Studying with him must have been fun. Tzu-lu, Tseng Hsi, Jan Yu and Kung- hsi Hua were sitting with him once when Confucius said, "Don't feel uncomfortable just because I'm a little older than you.
教室裡只有子路、曾晰、冉求、公西華四個高材生乖乖站在孔子身邊求教。夫子見他們一副恭領聖旨的樣子，忍不住笑說：「你們不必以為我比你們大幾歲，就把我看得多麼了不起，不敢在我面前爽爽快快說心事。」