Dead Men Tell No Tales

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 'Tsekung' once asked Confucius, "Do dead men know what is going on, do they not?"

Confucius answered:

"If I were to say that dead men know what is going on I am afraid all of the filial sons and grandsons would inconvenience the living in order to accommodate the dead. But if I were to say that dead men don't know what is going on, I am afraid that unfilial offspring would just leave their dead unburied. Now Ssu, if you wish you know whether or not dead men know, wait until you die and you will know soon enough!"

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