The origin of "the thought of benefiting the people" has a long history.
In 1960s, by chance, Mr. Li Wenda, the current chairman of Lee Kum Kee Group, met an old man who specializes in Taiwan Province's calligraphy and painting. As soon as they hit it off, the old man wrote four words and gave them to Mr. Li Wenda. In the text, the principles of treating people, educating children, working and living, and pursuing ideals are expounded. One sentence, "Self-cultivation is a name handed down from generation to generation, and doing things only for the benefit of others", deeply touched Mr. Li Wenda.
He thinks that the phrase "doing things only for others" is very consistent with the way of doing business at home, so he frames the words "thinking for others" separately and hangs them in the office. Since then, "the thought of benefiting the people" has become the core vocabulary to express Lee Kum Kee's values. Now, the banner of "For the benefit of the people" is still hanging on the wall of the office of Mr. Li Huisen, the chairman of Infinitus.
"Whether you are doing things, doing a good job in your family, or running a business, you need to think of others. In other words, as long as you want to make a profit, you must first stand in the other party's position and think about each other, so that you can last for a long time. " This is Mr. Li Wenda's popular and simple explanation of "considering interests and people".
(Note: "How to cultivate one's morality and pass on fame from generation to generation, and do things only for the benefit of others" is a collection of words by Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, which shows the wisdom of China traditional culture. )
On the shoulders of parents, Mr. Li Huisen, Chairman of Infinitus, combined with his years of exploration, practice and experience, wrote a book "Li Si and the Power of People" in 2007 (the upgraded version was published in September of 20 12), which comprehensively, systematically and deeply refined and summarized the culture of "Li Si and People", and perfected and developed it. Linking Chinese excellent traditional culture with modern life, providing guidelines for achieving a lifetime and guidelines for doing things is a valuable spiritual wealth that Infinitus has contributed to the whole society.
In the exposition of this book, Li Si and people include three elements: helicopter thinking, empathy and concern for each other's feelings. (The above contents are all from Infinite Pole official website)