LIFE OF A WARRIOR IN CHINA AND INDIA

Life of a Warrior in China and India

Life of a Warrior in China and India

Shih Ching

Historical considerations aside, the Shih Ching is primarily poetry and should be read as such. Confucius once told his disciples, “My children, why do you not study the Poetry? Poetry will stimulate your emotions, help you to be more observant, enlarge your sympathies, and moderate your resentment of injustice. It is useful at home in the service of one's father, abroad in the service of one's prince.

Furthermore, it will widen your acquaintance with the names of birds, beasts, ...