World Children's Story Classics: Family Stories

Chapter 69
When Confucius was old, he began to travel around the world.At the age of 64, he came to Yeyi in Chu State.

Shen Zhuliang, a doctor in Ye County, warmly received Confucius.Shen Zhuliang didn't know Confucius very well, so he asked Confucius' student Zilu about Confucius.

Although Zilu had followed Confucius for many years, he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he didn't make a sound.

Knowing this, Confucius said to Zilu, "Why don't you answer him: 'Confucius is a man who studies hard and never tires. He even forgets to eat. He enjoys teaching and preaching, and never worries about poverty. Suffering; self-improvement, even forgetting one's own age, how about this?"

Confucius' words show that he lived a full life because of his lofty ideals.

(End of this chapter)