The subtle relationship between corruption and poverty
The subtle relationship between corruption and poverty. Chinese writing is extensive and profound, and there are actually many words and texts that we can come into contact with in our lives. , and every word has its own meaning. The following is a summary of the subtle relationship between greed and poverty. The subtle relationship between greed and poverty 1
Let’s talk about the word “greed” first!
Greed: tān ㄊㄢˉ. The radical "贝" is simplified to "贝". Simplify and save strokes based on ancient calligraphy.
"Shuowen Jiezi": "Greed means desire for things. From Bei, Jinsheng.". Today: "From 亼, 乀. Understanding. 乀, caught.". The catch established by Sanhe is today's paradigm. The two paradigms of Bei and Jin are superimposed. Being greedy is a paradigm of greed.
Original meaning: Wanting too much and not being satisfied.
Let’s talk about the word “poor” again!
Poverty: pín ㄆㄧㄣˊ. The radical "贝" is simplified to "贝". Simplify and save strokes based on ancient calligraphy.
"Shuowen Jiezi": "Poverty means little wealth. Congbei Congfen, Fen also sounds.". Sharing wealth but having little is the paradigm of poverty.
Original meaning: unprepared, not thick. The opposite of "rich".
Meaning: The extended meaning is "lack, insufficiency".
Are the two words similar?
The word "greedy" is a combination of "bei" and "bei" in ancient times, which means money! Then this word can be interpreted as: If you get money today through unfair means, that is greed!
The word "pian" is a combination of decibel. Does decibel mean dividing money/spending money? So can this word also be understood in this way? If you don’t know how to be moderate and plan your money consumption reasonably, you will be poor!
To understand the two words together, even if you get money through various means today and become greedy for wealth, the final result will be gone and you will return to abject poverty!
Poverty, greed, and wealth
Don’t be greedy for temporary wealth. Only after going through hardships can you gain gold!
Even if life is difficult for a while, being spiritually rich will comfort you throughout your life. The subtle relationship between corruption and poverty 2
A brief discussion of "greed" and "poverty"
"Greed" and "poverty" are the same thing, and they are also separated by a thin line. Because the two words have a causal relationship, they are connected by the same thought; and the word structure is similar, so there is a thin line between them.
Literally speaking, the word "greed" can be broken down into "jin" and "bei". Today means today, and bei means wealth. The so-called today's wealth, the so-called short-term profit, that is, only Seeing short-term benefits and expanding their greedy positions, the risks they can bear are infinitely expanded, and they end up "poor" in the end.
What are the "poor" people? It is the combination of "fen" and "bei", which means separation from wealth. Having no wealth is called "poverty".
The author has been engaged in the financial operation industry for ten years, and I often see many clear examples of "poverty" due to "corruption" around me. A few years ago, when the Taiwan stock market was trading at 10,000 points, I had a good friend who accumulated more than 20 million yuan in wealth in the capital market within just two years after graduating with a master's degree.
A young man who is just starting out has earned the savings of many middle class people over the past 20 or 30 years. What a great success! I wanted to stop and study abroad, but because of "greedy" thoughts, I expanded my credit and invested the funds in the stock market. In less than two months, the previous funds were gone, and I was in debt due to the credit expansion. After experiencing such a prosperous dream of wealth in just two years, his mood fluctuated and his feelings were so profound that he no longer set foot in the stock market and returned to ordinary life.
I have also experienced those days. Because of "greed" and wanting to get rich quickly, I lost and won hundreds of thousands of yuan a day, and even felt that the salary at work was insignificant. Looking back now, I just couldn't see through the "profit" in the world and wanted to get rich overnight, which even distorted my work values ??and attitude towards life.
Later I understood a truth: a person’s destiny is determined by fate, and even his wealth is also determined by fate. What is uncertain is the “greed” for money.
As long as a person does his best and works hard to do his duty, no one can take away this destiny-destined wealth. On the contrary, "the more you work, the more you get." In fact, by this time, the yearning for wealth has faded away, life has become more stable, and wealth will naturally accumulate in stability.
Getting rich quickly is just a greedy thought, which is no different from gambling. The process involves fear, worry about gains and losses, and emotional fluctuations; the result is often loss of money, destitution, and drastic changes in personality.
Since ancient times, people who practice Taoism have always been "comfortable in poverty and happy in Taoism". Yan Hui, a favorite disciple of Confucius, "lived in a shady alley with a basket of food and a ladle of drink. He could not bear the worries of others, but he did not change his happiness even after returning home." "The trend is gone. In today's era of materialistic desires, "wealth" has become the criterion for measuring social value. Even when you are seventy or eighty years old, you still want to "greed" for a lot of money, but you don't know who will spend the money? This material value, It has encouraged the "greedy" thoughts of the younger generation.
Everyone knows that "poverty" is suffering, but they do not check the "greedy" thoughts. Everyone is proud of being "rich" and forgets to cultivate "poverty". "Virtue" is the most respected thing, far away from the ancients. The subtle relationship between corruption and poverty 3
Talking about "poverty" and "greed"
If "poverty" and "greed" are not If you look closely, you might mistake the word "poverty" for "greed", or the word "greed" for "poverty".
Both characters are in upper-lower structure, with the word "bei" at the bottom. "Bei" means rich. "Shuowen Jiezi" says that the word "fen" above the word "poverty" means "little", and the word "greed" above the word "greed" means "Ling". "Ling" means "instruction", or "command", which means "relying on a certain power to forcibly possess wealth is called greed", "loving money without restraint is called greed". Words composed of "greed" include: corruption, greed, Greed for gain, etc.
"Xinhua Dictionary" explains the word "greed" from three aspects: first, love of money, improper possession; second, seeking more and not being satisfied; third, Corruption refers to the illegal acquisition of power. It can be seen that "corruption" refers to people's moral behavior, while "poverty" refers to people's economic status and social status. This is the use of "poverty" and "corruption". The differences and distinctions. In terms of part of speech, "poverty" is a noun, and "greed" is a verb, and the parts of speech are also different.
Since "poverty" explains a person's economic status and social status, "greed" is a verb. "Reflects a certain moral quality of people. Therefore, the rulers of the past dynasties have corresponding measures and policies in the governance of the country to prevent poverty and eliminate corruption.
The poor are at the bottom of society. , no matter what dynasty or society, they have extremely limited living materials, let alone other wealth. This group of people make up the vast majority of society. If their lives are not guaranteed and they cannot survive, society will suffer. Extreme unrest, even turmoil.
The great peasant uprising in history broke out under such circumstances. Therefore, wise politicians should regard the people's food and clothing as their first government priority. Food is the first major issue that politicians must consider and solve. This is also the most people-oriented thinking of politicians. If the people are safe, the country will be safe, and if the people are in shortage, the country will be destroyed. They should understand this truth.
Greedy people are greedy, insatiable and possessive, which is inflated by the extreme selfish desires of corrupt officials in high positions. If the officials are honest and benefit the people, the people will have no complaints. You can live in peace, and the country and society will be stable. If officials have excessive selfish desires and have no restraint, embezzling a lot of wealth from the country and society, and sucking up the blood and sweat of the people, the people will inevitably complain and cause social unrest and chaos. Therefore, politicians should be careful about corruption. We should also be merciless, strictly disciplined, and severely punished.
"Poverty" is a social phenomenon, and "corruption" is a kind of official corruption and the corruption of social atmosphere. Corruption is abhorrent to everyone, and the government is always sounding the alarm on punishment. This has been the case in every dynasty. Corruption continues, and so must the fight against corruption.
Greedy people have existed since ancient times, and they have become even worse in the later years. There are many people who are more likely to be greedy than Heshen people!
Those who are "poor" don't have to worry about anything, but worry about their lack of virtue; if they don't build virtue, the richer they get, the greater the disaster!
The criticism of today's society is that "poverty" is not terrible. What is terrible is that some people are greedy for their wealth and have no regard for moral character. Never do bad things. Their social moral cultivation, life values ??and social beliefs have been completely lost. These people do not want to be "poor" and operate legally. They eventually cause disasters due to "grabbing" goods and are punished by the law. Some big corrupt officials eventually become the heap of human excrement. How sad!
The poor are not troubled, but they are troubled by their lack of virtue. If virtue is not established, disaster will not be far away! This statement is not shocking, as is evidenced by historical examples:
The historical reference "Guoyu-Jinyu 8" contains the article "Book to Congratulate the Poor", the general meaning is:
Jin Han Xuanzi, a minister of the Qing Dynasty, was worried about poverty. The official wrote to him and rushed to congratulate him. Xuanzi was suspicious and asked: "Why do you congratulate me?" Faced with Xuanzi's question, Shuxiang did not give a direct answer, but led the topic to the rise and fall of the two families of Luan Wuzi and Que Zhaozi in the Jin Dynasty. First, let’s take Luan Wuzi, who had the same status as Han Xuanzi, as an example. Luan Wuzi “had no land for soldiers, and his palace was not equipped with royal weapons.” The economic situation of Luan Wuzi was similar to that of Han Xuanzi, but he was able to avoid disaster because of Luan Wuzi’s extensive virtues. Disaster.
Luan Huanzi, the son of Luan Wuzi, did not cultivate martial virtues and committed many evil deeds. He should have been in trouble, but he was able to die because of Wuzi's remaining virtues. Although Huaizi, the son of Huanzi, the grandson of Wuzi, changed Huanzi's evil deeds, cultivated Wuzi's virtues, and performed Wuzi's good deeds, he suffered from it because of Huanzi's evil deeds of not cultivating and not cultivating benevolence. Shu Xiang then compared Que Zhaozi with Luan Wuzi. Que Zhaozi was "half as rich as a prince, and half as rich as an army." However, he was rich and immoral, so that he was convicted of "his body was buried in the wild, and his clan was destroyed in Jiang." "The tragic ending.
The rise and fall of the Luan and Que families are in sharp contrast, which hinted Han Xuanzi to understand the principle of "Don't worry about poverty, but build virtue. If virtue is not built, disaster will be great." At this point, the reason why the book congratulates the poor is natural and self-evident. "Now my son is as poor as Luan Wuzi, and I think he can be as virtuous, so I congratulate him." These words wake up the dreamer!
At present, those who are unkind for the sake of wealth and have no virtue for the sake of wealth, who "worry about poverty without worrying about it and are immoral, and who are greedy for money without worrying about immorality", should we take this as a warning, draw lessons from it, and cultivate the tree of benevolence? What about virtue and spreading good deeds?
Misfortune comes from collecting money without virtue, and blessing comes from cultivating virtue and trust!
Those who are greedy for money and have no virtue are despicable, but those who keep poverty and build virtue are honored!