According to the New Strait Times of August 8, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia hosted the opening ceremony of the nation’s Good Values to Prevent Crimes programme, in which Muhyiddin appealed the young people to read Analects of Confucius, China’s classical masterpiece.
The report said that Muhyiddin had always thought highly of confucian thoughts and moral values. When evaluating Analects of Confucius , he said, “ In ancient China, Confucius praised highly moral education and thought it as a core idea. And Confucius’s book written down the values pertaining to politics, history, ethics, education and arts, which I believe will serve to reduce crime rate.”
In recent years, the Malaysian economy has developed rapidly, but also led to many social problems. Muhyiddin said, “ the economic development must balance with cultural quality. Thus, the government should vigorously promote the lofty values to reduce the number of young people involved in drugs, illegal racing, baby-abandoning, gambling and excessive drinking, whose bad influences will affect the whole society. ”
馬來西亞副首相:讀《論語》能減低犯罪率
據(jù)新海峽時報8月8日報道, 馬來西亞副首相丹斯里·慕尤丁近日為全國“崇高價值觀預防罪案嘉年華”主持開幕儀式。在開幕致辭中,慕尤丁呼吁青少年多讀中國經典著作《論語》。
報道稱,慕尤丁一直以來都非常認同孔子的儒家思想及道德價值觀。在評價《論語》時,慕尤丁這樣說:“在中國古文明時代,孔子推崇道德教育為思想核心,其作品《論語》詳盡記載了政治、歷史、道德、教育、藝術等方面的價值觀。我深信,這些思想將有助降低犯罪率。”
近年來,馬來西亞經濟發(fā)展迅猛,但也衍生出很多社會問題。慕尤丁說,“經濟的發(fā)展必須與人文素質平衡。因此,政府應該大力推行崇高價值觀,以減少青少年涉及毒品、非法飚車、棄嬰、賭博、酗酒等犯罪行為,以免這些不良風氣影響整個社會。”