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　　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“theirgravesareacoveredwithanygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.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.

　　wealthitselfisneutral,butitacquiresadouble-attributebecauseofthedifferenceofitsowner.kindpeopleuseitforcharities,whilewickedpeoplemayuseittomakegunsandcannonsforkilling.thereforewealthcanbetheoriginofbothgoodandevil.

　　god（ifhereallyexists）,canyoumakethekindricherandtheevilliveinpoverty?

　　wealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoney,land,houses,andcars,etc.whichareallmaterial.infact,wealthhastwoaspects:

materialandspiritual.peoplepaymoreattentiontomaterialwealth,whichistangibleandalsolimited.forexample,acakecanbequicklyeatenup,andabigsumofmoneycanbespent.however,spiritualwealthisdifferent,sinceitisintangibleandunlimited.forexample,akindofphilosophy,concept,spirit,aplan,astrategy,orainnovationishardtoestimateitsvalue.chairman'

smao'

sthoughthadarousedmillionsofpeople,andwithanoverwhelmingandirresistiblemomentum,hisstrategyof“encirclethecityfromthecountry”defeatedfirstthejapaneseinvadersandthenjiangkai-shek'

sarmyofeightmillion.dengxiaoping'

sprincipleof“reformandopeningup”ledchinaoutofthetrapofpoverty.thecurrentfinancialpolicyandthegeneral