Good nature that needs to be guarded carefully

"...although Confucius informs us that human nature is fundamentally uniform, he does not clarify whether this is a good nature that needs to be guarded carefully or a bad nature that stands in need of serious reform."(14)

I believe that human nature is a good nature that needs to be guarded carefully. One's behaviors and views are heavily influenced by the environment he or she was raised it. This includes, political and religious beliefs, region in which one grew up, one's caretakers, etc. Even with these factors, some of human nature can't be changed right away. Therefore, we can see that human nature is uniformly good by observing young children. Most young children are in good spirits when around others and are for the most part good. These children haven't grown up enough to be completely influenced by their environments which leads me to believe that if human nature isn't uniformly bad.