Confucius Part 1

So, I understand that benevolence may be good for governments and society as a whole, but will it really rectify all of the problems of government and society? How so? Is nothing other than benevolence needed to change the world? It doesn't seem possible to me. I think Confucius really over-extends the power of benevolence here. I definitely agree that benevolence in politics could make a huge difference, but it just isn't rational to believe that by simply being kind to one another, the world at large will be cured of all of its problems. As someone mentioned already in class, humans have limited resources and unlimited desires. So, say for example that everyone in our government was benevolent and wanted to feed everyone in Mali, who are also all benevolent. However, it turns out that we don't have enough food to give to them and keep for ourselves, so a lot of people still go hungry. How does benevolence solve world hunger? How does it cure all illnesses? How does it stop an earthquake? I would never undermine the importance of benevolence, but it is obviously impractical and irrational to suggest benevolence as the ultimate cure for all of the problems of the human race. I am almost shocked that Confucius would make such a seemingly radical claim.