The boss hasn't taken a penny from you--it's all for yourself.

Author: Kai Jun / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
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1. People are born with differences. Due to inherent disparities in innate qualities and unequal access to education and opportunities in life, the chances of acquiring resources are always unequal. This leads to significant differences in social and occupational status, and people should accept this calmly rather than envying, undermining, or engaging in internal strife. The differences in birth make people unequal in wealth, education, and other resources from the moment they are born. People living in the world, despite differing in region, race, and belief, share one thing in common—they all strive to maximize happiness and wealth. Whether noble elites or ordinary people, none are exceptions to this rule. As the immortal verse by the great Shakespeare goes—"The sun shines on your golden palace, and it also brightens my humble cottage!" We cannot refuse the beauty that Shakespeare brings us. But no one can avoid or must confront a reality—who lives in the golden palace? Who is content with the humble cottage? In fact, many of the differences between the owners of the golden palace and the humble cottage are predetermined from the moment they enter this world, without any choice. No two people are truly equal. Of course, here, "equality" does not refer to the meaning of law, human rights, or personality. People cannot demand any form of equality beyond law and personality. Strength and weakness oppose each other, wealth and poverty coexist, leadership and subordination are intertwined, and wisdom and dullness are relative. All inequalities are set apart to some extent the moment parents come together. No one can choose their birth. From the moment they are in the womb, people are unequal in access to educational and financial resources. The children of billionaires enjoy gourmet food and meticulous care even in the womb, while the children of beggars suffer from hardship and rejection from the start. The children of billionaires are born as little millionaires and receive excellent education, while the children of beggars are born at the bottom of society, enduring hunger and cold, let alone receiving a good education. Even if they are naturally gifted, they may have to struggle for years or even a lifetime to achieve what the children of wealthy families are born with. Birth leads to inequality in access to education and wealth. Genetic differences make the opportunities for acquiring intellectual, skill, and character resources unequal. With a little attention, we can observe many strange phenomena. For example, people are willing to acknowledge genetic differences in physical qualities but reluctant to admit genetic differences in intelligence and abilities. In reality, genetic differences significantly influence a person's development and achievements in these areas. However, when it comes to intelligence and abilities, many upright individuals, especially public figures or celebrities, almost uniformly avoid acknowledging the vast genetic disparities and often earnestly emphasize clichés like diligence and hard work. Of course, this does not deny or dismiss the importance of hard work after birth, and we strongly advocate for the immense impact of postnatal efforts on one's social and economic status. We also understand the good intentions of these "celebrities." But before that, we must first confront and openly acknowledge the genetic differences in people's intelligence, abilities, and other aspects. Effort and diligence will always favor those with "talent" Whenever someone's success is mentioned, people often lecture others—it is the reward of hard work and effort. This is an affirmation of the successful person's own efforts, but it seems to deny the efforts of others, as if others' lack of success or lesser success is due to a lack of effort. They see the efforts of the successful but fail to recognize the efforts of those who have not succeeded or failed. In reality, success is relative. The champion is a success, but are the runner-up or the third-place finisher not successful? However, the runner-up, the third-place finisher, or even those who did not win a medal may not have put in less effort than the champion. The issue is that postnatal effort must be paired with innate good qualities to achieve success. Ignoring genetic differences and solely emphasizing hard work will lead people's thinking astray. Undoubtedly, Yao Ming and Liu Xiang are the most shining stars and successful figures in Chinese sports, but who would dare to say they are the most hardworking and diligent people in China? But one thing is certain—they are naturally talented. P47-49