I found the excerpts to be very interesting, mostly because I had never even heard of Confucius until this class. My high school did not have a world history course and Confucius wasn’t taught anywhere else; therefore, I am just now learning about him and his influence. The one choice of words that I wanted to focus on would be the line where he says, “Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.” This spoke to me because in all reality, it reigns true to this day. Someone who lives by these values and attitudes, are those we strive to be the most. They make us reflect on how we want to be seen and who we want to associate ourselves with throughout life. Whenever I read this line the first time, I felt that it should be displayed on Pinterest or wall art because it is so profound and wise (a personal mantra if you will). It speaks to how Confucius wanted to be remembered and what his teachings were inspired by. I also feel that these 5 things are all interdependent, where if you don’t emulate one, then the rest are arbitrary. to be kind you must also embody generosity, etc…