Deeper Meanings

We have finally finished the Bible. Hooray!

Now, we are reading the Analects. The Analects are certain teachings and ways of living and of life. They were clearly important in the olden days and they still are today. Which is why we're reading them. Also because they are very challenging to decipher which is exactly what our teacher is looking for.

The Analects are very new to me as I have found many interesting things. I've realized throughout the book there is always someone called the "Master" and some student. The student usually asks questions and the Master always has some very challenging, confusing, long, important answer.

More importantly, I've noticed it does not matter how you read the book. For example you can start on the middle of the page, the end of the book, or anywhere else. The Analects are simply short phrases of rules or ways to follow in life with no particular story to follow, if you get what I mean. It's like a never ending list.

As I continued reading I noticed a two words that seemed to always repeat and be talked about. In other words I seemed to have found a very important key term. The two words were "The Way". Reading on I realized it must be some sort of righteous path that the people worked to follow and apply to their lives.

I don't think I'd mind living "The Way".