Man vs. Nature II; The "Man's" Way

As for the philosophy of Confucius, human beings must follow the Way of Man (Confucian Tao) in subsisting out the latter's life, and not what naturally occurs. Such Tao (referred by Confucius as the 'social-moral Way) depicts a custom of the ideal conduct that guides the actual deeds and actions of man to his/her fellow human beings, without being aware if that would be of nature or not. Such Way then is to acknowledge one's duty and concern to all the others that constitutes the whole humanity, only. By following such Way, according to Master Confucius, one will be able to grasp up the good of things.

For example, in a given situation like: there is a person who is to perform "euthanasia" or "mercy-killing" to his fellow who suffers too much pain due to a very problematic sickness (let's say is about to die in a matter of days). If the former is to follow the Way of Confucius, he, will be moved to do such, although grievous act, because he doesn't want the other to suffer anymore, and that would somehow give way for Jen (human-heartedness), a Confucian virtue that prefers what is humanely good for the other, to be exercised.

But if we are to look at the nature's say, the former must let things be; if the latter is to die in a matter of days, so be it. We will all still going to die naturally anyway; what's the purpose of the delay then?

Nonetheless, it could still be that the former will not do so, but perhaps not in the reason which is like that of the nature's, but because, let's say, the former generally observes Yi (righteousness), which is to be fair and give respect to that of the latter's life.

The thing is, the Confucian Way wants us to become people for others, not for nature. We must not look at things and live out our lives without putting our human senses as the primal cause of it. Although it is still a good idea to just let things be naturally, for by that, we will be able to pay respect to things that are beyond our human limits. But still we are to consider the fact that, as human beings, we are not merely submissive subjects that flows along the course of nature, but rather we are capable beings that can have a say on things, especially in terms of what is good and what is bad.