The value of a superior social environment is far beyond what market prices can reflect. Only this system can ensure the sustainable development of human society.
Aristotle has a famous saying: Happiness depends on ourselves! The foundation of happiness must be a healthy body. Otherwise, even if all the "five sons" (such as money, house, car, wife, and children) pass the exam, it will only be five zeros at best. Unless a 1 is added in front of it - health, the last five zeros will be meaningful!
This is just like what Yu Juan, a female teacher at Fudan University, realized before her death: "At the critical point of life and death, you will find that any overtime, pressure, and the need to buy a house or a car are just a cloud. If there is any Spend time with your children, use the money to buy a car to buy a pair of shoes for your parents, don’t go all out to buy a big house, stay with the people you love, and live in a small house is warm.”
However, in real life. , this seems to be a truth that everyone understands, but it is not so easy to actually do it. For example, Wang Junyao, the former chairman of Juneyao Group, who was worth hundreds of millions, died young at the age of 38 due to cancer; Nan Min, chairman of Shanghai Zhongfa Electric (Group), died of acute cerebral thrombosis at the age of 37 after resuscitation failed. .
There is a long list of people who have followed in their footsteps, such as Jiao Lianwei (36 years old), a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University, He Yong (36 years old), a professor at the Department of Mathematics at Zhejiang University, Sun Dedi (acting CEO of NetEase) 38 years old)... These people all left behind a fortune and wives and children, and another thing they have in common is that they work hard, have irregular lives, and do not treat illnesses. They accumulate wealth when they are young and strong. It's really a pity that his life ended suddenly when he was in his best condition!
This reminds me of the story of "The Businessman and the Fisherman" told by my tutor in the finance class.
One day, a fisherman was lying on the beautiful beach, enjoying the warm afternoon sunshine. Then a businessman came up and asked the fisherman strangely: "Why don't you go fishing?" Replied: "I have come back." The businessman said: "You should cast a bigger net and catch more fish! Then buy a boat and hire people to work for you! You can even build a fleet of fishing boats. The team sailed around the world." The fisherman said, "What then?" The businessman said, "Then you don't have to go fishing by yourself, and you can just lie on the beach and bask in the sun." The fisherman looked up with a smile. Said: "Then what do you think I am doing now?"
This story can be interpreted in many ways. Some people think that the fisherman understands philosophy better than the businessman, some people read the importance of happiness, and some people feel Fishermen should accept the advice of businessmen and go fishing desperately...
But I feel that life is short, and it is reasonable to not forget to slow down and enjoy life while working. But people's behavior often puts the cart before the horse, always reversing the relationship between the two, and even ignores the purpose of making money, which is actually for a happy life.
What impressed me deeply about this was that when I returned to China to visit relatives, I visited Shanghai, Nanjing and Xi'an. Everywhere I went, I was troubled by smog and the disappearance of blue sky, white clouds and stars. From this, it can be thought that the original purpose of China's economic development is for the people to live a happy life. However, in the process of China's economic development, due to the over-emphasis on the growth rate of GDP in the past period, it has neglected the protection of natural resources and ecological environment. The consequences of nature's "retaliation" on humans are also quite shocking, such as the smog in Beijing. , putting people's health at risk; the proportion of polluted and dry rivers and lakes in China is 16 times the world average, making people living along the Yangtze River generally lacking drinking water...
It's like Health is the basis of a person's happiness. The real wealth of a society is clean air, pure water, fertile soil, wholesome food, educational opportunities and medical care provided by a society based on good interpersonal relationships. services, as well as people’s cultural and artistic sentiments and accomplishments. The value of such a superior social environment is far beyond what the market price can reflect. Only this system can ensure the sustainable development of human society.
China is rising rapidly. When developing the economy, we should first calculate the environmental costs, consider the losses caused by environmental pollution, and leave good mountains and rivers for future generations!
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