Q: You said that we should take Confucianism seriously, because it was a system of thought that held together a country that is twice the size of Europe for two and a half thousand years. If Confucianism has had such a huge effect on the China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and even Vietnam, then why does it remain something of a mystery?
For a deep dive into Confucianism, look at this site: http://www.demystifyingconfucianism.info/
By tying together intellectual principles and pragmatic effectiveness in such commonsense terms, Tad Waddington has produced a work worth reading, rereading, and pondering, especially in our times when “in the realm you care about, the human realm, the nature of the world matters less than the stories you tell yourself about the nature of the world.”
—Timothy C. Wong, Professor of Chinese, Arizona State University.
http://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Contribution-Think-Accomplish-Meaningful/dp/1932841296/&tag=lastincontr07-20