The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
颜渊问仁。孔子说:“用坚强的意志、顽强的拼搏精神,主持正义、捍卫道德、维护和平,这就是仁。一旦做到了这一点,普天下的人都会崇敬你、追随你、向你学习。为崇高理想而奋斗要靠的是自己,难道还能靠别人吗?”颜渊说:“请问其详?”孔子说:“违反礼法的事不要看、不要听、不要说、不要做。”颜渊说:“我虽不才,愿照此办理。”
Consciousness is a process, not a substance.