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Humbleness is the key that opens the doors to mankind and the hearts of other people and children in particular, which were locked due to arrogance and negligence. True knowledge tells that humans know nothing. (Socrates) It is the truth that comes up with humbleness. Humbleness in general is the solid foundation of all virtues. (Confucius) One of the virtues is wisdom that comes out from this foundation.

Confucius, oh you great man, Confucius, you philosophical hero for humans of simple appearance and deep mind, we have to learn from you and reflect your words and thoughts to get the meaning in its clearer comprehension of to be. The problem of the time with its high-grade technology is to find the level of your humbleness and far reaching view.

We must learn to listen much more carefully and humbly when the great values of truth and virtue pass the eyes and mind. We as well have to learn to be quiet and reflective to get an idea of the magnificent genealogy and ancient greatness what modern intellectual manipulations often take mistakenly, because the basic of these values has to be elementarily respected.

Not smaller in his ideas and logical derivations stands Socrates, fighting as an older soldier of 38 up to 48 years as a hoplite in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). Philosophically he remained a soldier for the truth and gave his life for it. The truth teaches since some thousand years that knowledge is too short if it comes to the values of wisdom.

For all the deficit in perception, education is urgently needed to understand more what is basic for life in viewing, thinking and doing to overcome the negligence, imagination and arrogance that are the hurdles for correction and improvement. To bring mankind forward, the environment has to be cleaned that humans find easier the path in the right direction.

The challenge is big and with this the effort to be made to start the walk under better circumstances at the right time that people can enjoy equality, justice and personal dignity. It is the peace and freedom in thinking and expression what was taken as human rights away from many generations that hope and expectation are growing up to ethical heights.