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A Year with Confucius

Theme: table-manners

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Day 85
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Teaching Table Manners as Respect

Book 10 describes Confucius' approach to eating with care and attention. He appreciated well-prepared food and treated meals as occasions worthy of mindfulness. This was not snobbery but respect: food sustains life, and how we eat reflects how we regard the gift of nourishment and the company of others.