Chapter 53
IndexWhat is well-established cannot be uprooted; what is firmly embraced cannot slip away. Thus, descendants will continue ancestral sacrifices without interruption.
Cultivate it in oneself, and the virtue becomes genuine; cultivate it in the family, and the virtue becomes abundant; cultivate it in the community, and the virtue becomes enduring; cultivate it in the nation, and the virtue becomes prosperous; cultivate it in the world, and the virtue becomes universal.
Therefore, observe the self through the self, observe the family through the family, observe the community through the community, observe the nation through the nation, observe the world through the world.
How do I know the world is thus?
By this.