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The Educational Thoughts in… M. Kadkhodaei & J. Zeng (43
and drink, he feels a joy in behave themselves and their
endeavor that he forgets all consequences, as well as the
the problems and worries, employment of gentlemen and
he even forgets that old age villains. Confucianism also
and gloom will overwhelm requires that people should
him soon. That is all. use benevolence as a model to
(Yang, 1980, Part. 7, restrain their own words and
Chapter. 19) deeds.
Zi Xia said:
3. Establishing a System of A gentleman must get trust
Reward and Punishment from others first and then
Islamic culture’s educational makes them do something,
target is very close to the or they’ll think you ill-treat
Confucian goal of education. them. He must get trust
Both are seeking happiness from others first and then
and social stability by admonishes them, or they’ll
educating people, acquiring think you slander them.
high ideals, and cultivating (Ibid, Part. 19, Chapter. 10)
fine morality (Ibid, Chapter. 6)
to create a good quality of It means that the gentleman
life. As far as Confucianism is must first obtain the trust of
concerned, Confucianism also the common people and then
has its own methods and appoint them. If they are not
means to reach the goal of trusted to appoint them, the
education. common people will think
The effect of encouraging that they are mistreating by
disciples to be benevolence is them. Gentleman first to obtain
achieved through a comparison the trust of the monarch and
of the ways in which people then into the remonstrance;
