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Confucianism -> Yangzi Fayan -> The Priority of Filial Devotion -> 24

In King Kang of the Zhou's time,
hymns of praise were sung from below,
while the "Guan Ju (The Ospreys)" was written above.
This is because the people were accustomed to order.
齊桓Duke Huan of Qi's time was chaotic,
and the Spring and Autumn Annals praised the peace reached by Qi and Chu at Shaoling,
because the people were accustomed to chaos.
Thus, if one is accustomed to order, then he worries at the first appearance of chaos.
If one is accustomed to chaos,
one delights in the first appearance of order.


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