Mencius on the Child and Well and Xunxi on the People and Wood

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1 What does Mencius say about a child and the well?
Mencius noted that every man’s heart incorporates some element of sensitivity to the suffering and tribulations of others. He argued that an individual would not prevent himself from saving the child about to fall into a pit, mainly because their mind would be filled with compassion, pity, distress, and alarm. In this case, the man would be moved to compassion not because he seeks to be on good terms with the child’s parents, to win the praise of colleagues or villagers, or because he dislikes the child’s cry. Mencius’ argument is tailored to reiterate that an individual who lacks a heart and mind that feels compassion and pity would not be human. A human’s mind should demonstrate aversion,...