Sunday, 17 December 2017

Confucius blocks change in South Korea | The Japan Times

Confucius blocks change in South Korea | The Japan Times: At the 'chaebol,' Confucian reverence for the 'emperor' translates into obedience to company founders and their families, who are treated like royalty.
There can never be political change without cultural change.There cannot be policy change without culture leading that change. In fact Korean Core culture has to change first. And the values in the S.Korea that are circulated are values that are assumptions around Confucian collectivism , around patriarchy. The Fragility of Traditional Values In his dialogues with the Devil,  it's like we're on a losing path.

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Leaving old ways behind can be daunting because we become used to living a certain way and change can be scary. When the pain of staying the same overcomes the fear of change, you can put in an effort to start a new life.