Importance of Rituals, Traditional and Cultural Practices, and Confucianism in Sharing Knowledge

CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
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December 13, 2018
The language problem may be defined as a deficit where individuals develop difficulties in understanding a particular language and ways of communication resulting in ineffective delivery of information, and to some extent of poor interpretation of dictated information. Language problems are common obstacles among a different generation of the same culture. They can range from the slow acquisition of language sounding substitution to the extent of getting misunderstood. Words have different meaning between people of different cultures or people of the same culture raised in different times. Research proves that the use of gestures is an important element that should be applied in situations where conveying of messages is facing barriers to promote better understanding and passage the knowledge.[Unesco. Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe. (2018)]
People can effectively exchange knowledge through communication, especially when they rely on testimonies they can harness knowledge and ideas where speakers communicate their knowledge. Testimonies can allow transmission of knowledge and ideas from the speaker to the intended audience. In this case, the speakers are required to focus on delivering the knowledge to their audience who barely know less about what they talk about.
Rituals and other cultural events are customary practices that create a firm foundation of the lives of communities that are shared by and important to the majority of their members. These practices are important because they reaffirm the distinctiveness of those who exercise them as a group, whether they are performed in public or private places they are closely related to crucial occasions. Social and ritual practices are important in marking the passing of the seasons and events in the stages of a human’s life. Rituals are related to a particular society’s worldview and opinions of its past. Rituals performed in small gatherings differ from those practiced in bigger social events and commemorations.
Cultural practices are important channels in which communities should use to feed their generations with knowledge and ideas. Traditional practices play a key role in civilization and character reinforcement of members of a particular community. Rituals assist in striking a balance with nature and improved conservation of natural resources, thus highlighting its importance in the society and the reason by which ritual practices should be passed to generations. Good understanding of weather patterns and different types of agriculture produce are the crucial pillars majority of different cultures in the world. Society’s ways of integrating food resources and basic needs become a culture. Therefore, it is important to teach the next generations ways in which the previous generation, carried various activities and how they conserved and respected them. This highlights that the uniqueness of ritual practices in feeding generations with knowledge is required in the understanding of terms and other basic ideas in a particular society.
History has been used for decades to understand ones’ culture whereby people gain and pass knowledge by carrying effective research and studies of their history. People acquire knowledge through various philosophical ways by seeking historical understanding of a particular phenomenon. This practice requires an individual to involve attempts of understanding the phenomenon given another phenomenon . Ability to exercise this with full precision, a person might even attain a clear definition of the phenomenon.[Mapriem. Why it is important to study history.(2018)] [Wai-Yee li. Poetry and diplomacy in the zuozhuan. (November, 2014)]
Studying history is significant because it allows people to recognize their past, which in turn allows them to realize their presence. Studying provides people with insight into their cultures and that of others whereby they understand the origin of different cultural practices, activities, and norms thereby improving cross-cultural awareness and understanding. A proper understanding of one’s history should be embraced as a way of harnessing knowledge and ideas with the aim of promoting better understanding and fighting a language problem.
Emperor Wu is among the greatest emperors ever lived in China. He became a leader at the age of sixteen and ruled for fifty-five years. Emperor Wu promoted Confucianism in China. He prospered in the propagation of royal religion and state cult among many other achievements. As a leader, Emperor Wu focused on expanding territories and development in trading practices. Emperor Wu is remembered as a leader who used Confucianism to incorporate Daoist and whereby the idea of legalizing the ideology of yin-yang theory was initiated. Emperor Wu applied his effort passionately to pursue his goals which resulted in china’s exhaustion and subsequent periods of contraction. China was stable during Wu leadership, his desire to providing adequate food for Chinese people promoted agricultural practices in China. Emperor Wu promoted education by establishing academies across China.[Robert Eno. Emperor Wu Di. (2016)]
Playing the role of Emperor Wu of Han dynasty, Confucianism would be the best to collaborate with because of similarities in interest. Confucianism emphasized that people were supposed to work hard and remain focused to get a good reputation, fame, and wealth in society. They believed that to be a highly respected official or successful economist an individual had to work hard to foster their desires. People were not only required to influence other people and societies, but to be respected by people, and their families who would honor them as a result of their achievements. Emperor Wu had the same thoughts that working hard fruited to respect honor and success. Confucians achieved this by involving themselves into different activities in the society whereby they followed the rules and orders placed. Just like Emperor Wu, Confucians believed that success needed efforts above average and people had to suffer in order to succeed. Relating ideas between Confucianism and Emperor Wu thoughts and beliefs allow Confucianism to be the best collaborator if by any chance they got adopted.
Stillness refers to the energetic character of a human being. Stillness is linked with many benefits in the lives of a human because it helps an individual to connect with oneself. It takes time for people to accept their past. When people realize who they are, they create a room to relieve their mind which earns them freedom. Stillness helps people to improve their confidence. It helps in improving health in human beings. The nervous system is a delicate element in the human body that requires protection from threats such as stress and depression. Practicing stillness enhances better health by avoiding pressure in mind, thus promoting good concentration and the effective ability to retain memory. Stillness promotes sensitivity and fights insomnia, which then allows individuals to have adequate sleep.[Sara Childire. Inner stillness and silence. (2017)]
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