Analects Books 7, 8, 11

While reading book seven, more specifically article 3, Confucius talks on how he is fearful of not living up to Virtue or that he will not be able to recognize where he went wrong. I believe that this is something very common on all of us, because its just normal for us to be stubborn and never want to give in, even when we are completely aware that we are wrong. We are far too proud. It was also interesting because it shows that Confucius did have a flaw, he was vulnerable, or that he sometimes could act in the wrong way.

In article 10, Confucius says that he cannot sing the same day in which he previously cried. I found this very confusing, because I see no reason for it. Life is very short, we are supposed to enjoy every moment of it, right? I don't believe it's wrong to choose to leave sadness behind, forget about it and move on, not drool over the bad events that happened even a few minutes before. I always choose to give small importance to things I do not enjoy or like, so it is easy to see that I do not agree with Confucius on this specific topic.