Reality is now a zero-sum game in which there are defined winners and losers based on the fickle trends of a system of social justice that have predetermined a reality based on group identity.
Jenna, you might be interested in this excerpt from The Analects of Confucius, Book 13, Verse 3 (James R. Ware, translated in 1980):
Tsze-lu said, “The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done?”
The Master replied, “What is necessary is to rectify names.” “So! indeed!” said Tsze-lu. “You are wide of the mark! Why must there be such rectification?”
The Master said, “How uncultivated you are, Yu! A superior man, in regard to what he does not know, shows a cautious reserve.
“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.
“When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music do not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.
“Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately, and also that what he speaks may be carried out appropriately. What the superior man requires is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.”
“If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.”
This insight is an eternal truth - one that enemies of virtue and objective reality are trying to distort to rewrite the world to their own order. Thank you very much for this thoughtful response and reading A Pilgrim’s Progress!
Jenna, I've stopped using Twitter so I can't reach out to you there -- we at The Federalist would love to republish and pay you for this article. If you're willing, email me: joy AT thefederalist DOT com.
Jenna, you might be interested in this excerpt from The Analects of Confucius, Book 13, Verse 3 (James R. Ware, translated in 1980):
Tsze-lu said, “The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done?”
The Master replied, “What is necessary is to rectify names.” “So! indeed!” said Tsze-lu. “You are wide of the mark! Why must there be such rectification?”
The Master said, “How uncultivated you are, Yu! A superior man, in regard to what he does not know, shows a cautious reserve.
“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.
“When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music do not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.
“Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately, and also that what he speaks may be carried out appropriately. What the superior man requires is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.”
“If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.”
This insight is an eternal truth - one that enemies of virtue and objective reality are trying to distort to rewrite the world to their own order. Thank you very much for this thoughtful response and reading A Pilgrim’s Progress!
Jenna, we at The Federalist would love to republish and pay you for this article. If you're willing, email me: joy AT thefederalist DOT com.
Jenna, I've stopped using Twitter so I can't reach out to you there -- we at The Federalist would love to republish and pay you for this article. If you're willing, email me: joy AT thefederalist DOT com.