- From "Midnight before Paris" -

" No subject is terrible if the story is true, if the prose is clean and honest, and if it affirms courage and grace under pressure."

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Taker

Facebook個人資料內,有一項選擇叫"Looking for",有趣發現填上"Whatever I can get" 而引以為傲的人數,遠比我想像中多。

John F. Kennedy 曾說過:“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." 現今卻流行唱反調 :新一代精於計算,事事以己為先,只問權利不提義務,待己以寬但待人以嚴(懶理雙重標準),對社會對長輩,語氣活像討債:「你生得出我就要負責,不要忘記箇中你都曾經開心過!」「你請得我,就有義務要教我湊我,還要薪高假多;你話我過份?係咁架啦!」

若自利是終極胡蘿蔔,那規範什麼可幹、什麼不可幹就要仗棒子:硬性規範靠法律,軟性約束則來自輿論。道德價值觀因人而異,對自己要求不同,底線自自然然不一樣;在縱慾自利與仁義聖賢之間,存著偌大的灰色地帶:

「只要我無傷害或侵犯任何人的實際利益、有什麼不可做?」
「為人設想?還要照顧別人的感受? 我不是你,又怎想到你會介意?」
「每個人都有獨立思想能力,會為自己打算,這是尊重別人的選擇,不要胡說我誤導。」
「就算當真損了人, 我也不是存心傷害;為揾食無選擇,錯不在我。」

更甚者:「法律條例上沒說不的,全都可做。」「一天我未被拉倒坐牢,我就沒錯,就是清白。」「就算我被拉倒坐牢,這個社會是善忘。跌倒再爬起來的story更好賣,你又耐我何?」

你有意見嗎?「你是誰?我沒必要向你交待。」「別妄想用你那把尺來評判我,那是粗暴干擾人身自由,剝奪人權的不文明行為!我保留起訴你的權利!」當資本主義和消費主義走到極端,個人權利無限放大後,所有自私自利的行為,也順應時代變得「無可口非,理直氣壯」。

個人認為自由的基本,建於自重自律之上。人在做,天在看。物極必反。

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

邏輯上,一門交易之所以能夠成立,一定是有買家兼有賣家。買股票時,你不會問賣家是誰,總不成如果李超人出貨,就沒有人接貨吧﹖這在股票市場廣為人接受的道理,在信貸市場的場外交易,成立不成立呢﹖高盛沒有公開保爾森身份,理由是基於客戶保密協議,它沒有可能向ACA和盤托出保爾森的意向。問題是怎樣的沉默才不是欺詐呢﹖

Anonymous said...

現今社會好多嘢都比人 abuse 咗.....我作為一個有 儒家思想嘅 50 後時常閉門嘆息.....再打開門,始終都要面對一個核心價值經已改變嘅世界。
sigh.....

charlton

Anonymous said...

HAHAHA... selfishness... it's all about "I" "I" "I" - I always deserve more ... I am just being frank and direct and true to my own feeling - and Do I care about "Yours"? should I?... hahaha....well, Vir, we are just getting old la... being modest and humble is deemed as weakness... 肯交貨已經是美德... dont ask for more la..

Anonymous said...

it's all about integrity and respect... but I wonder how many are still appreciating these values nowaday...

Anonymous said...

The problem is how to do this “wisely” - strictly playing by the rules without getting the hang of it is almost identical to "you are going to be wiped out very soon !"

Anonymous said...

Being one of the 80's, sometimes just feel unfair to be labeled. When you found only yourself asking what you can do for your country, you felt lonely and being utilized. Finally you were forced to do it in the opposite way..... Anyway, like to read your notes. Looking forward to your next one. :)
MA

Anonymous said...

Mandy, sori 2 intrude....
I can understand ur feeling but you should stick to your own principles. Don't change your positive core values when others think otherwise. You should feel proud of yourself!
:-)

Charlton

TV said...

yeah agree, mandy remember my last line : 人在做,天在看。物極必反。keep yr faith ! =)