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“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;
“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;
“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc..
inthe1980’s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.apopularsongatthattimestarted“ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothepoliceman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.
people’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“beerofwealthandhonor”,“restaurantofwealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc..atnewyear’stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.theenglishfilm“themillion-poundnote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.it’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.however,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn’thaveknowneachother.it’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.
thesongof“allgoodthingsmustend”inadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:
“allmenlongtobeimmortals
yetsilverandgoldtheyprize
andgrubformoneyalltheirlives
tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”
butwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:
“whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest
turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”
theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwithoutmoney.
inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney.thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities.otherwise,whyiseveryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,tryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?
whydoeseverycountryneedchancellorsoftheexchequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsandregulations?
howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornation!
theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough.apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.theafghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity.
ofallagesandineverycountry,allkindsofcorruptionstemfrommoney.nomatterhowroughthemanis,andinwhatdespicablewayheearnedthemoney,hecangreasethepalmsoforbuyoversomeverydecentofficialsorevenintellectuals.canyouseehowcrucialarolemoneyisplaying?
somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyhaveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly,buttopeople’spuzzlement,theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney,eithertorenovatethetemples,ortoregildbuddha’sstatues,inwhateverpretexts.theyarenotengagedinproduction,sotheycanonlydependonthedonationsfromthedevoutbelievers.sometimesyoursincerityreliesonwhetheryoudonateandhowmuchyoudonate.dothemonkscareaboutmoney?
theanswerisaffirmative.what’smore,manymonksarealreadyprovidedwithasalary.
wearelivinginamaterialworld,andit’sreallydifficulttodenythefunctionofmoneyorwealth.weneedmoneyforfood,clothes,education,hospital,housingandtransportation,etc.there’srarelyanythingthatdoesn’tneedmoney.whatwecandiscussnowisnottheimportanceofmoney,butwhethermoneyisalmightyandwhethermorewealthcanbringusmorehappiness.
wemustsaythatmoneyisnotalmighty,andtherearemanythingswhichmoneycan’tdo.forexample,manyemperorslikeqinshihuanglongedforelixirs.aswealthyastheywere,andasmightyastheyweretotakeeverymeasuretosearchforlonglifemedicine,theystillcouldnotavoidthesaddenouementthat“theirgravesareacoveredwithweeds”.
manygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.eventhoughtheyweretreatedwiththebestmedicalmeans,theyhadtosufferasmuchastheordinarypeople,andmetwiththesameinescapablefate.richorpoor,greatorordinary,wecomeandgowithnothingbelongingtous.
huangshiren,thecruelheartedlandlord,wasrichbutxi’erwouldratherhidinthedeepmountainsandturnintoawhite-hiredgirlthanmarryinghim;
wangbaochuanwouldn’tgiveuphermarriagewithxuepingguieventhoughshehadtoliveinthecoldcaveforovertenyears;
emperorshunzhioftheqingdynastyownedthewholecountry,butjustbecauseofthedeathhisbelovedconcubine,heeventuallybecamedisillusionedwiththisworldandspenttherestoflifeinthetempleasamonk.
manylovestoriescanneverbeboughtwithmoney.theever-lastingfolktaleofliangshanboandzhuyingtaishowspeople’sidentificationwiththispointofview.
wealthymenalsohavealotofworries:
afraidofbeingstolenorkidnapped,theymayhavetohireabodyguard;
they’reconcernedabouttheirspoilingthechildren,orworryaboutthefamilydiscordbecauseofthelegacydisputesaftertheirdeath;
fearingdevaluationiftheydon’tinvest,whilefearingofbankruptiftheyinvest;
whereistheirhappiness?
howmuchisenough?
nolimitation.aspoorasbeggarswithoutapenny,theycanmakealivingbybegging.it’ssaidthatsomehavebecomemillionairesthroughbegging.aswealthyasabillionair
财富wealth
“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc..
inthe1980’s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.apopularsongatthattimestarted“ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothepoliceman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.
people’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“beerofwealthandhonor”,“restaurantofwealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc..atnewyear’stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.theenglishfilm“themillion-poundnote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.it’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.however,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn’thaveknowneachother.it’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.
“allmenlongtobeimmortals
yetsilverandgoldtheyprize
andgrubformoneyalltheirlives
tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”
“whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest
turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”
theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwithoutmoney.
theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough.apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.theafghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity.
somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyhaveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly,buttopeople’spuzzlement,theyarealsoaccumulating