Confucius, the eternal sage, tells you what sexual desire is

Don't think that sexual desire is something shameful. In ancient times, all kinds of celebrities and people had their own special views. Although the theories may be different, the purpose is the same: people need sex life, and sex life should be healthy and harmonious. Perhaps many people will not believe that Confucius, the sage, also has a unique interpretation of sexual desire.

Confucius believed that sexual desire is a common need of human beings, which is innate and can be learned without any instruction. He said: "I have never seen anyone who loves virtue as much as he loves beauty." If a person wants to have noble sentiments and good moral cultivation, "innate" will not be of much help and he must rely on acquired education and training.

However, "lust" (i.e. sexual desire) is different. It can be said to be natural. All healthy adult men and women have the instinct to satisfy their sexual desires. But human sexual desire is subject to the constraints of morality, law and social opinion. Therefore, people's sexual desires must be guided in the right direction, so that they abide by sexual ethics, have certain behavioral norms, cannot indulge themselves, and have a moderate sexual life. In this way, it will neither harm your body nor bring harm to society.

Confucius also taught his disciples, "A gentleman should avoid three things: when he is young, his blood and energy are not yet stable, so he should avoid lust; when he is strong, his blood and energy are just beginning to rise, so he should avoid fighting; when he is old, his blood and energy are declining, so he should avoid greed." This means that when a person is in adolescence, he begins to mature physically, his sexual function becomes stronger, men have full semen, women have their periods on time, their sexual desire is awakened, and they are quite eager to try.

However, there must be some restraint at this time, because the body is not fully mature at this time. If you indulge in lust, it will be tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs and draining the pond to catch fish, which will cause serious damage to the body. In young and middle-aged people, although they are fully mature physiologically, they must also exercise some restraint in their sexual life. They must not indulge in lust in the bedroom. This will not only cause harm to the body, but may even lead to unpredictable consequences, so we emphasize "avoiding fighting". When people reach old age, their blood and energy have declined, so they should "be careful about what they gain."