Becoming A Complete Man

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Hsun Tzu states that “He who can order himself and respond to others, this is what is called the complete man” (Page 552). A complete person is someone who can become a leader and lead others to the path of knowledge.Ever since education was implemented into our society, men and women have been aiming at becoming a complete person. In order for us to achieve this completeness, we must be guided by education. Education is aiming at producing a complete person, because it teaches us to never give up, challenges us, and uses our resources to teach others.
The initial key to becoming a complete person has been to never give up on education. As a current student enrolled in school, I have had my share of experiences of not giving up my education. …show more content…

If the leader were to be gone, what will happen to the majority of people? They would only learn to impress others and that is not the way of a complete person. Plato claims,” a necessary inference from what has preceded, that neither the uneducated and uninformed of the truth (Plato 873). Truth refers to wisdom and that is only achievable through the minds of educated people. The uneducated will only become servants to those who have learn. But this is not a way of living. Man cannot simply remain silent and take orders from others. All people must have a chance of education and grow into a leader. However once an individual has risen into a wise leader, their education must never stop. “But when they [The educated] have ascended and seen enough we must not allow them to do as they do now” (Plato 873). If the educated were to become too comfortable, they will lose sight of learning. The leader must be around with the uneducated because he needs to gain a new point of view of the uneducated. Once the leader can relate to his people, he will have a better understanding of what needs to be taught. The citizens will begin to respect him and be more open to education. This will lead to a creation of a greater society and future leaders. The uneducated will no longer be held in society chains, they will break free and emerge a new leader. The cycle of education will keep

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