Ceng Zi said: Be cautious in pursuing the future, and people's morality will return to thick. Meaning?

Ceng Zi said: "Being careful about the death of parents and remembering ancestors will naturally make people more and more honest." From the Analects of Confucius, Cher contains Zeng Yu.

"Pursue the distance with caution" is a sad memory of the life behavior of our ancestors; "Respecting morality and returning to the thick" is an understanding of the career achievements of our ancestors and a respect for their noble character, words and deeds. It is a sincere memory.

Extended information (505 BC-435 BC), whose real name was Shen (shēn), was born in Nanwucheng (now Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province) in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He is a famous thinker in China and one of the late disciples of Confucius. He studied under his father Ceng Dian and was an important representative of Confucianism.

Ceng Zi advocates Confucianism with filial piety and faithfulness as the core, and his political view of introspection, self-cultivation and filial piety still has extremely valuable social significance and practical value. Ceng Zi participated in the compilation of The Analects of Confucius, and wrote books such as Da Xue, Xiao Jing and Ten Articles of Ceng Zi.

References The Analects of Confucius Learning and Articles _ Baidu Encyclopedia