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“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc..
inthe1980'
s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldn'
tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.apopularsongatthattimestarted“ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothepoliceman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.
people'
sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“beerofWealthandhonor”,“restaurantofWealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc.(evensomepeople'
snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”).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?
(acaseinpointisthebankruptofthecompany)
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“theirgravesareacoveredwith
weeds”.
manygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.eventhoughtheyweretreatedwiththebestmedicalmeans,theyhadtosufferasmuchastheordinarypeople,andmetwiththesameinescapablefate.richorpoor,greatorordinary,wecomeandgowithnothingbelongingtous.
huangshiren,thecruelheartedlandlord,wasrichbutxi'
erwouldratherhidinthedeepmountainsandturnintoawhite-hiredgirlthanmarryinghim;
wangbaochuanwouldn'
tgiveuphermarriagewithxuepingguieventhoughshehadtoliveinthecoldcaveforovertenyears;
emperorshunzhioftheqingdynastyownedthewholecountry,butjustbecauseofthedeathhisbelovedconcubine,heeventuallybecamedisillusionedwiththisworldandspenttherestoflifeinthetempleasamonk(it'
sallrightevenifitisalegend).
manylovestoriescanneverbeboughtwithmoney.theever-lastingfolktaleofliangshanboandzhuyingtaishowspeople'
sidentificationwiththispointofview.
Wealthymenalsohavealotofworries:
afraidofbeingstolenorkidnapped,theymayhavetohireabodyguard;
they'
reconcernedabouttheirspoilingthechildren,orworryaboutthefamilydiscordbecauseofthelegacydisputesaftertheirdeath;
fearingdevaluationiftheydon'
tinvest,whilefearingofbankruptiftheyinvest;
whereistheirhappiness?
howmuchisenough?
nolimitation.aspoorasbeggarswithoutapenny,theycanmakealivingbybegging.it'
ssaidthatsomehavebecomemillionairesthroughbegging.asWealthyasabillionaire,theycanonlyenjoyacoupleofdisheseachmeal.ifsomeoneisallergictoseafood,ortiredofrichdishes,hemayenjoythepickledvegetablesjustasmuch.
asformoney,peoplecantakeiteasysometimes,butmostofthetime,theycan'
t.intheory,theymaytakeiteasywhileinpractice,theyusuallytakeitveryseriously;
talkingaboutothers,theycantakeiteasy,buttothemselves,theytakeitseriouslyagain.somepeopletakeitseriouslyforonemoment,butmaytakeiteasyafterwards,justaswesaidwhatishiddenfromtheconcernedisplaintothebystanders.mostpeopletakemoneytooseriouslywhenbeinginvolved.infact,aslongasyouhaveenoughtoeat,whatisthedifferencebetweenalittleandalot?
everythinghasalimit,sodoesmoney.weshouldconformtothecourseofthenatureinsteadofgoingoutofourwaytograspit.weshouldspendaccordingtoourincome.therichmayenjoymuchmoreluxuriesbutnolessworriesthanthepoor.theonlydifferenceisthecontentandformofworries.thehighertheincomeis,thebiggertheexpenditureis.theworldfamousboxersmayearnmillionsofdollarsforonegame,butoftenfindthemselvesdeepindebt.withanannualsalaryashighastensofthousandsofdollars,theformerpresidentoftheunitedstatesbillclintonranintodebtsbecauseoflawsuit,andhadtothrowoffhisairstoearnmoneyineverymean.however,themonthlyincomeofsomeofthechinesefamiliesisnomorethanafewhundredyuanwhileleadingalifewithenjoyment.happinessdoesn'
tnecessarilyrelyonmoney.
accordingtothewesternfablethegoldtouch,akingwasveryfondofgoldandprayedtogodformoregoldeveryday.toteachhimalesson,godimpartedthegoldtouchtohim.fromthenon,whateverhetouchedturnedintogold,includingbread,milk,flowers,andevenhisbeloveddaughter.hecouldn'
teatgold,ofcourse,norcouldhelosehisdaughter.intheend,herepentedhissin,pleadedgodtotakethegoldtouchbackandwentbacktohisformerhappylifeagain.thisstoryisalittleexaggerated,butatthesametimeittoldusvividlythatWealthandhappinessarenotsynonym.what'
smore,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcan'
tspenditall.
beingpoorisnotbecausesomeoneispenniless,butmainlybecauseofthelonelymiseryinhisinnerworld.theyaregreen-eyed,becausetheyareneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhave,butarealwaysjealousofpeoplewhoaresuccessfulorwhoearnhighersalaries.theyneverlookatotherpeople'
sdevotionsandcontributions,butwiththeirhabitofjealousytheyalwaysfeelpooranduncomfortable.itismoredifficulttosolveinternalpoverty.supposewecanlookbackatthepastwiththeconceptofWealth,howcanwestaypoor?
wemaywellsaythatWealthliesinyourheartandweshouldknowhowtotreasureit.<
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