What is it then said above? Was the Master favoring the old man for urging such forward without putting any hindrance in his way, allowing him to pursue his will? Or was he to favor the young and vigorous one in the sense that he puts such to safety by means of guidance in order for him (the young one) not to be lost or be in danger?
Nevertheless, As I to interpret the said statement of the Master above, I see that the both parties, old and young, are favored by Confucius. As how it was addressed in my questions, he favored both of them, yet in two different manners which is somehow effective in the sense that it shows consistency to his thoughts of uplifting and showing reverence to the old and in guiding and applying a certain discipline to that of the new.
"Ch'iu is retiring", some accounts even add the word "slow" in order to emphasize the need for him to be favored by means of allowing him in whatever he believes to be allowed for him. The point is, given for example is a scenario where he approached a man and asked: "Should I kill you or not?". Let us say the man approached here was Confucius, he then said: "Kill me". But wait, do you think Ch'iu would do that? I don't think so, because of the fact that he already lived for a long time, so there is a certain indication that he knows already what is right and wrong; no questions ask. In the example, if he was told to kill Confucius by Confucius himself, it doesn't necessarily mean that he must kill Confucius, for again, he knows what he is to do and what he is not to do. Yes, he was told by Confucius, but the fact that he also has something to say about it, it is still up to him whether he would kill Confucius or not, well, just in my example. Thus, the Confucian idea of Chih (wisdom) as something incorporated to that of oldness was somehow observed by the said Analect above. And since, Ch'iu is to be considered as wise enough, Confucius gave him the right to decide for he already knows well, and there is no need for him to be guided. And for the fact that he knows, he is to trust his self and put into practice what he was able to perceive, or hear (as for the Analects), whether he heard it as good or bad, and not what he was told to do so.
"Yu has more than one man’s energy", here, it is to consider Yu as still an energetic, active, and vigorous man unlike Ch'iu who was somehow lethargic in a sense. And since Yu was very vigorous, there is a need for him to be favored by means of providing him a reliable guidance coming from that of those who are older than him. Yes, he is to be favored for the fact that he is not to be taken for granted; he is not to be forgotten and somehow is to be given sheltering care of. He is not to be in danger, and the Master can only prohibit such to happen by means of closing all the doors of possibilities; good or bad. It's just like, the Master can only choose if either he will seal the assurance of safety for with that he is assured that there is nothing bad that will going to happen to the young one, or he will allow the young one to explore, to see all things, but prudently speaking, could be of 50% chance of threat or danger. Now, what do you think? To be sure? Or not to be sure? Of course, to the one which is sure, right? For at least, by such assurance, there is no way for him to be in danger, for he is guided by a dependable control. Why is it there a need for a dependable control? Is it really that dependable though? Well for again, in respect to the idea of Chih, validated wisdom can be attained through a large period of time, when one is already old enough to experience things and was able to somehow, through that experience, evaluate what is to do and to not to do.
Thus, again, both parties were favored, but again, in two different ways. And such differences though, must not to be perceived as absurd, and peculiar in a sense. Such differences though just entail that there is a certain appropriateness that must be observed in the thing called "favor".
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