May 05, 2009 00:59
"The true gentleman is friendly but not familiar;
the inferior man is familiar but not friendly"
-Confucius
fa⋅mil⋅iar
informal; easygoing; unceremonious; unconstrained: closely intimate or personal
I can see why this man was considered the supreme editor of Chinese culture. He is truly wise beyond his time. According to the teachings of Confucius, I appear to be a true gentleman.
And yet that leaves me no sense of accomplishment.
I regret not being able to spend the entire night at the Rikkai sleepover, but I thank you for the amusement all the same.
thoughts,
ever the gentleman