What is education?
It is the understanding of the meaning and the value of human life, the relationships between human beings as well as those between humans and the universe. Confucian teaching encompasses three main points.
First, it is important to understand the relationship between humans, once this is understood we will learn to love people.
Second, it is important to understand the relationship between humans and heaven, once this is understood we will learn to respect heavenly beings and spirits.
Third, it is important to understand the relationship between humans and the environment, once this is understood we will learn to take care of the environment and to appreciate every single thing around us.
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