Confucius Condition:Well Read But one night a year

But one night a year ago

in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture

At the very same moment

It’s a pregnancy full of cheesy potatoes

Edited and with an Introduction by Fredson Bowers

Confucius Condition:Well Read But one night a yearSetting the stage with a finely detailed description of the ancient hierarchical tradition into which Confucius was born, D. Howard Smith relates Confucian thought to what went before. He shows how the doctrines of filial piety, duty to state, propriety, education, tradition, tolerance, and moral persuasion were affected by competing philosophical schools, and explains Confucianism's peaceful coexistence with the rival systems of Buddhism and Taoism.