I'm working on a paper for school, but I can't find what Confucius thought the meaning of human history is.
Any help is much appreciated.
We know in what ways the Zhou modified ritual when they followed upon the Yin. And hence we can fortell what the successors of Zhou will be like, even supposing they do not appear till a hundred generations from now. I am simply one who loves the past and is diligent in investigating it. Those who do not understand what is to come should look at what has gone before. Whenever reading history, it is necessary not merely to remember the facts, but also to become aware of the principles of good goverment and disorder, security and danger, rise and fall, survival and desttruction.