 In this passage, Mencius clearly states that the physical changes in the body are not caused by one’s deliberation or consideration of reputation and reward. They simply come out from the bottom of the heart (zhong xin 中心—the center or core of the heart-mind) in their feelings for others. He believes that Yangism and Mohism miss this critical element of the affective moral mind. According to him, we are moral creatures because of the feelings and emotions that flow from our genuine nature in its caring heart-mind for others.