid Mencius become so well- educated and became a well-known as a philosopher? How did Mencius become so well educated and known as a philosopher?

We Chinese have learned fFrom generation to generation, we Chinese have learned that Mencius's mother has moved their home three times in order to makgive Mencius educated wella good education in morality. From generation to generation, we Chinese have learned that Mencius' mother moved their home three times in order to give Mencius a good education in morality.

Their first two homes were adjacent to a cemetery and a market separat, respectively, then finally they moved to live near a school. Their first two homes were adjacent to a cemetery and a market, respectively, then finally they moved to live near a school.

Thousand of families have moved their homes onsolely for the desire ofto provide their children's a good education. Thousand of families have moved their homes solely for the desire to provide their children a good education.

In my current situation, I find we are experiencing or enforcing ideas of "Commoners are inherently bad, so they should be regulated; Government is inherently good, so there's no need to monitored it. In my current situation, I find we are experiencing or enforcing ideas of "Commoners are inherently bad, so they should be regulated; Government is inherently good, so there's no need to monitor it.

Of course, the reason for Mencius's success is not because of his mother. Of course, the reason for Mencius' success is not because of his mother.

It's because he was living during a flourishing time where he canould freely think and express his ideas, the time was happed and that was 2,000 years ago. It's because he was living during a flourishing time where he could freely think and express his ideas and that was 2,000 years ago.