Principles of Life(生活的原则)

What are your principles? You may not have thought about it so directly. Principles are what you think is right and wrong. They are the rules that guide you. They are what tells you if it’s right to steal, even though no one will ever know. Whether it’s right to cheat, even though no one will ever find out. Whether it’s right to hurt someone just because you can.

Principles are not only for yourself, they are for your family, for your society, and for your country. I’ve read in the news that China’s economy is becoming stronger and that our life is getting better and better, but when people in other countries still think that our products and our reputation is cheap; that we copy everything, make fake products, pirate DVD, then I wonder how much credibility we really have.

I am positive that our country and some people have made tremendous contributions to China. Take Haier and Shanghai Tang as examples. They’ve both become international Chinese brands. China needs more enterprises like these, more to increase not only our economy, but also our standing in the world.

Sometimes I feel bad about the way we are perceived. A lot of the time the problem is one of principles. People like the easy way to make more money; to make their life more enjoyable; to not work so hard like others. Some people think it’s the smart way, and they believe it’s the most efficient way. They lose their principles or faith when they face the temptation.

Principles also affect our everyday life. Do you work hard because you want to succeed, or do you secretly hope that someone will come and rescue you so you don’t need to do anything? What make your life not empty, so that you are not like someone who has lost their faith and just joins the big crowd? Principles can make you not just like toys or animals. They can make you feel like you have a brain and wisdom to think what is right and what is wrong.

To be in this new generation brings with it new responsibilities. We have better education, a more international culture; we have our own thoughts and our own dream to pursue. We can do better than our parents. However, should we focus only on material gains? Is a new car, house, or TV the road to happiness? Our principles may cause us to ask ‘what can I do for my country?’ As well as taking from the country we need to give back to it. We need to ensure that while we grow economically strong it is not at the expense of reputation. Life is not just about taking; it’s also about giving.

I will try and make sure I stick to my principles.

(生活的原则)

生活的原则是什么?这个问题你可能没有问过自己。原则简单的定义是:你相信什么真理是对,什么是错,然后在你一生中鞭策着你成长,不只是道德原则,是自己的待人处世的准则;比如说考试不作弊,不要因为别人工作偷懒你就偷懒,不要因为赚快钱而去做违法的事,不要因为没耐性就插队或不要报复他人因为别人伤害了你。也许听起来比较可笑,因你觉得不值得这样做,做一个正直的人,在这个世界上它不可能出现或不现实,但请相信自己的原则,象坚持四项基本原则一样,不动摇。

有没有生活的原则,这小到个人道德的问题,再到你家庭教育的问题,大到影响到中国社会的原则。虽近年来,中国的经济实力增长无可否认,人民生活水平也有所提高,但说到中国的名声及产品,给外国人的第一印象还是产品不精致,便宜,仿冒,造假,盗版光碟及信用度不高等;像最出名的(Google-谷歌)中国的版本(Baidu-百度) ICQ变到中国几亿人口都在用的腾讯QQ;站在我们的角度,不是说提倡中国版本不好,外国版本中国化,改装到更适合中国人喜欢的版本,更贴中国人的心;但对外国人来说,不仅是侵犯到他们的版权及名誉问题,还盗用他们的研发劳动成果。

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但也不是全部企业都喜欢外国版本中国化,我敢肯定来说我们很多人民对中国有着巨大的贡献,也有很多让我们骄傲的国际化的中国企业,例如
(海尔)进入到美国,或中国唯一的时尚服装(上海滩)等。但中国太需要像他们这样对企业有着信心,然后坚持不懈地精神的人或企业,让更多的中国版本外国化,或把中国更多的品牌走进国际化到全世界;说得容易但它的却需要时间,金钱,耐心及最重要我们现在说的:对企业前景的信心及企业原有的原则,不因诱惑而放弃自己的准则。

有时候当你想到有些人为了快速地达到自己的欲望而放弃他们的原则时觉得可惜,有时甚至变成一种氛围,每个人做一样东西,大家在后面就跟上去,恐慌你会落后;多少次我们放弃了原则,让欲望控制我们,做了苯小孩,但结果一样是你来承担。

人总喜欢赚快钱,有钱就可以享受更奢侈的生活;所以有些人放弃了原则去赚快钱,因它来得易,你就不会再想象其他人一样去努力拼搏奋斗;那些人觉得能赚快钱的人才聪明,才有效率,但当他们面临诱惑的时候,他们失去了自己的原则和信念;当然人总有欲望,总有面队诱惑的时候,你一动摇你的信念,你就成了诱饵了。

原则它影响着你每天的生活,当你置身于外人的身份去想一想这些人的时候,问问自己是否也做了人云亦云的人?是否为了想成功而自己去努力过?是否常为了别人要你做而你不想做的事而浪费时间?是否总坐在这里等待机会的出现而不去创造让它出现?是否知道我们到底要的是什么?

作为新人类的你我,都受过更好的教育背景,甚至成长在国际文化中,我们都有自己的思想, 自己的梦想去追逐。我们要做的比我们父母那一代更好。当我们有了自己的事业,自己的财产,不只是关注在你的物质和消费上,现代的文化迫使我们成为一个追逐物质文化的机器,新衣服,新电视,新车,新房子,原来幸福只是建立在购物上。我们对这个社会,这个地球贡献了更多的什么?

我们需要多点为中国作贡献,让它成为强国,不只是让它经济成为强过, 还要建立好它的生活氛围,它的文化,它的信誉,它的诚信,让世界各地的人都尊重中国,觉得用中国东西好,质量高,可以依靠,给世界的人知道中国的美德,五千年的美德它留下很多让我学习,也留下很多成为我们的包袱;我们要取其精华,去其糟粕。

究竟什么使我们生活充实有意义,不人云亦云呢?惟有自己有方向,有信念,有梦想,有原则才使你和动物区分出来,这才是上天恩赐给我们大脑的作用,运用你的智慧去区分这世界什么是好或坏,对与错。这不是说说而已,要去行动上要去给予,去奉献的,社会养育了我们,我们又给与它什么呢?在每个人的生活中不只是一面的领取,而也是要去给予的。

我会努力去遵守我的原则和建立我的信念。

6 thoughts on “Principles of Life(生活的原则)

  1. totally support~
    我想起看Sex and City的时候,有一个场面是Samantha买了A货的皮包,然后说里面写的是Made in China.当时我感觉很气愤,很受羞辱… 改变别人对我们国人的印象,确是任重道远,那么就从你我做起吧。

    It reminds me when I watched Sex and the City; there was a spot where Samantha bought a fake Fendi Bag, then it said Made in China. When I watched it, I felt so angry and ashamed as well. We should start from ourselves to change china’s image.

  2. Yes, all by myself. I wrote it English first, then translate into Chinese. Thank you the special friend to inspire me this topic. It’s quite meaningful to let all the people realize something we might not think of it before.

  3. I will live for the poem and music forever. That is my life’s principle. I like your english article. Thanks so much for sharing your thought and your emotion .

  4. yes,these principles of life always made us feel unhappy even upset, but during the time you fail or you undertake the miseriabe life, you will understand how important the principles affect us.

  5. Sometime it’s so sad that being a Chinese with the Chinese passport you hardly can go anywhere. It’s very difficult to apply the visa for many countries with the Chinese passport, because we got the bad reputation that Chinese people might sneak out into other countries. I do hope our country could be more strong and earn the respect from other countries, then it will be benefit for the Chinese citizen at last.

    有时拿着中国护照去那里都不方便,想要自己背囊去探险,去见识下不同文化或不同国家及其难,因很多国家我们都不能申请签证;就是因为中国太多偷渡客偷渡到国外,外国人害怕了,封闭了对国人的自由;说是说我们国家强大了,但是国人要给中国争气,不要贪图一时利益而做了损害国家名声的事情,大家应该准着自己的生活原则,脚踏实地的奋斗,从外国国家赢取对中国国人的尊重和尊严,其实最终受益的还国人。

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