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In this day and age to be a civilized human seems quite simple until you start to really ponder the idea of what really is a civilized human. In my eyes a civilized human is one who follows the spoken and unspoken rules of their society. The spoken rules are much easier to follow, because they are public knowledge such as being kind towards other human beings. The unspoken rules are much harder to follow because you have to be learning them from other peoples experience on the earth. Taking honor in yourself and knowing how to act in the correct situations can be a bit more difficult then just being kind towards others.

A vital part of being what we think as a “civilized human” is to be kind to other people, because to be a civilized human you need to interact with other people. If we are not being kind to other humans we are not going to get any human interaction, which can cause you to go crazy. It states in “Confucius on Behavior” that “Confucius said, to gossip and spread rumors is to abandon virtue” (Confucius on Behavior). When you gossip and spread rumors you are being extremely rude and not only abandoning virtue you are abandoning all respect you have for the people your are gossiping about. To respect people around is also vital to being a civilized human because if you disrespect other people you will gain no respect which can lead to you being not liked my your whole community.
Another thought that Confucius had was “A gentleman should be slow to speak and quick to act”. I think being a civilized human is important because you can talk about what you plan to do to be a kinder person and be kind towards other people but if you act instead of talking it will get you closer to the perfect image of what we think of ...

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...tant to follow the unspoken rules rather than only following the spoken rules, those are easily found. The unspoken rules are taught to you and they are harder to obtain. The main unspoken rule I find important is to know when to act in the right situation because if you don’t you can easily be taken as a joke. Make it your first priority to know when to act right, then be kind, and then take honor in yourself for being a civilized human!

Works Cited

RAPE OF LUCRETIA:
"Ancient History Sourcebook: Livy: The Rape of Lucretia from the History of Rome." Internet History Sourcebooks. Ed. Paul Halsall. Fordham University, Aug. 2000. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.

CHINA’S NEW CONFUSIANISM:
Bell, Daniel. China’s New Confucianism. Princeton University Press. 2007. Print.
In-text: (Bell, #)

ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS:
The Analects of Confucius
In-text: (Analects, Confucius, #)

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