SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Values

  • Mencius – Chapter 11.12

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    Ana

    Mencius uses a bent finger metaphor to criticize misplaced values. People travel far to fix minor physical flaws yet ignore their flawed inner moral minds. Such blindness to spiritual priorities is called failing to distinguish what truly matters.

  • Caigentan 4. Transcendent purity

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    Juan

    A person who shuns power, wealth and luxury is clean. But a man who comes into contact with power, wealth and luxury and still remains unsullied is even cleaner.

  • The foresight of the plain sister

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    Ana

    “The Sister Switch (Sisters Marrying in Each Other’s Stead)” is a story from Strange Tales from Liaozhai (Liaozhai Zhiyi), presenting a fable about marital choice and values. Centering on the contrasting attitudes of two sisters towards marriage, it reveals the conflict between superficial appearance and intrinsic worth, as well as the recognition of true…