Li Ka-shing and a Coin-李嘉诚和一枚硬币

Li Ka-shing and a Coin-李嘉诚和一枚硬币

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Once while trying to reach his car key,

一次,在取汽车钥匙时，

Li Ka-shing (East Asia’s richest man and generous philanthropist)

李嘉诚（东亚首富，慷慨的慈善家）

dropped a two-dollar coin,which rolled under the car.

不慎丢落一枚2元硬币，硬币滚到了车底。

He figured that when the car started,

他估计若汽车开动，

the coin would fall into the gutter,

硬币会掉到排水沟里。

so he squatted down in an attempt to pick it up.

所以李嘉诚就蹲下身准备捡起来。

Seeing this, an Indian attendant on duty immediately picked it up for him.

见状，旁边一名印度籍侍者，立即为他捡了起来。

Having got his coin, Li Ka-shing surprisingly gave the attendant 100 dollars as a reward.

李嘉诚收回该硬币后，竟给他100元酬谢。

His explanation was, if the attendant had not picked up the coin,

他对此的解释是：如果我不把这两块钱捡起来，

it would have rolled into the gutter and the two dollars would have disappeared from the world.

它滚到排水沟里，这两块钱元就在世界上消失了。

When I gave 100 dollars to the attendant,

我给这名侍者100元，

he could spend it for some useful purpose.

他可以使用这100元购买自己需要的东西。

I think money should be used, not wasted.

我认为钱可以被使用，但不可以被浪费。”

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This incident illustrates Li Ka-shing’s philosophy of economy.

这件小事说明了李嘉诚的一种理财哲学，

It also shows his way of thinking,

也说明了他的思维风格，

that is, he judges whether it increases or decreases the total net income of the society.

那就是用社会总净值的增损来判断个人行为合理与否。

As long as the total net income of society is increased,

只要社会总净值增加了，

it does not matter if he himself suffers a loss;

自己损失一点也不算什么；

on the contrary, if the total net income of the society is decreased,

相反，如果社会总净值减少了，

his own personal financial gain will still be a loss in a broad sense.

自己即使收获了一定的财富，广义上来说也是一种损失。

We should not look down upon his way of considering the total net income of society

我们不要小觑了李嘉诚着眼社会总净值的思维方式，

—it is a big issue concerning the wealth and strength of the nation.

这是关系到国家富强的大问题。

The ideology of Li Ka-shing is one that can enrich a nation.

李嘉诚的思想可以富国，

His mentality is worthy of our deep reflection.

他的心态值得我们深思。