Brief History of Confucius (also spelled 'Confucious')
Confucius (551-479 BC) was a famous Chinese philosopher from the Zhou Dynasty. He is the source of many aspects of Chinese culture and beliefs. His style was to teach humanity through stories with moral or philosophical point, his subject matter encompassed ethics, people's relationships, politics, justice, and sincerity.
Two examples of true Confucius philosophy are:
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
What has happened in the last 75 years or so is that Confucius's philosophy and style have been hi-jacked for a western interpretation of Chinese jokes. Mao banned Confucianism which probably increased its popularity, particularly in the West.
Clearly, there were no cars in Confucius time; but as usual, comics never let historical accuracy get in the way of a good joke.
Confucius (551-479 BC) was a famous Chinese philosopher from the Zhou Dynasty. He is the source of many aspects of Chinese culture and beliefs. His style was to teach humanity through stories with moral or philosophical point, his subject matter encompassed ethics, people's relationships, politics, justice, and sincerity.
Two examples of true Confucius philosophy are:
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
What has happened in the last 75 years or so is that Confucius's philosophy and style have been hi-jacked for a western interpretation of Chinese jokes. Mao banned Confucianism which probably increased its popularity, particularly in the West.
Confucius' humour
- Man with one chopstick go hungry.
- He who put face in fruit drink get punch in the nose.
- Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like bananas.
- A bird in hand makes hard to blow nose.
- Man who sink into woman's arms will soon find arms in woman's sink.
- Man who sleep in cathouse by day, sleep in doghouse by night.
- Man become old when he watch food instead of waitress.
- Man who dream of eating giant mushroom - wake up with no pillow.
- War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
- When called an idiot sometimes is better to be quiet, than open mouth and remove all doubt.
Clearly, there were no cars in Confucius time; but as usual, comics never let historical accuracy get in the way of a good joke.
- Man who run in front of car get tired.
- Man who run behind car get exhausted.
- Man who sleeps on road, wakes up feeling run down.
- Two wrongs not make right, but two rights make U-turn.
- Man who drive like hell, bound to get there!"
