THE SUPERIOR MAN

Some things that we can learn from:
The master said, "the object of the superior man is truth, not food...The superior man is anxious lest he should not get truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him."

This is telling us that if one is "anxious" then one can not get "truth".
"anxious" here means one should not rush or just doing things without thinking ahead and taking time.

"truth" means here is not truth or lie, but if one rush things without thinking they might stumble and fall. This will lead one to a pitfall and one can not receive what they want or need.
The master is trying to point out to the reader to think ahead and take time, then one will not fall or stumble and can receive what they want. If one follows this it can show great leadership in a person.


The master said, "The mind of the superior man is conservant with virtue; the mind of the base man is conversant with gain."
The master is telling us that one who is wise has wisdom and knowledge, but one who is not as wise just wants more and more (greed) which leads to a downfall.
If one is a man with wisdom and knowledge can be a great leader, but one who does not show virtue can not be a good leader because one can think of just themselves or lead people to the wrong path.

The master said, "What the superior man seeks, is in himself. What the mean man seeks, is in others."
The master is trying to point out that a superior man (wise) looks back at himself and thinks of the good and bad things he has done and repents of it. On the other hand, the mean man does not look at himself, he looks at others and judges.
A superior man shows great leadership because all the flaws and wrongs he has done, he learns from them and tries to fix his mistakes. This person can lead the people to the right path.