![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Such is the occupation of this man of the Kung family!” Above, he pays allegiance to the sovereign of the age below, he transforms the ordinary people through education, and in this way brings profit to the world. Tzu-lu was still framing his reply when Tzu-kung answered, “This man of the K’ung family in his inborn nature adheres to loyalty and good faith, in his person practices benevolence and righteousness he brings a beautiful order to rites and music and selects what is proper in human relationships. “This man of the K’ung family,” said the stranger, “what’s his occupation?” The stranger then asked what family he belonged to, and Tzu-lu replied, “The K’ung family.” “He is a gentleman of Lu,” replied Tzu-lu. ![]() The stranger pointed to Confucius and said, “What does he do?” Then he beckoned to Tzu-kung and Tzu-lu, both of whom came forward at his call. He walked up the embankment, stopped when he reached the higher ground, rested his left hand on his knee, propped his chin with his right, and listened until the piece was ended. His beard and eyebrows were pure white, his hair hung down over his shoulders, and his sleeves flapped at his sides. He had not gotten halfway through the piece he was playing when an old fisherman appeared, stepped out of his boat, and came forward. Book: Resonance and Transcendence with Great NatureĬONFUCIUS, AFTER STROLLING through the Black Curtain Forest, sat down to rest on the Apricot Altar.1 While his disciples turned to their books, he strummed his lute and sang. ![]()
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