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Life and Philosophy Tn history no philosopher has ever affected more individual lives than Confucius did For around 2000 years Confucianise was “the most important single force in Chinese lifer”， His beliefs were formed when he was a young man， Dismayed by the state China was in, Hie wanted people with power to adopt better morals and compassion He thought that for peace to be reached，people needed to find 1i (courtesy) in there lives Meaning that society could only reach the “ideal” if everyone was moral and responsible，Confueius never saw what his ideas did for Chinat dying many centuries before they were recognized，Confucius's life was to him unfulfilling but the influence he had on the world would rival most religious figures， Confucius was born in Chou，Lu fwhich is now the Shandong Province)，His father (Shu-Liang Ho) died when he was 3 and his mother (yan Zhengzai) died when he was 2 Confucius was born a basted (注油) and received much distained from others., He was not allowed to get an education because he was considered a peasant; however he had a deep interest in spirituality and Chinese traditions。 le found a way to educate himself though: by working for a nobleman he gained access to Chinese Writings and art， He became well respected for his fairness and his Knowledge of Chinese traditions。 He was happy to teach any one who wanted to be taught and auickly people were lining up to see him， Duke Chao admired him so much that he same hi aa job as an advisor，When Chao was exiled from Lu Confucius folloved him to Ch 让 In Ch i he earned the same respect that he had in Lu but the Duke of the state wouldn + pat Confucius' s doctrines into practice even though he believed in them In 511 B.C, Chao died in exile and Confueius returned to Lu where he gave up on government and started a private school， People came from far and wide to be taught by Confucius， Confucius was changing China one student at a time"。 Ta put the world in order，we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order，we mst put the fanily in order; to put the Tanily in order，we must eultivate our personal lifet and to cultivate our personal life，we mst first set our heart right. “To “set our heart right” according to Confucius we needed to posses five qualities，These are integrity，righteousnes