The text talks about the human cravings that are propelled by the personal instincts and inner feelings that if they are left without a commendable action they will cause damage and ruin. This is a perspective that is directed towards the human nature according to Confucianism. According to Hsun Tsu, (162), humanity in general is tainted by prejudice, lack of responsibility and led by chaos with the overall aim of having to attain self satisfaction the drive of greed that is the propelling factor to the human evil.
Despite this view of the writer he receives opposition from the Mencious view of the human nature who argues that if at all a man saw a child at the verge of falling over a cliff, he will be driven by compassion of the Childs cry and help. (Mencius, 11 A 6).further more he also says that man is full of compassion, courteous, shame and modesty beyond rightness. This is what Hsu Tsu disagrees with completely by trying to question of why the nature is so spoilt and hard to reshape it if at all man was this rational.Hsun Tsu, (162), argues that if at all the man was a good person he would not devour each other resources and drop warmth offers when he’s feeling cold which are the factors that are aimed at attainment of individual needs.
He supports his view by questioning the act that follows human being after the hindrances are left out. “Why would the majesty impose against the weak” and lead the world into destruction and a chaotic perspectives. The reasons found to support this are grounded on the fact that human nature is Evil and destructive.
As a dooms day preacher, (Hsun Tsu, 152), its indicated that the humanity should be destroyed despite all that they have done by supported by the fact of a man who sticks to the doctrine of nature and get into the emotional perspectives of his self interest will end up with wrangles and strife and an individual who is a violator of the social rules and at last will be a die hard fugitive. from this perspective, Hsun Tsu then recommend that man should be changed by the use of a teachers instructions and given a guide by the principles of ritual connotations and cut of this he will be encouraged to follow the callings of courteousness and humility, abide to the societal codes of conduct and hence orderliness shall be attainable. The great emphasis on education that is depicted by the writer here is the factor behind him being a Confucian.
According to Hsun Tsu, (19), there are the encouragment reasons toward the attainment of humanity in a man by using learning to create a student focus in a certain way. he says that setting aside of the rules of ritual and craving to attain aims with the use of a Odes and the relevant materials alone is comparable to the person who works at testing the rivers depth with a finger Emphasis on education is coupled by Confucius when he says that a profound man is described as eager to gain knowledge and postulating. (Confucius 11:15).
Concept do create an emphasis of the educational help that can be applied to assist the settling of problems that are described by Hsun Tsu in the definition of evil.Hsun Tsu point of view concerning the human nature is in one way or the other derailed from the accepted Confucian norms, still has a bigger count of how an evil man can go about the recreating oneself.