One day, Zigong asked his teacher Confucius. “If there is one thing you must do for the rest of your life, what would it be?” Then Confucius suggested ‘Seo (恕)’, which means forgiveness. Zagong must have been quite puzzled. This is because what the teacher always emphasized was not forgiveness but benevolence, that is, benevolence. Nevertheless, Confucius presented forgiveness, not the benevolence that he placed so much importance on, as the answer. Confucius placed as much importance on forgiveness...