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金钱的价值 The Value of Money

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Money is a blessing when it is used rightly. The same is true of all other good things. They bless if used well; they curse when abused. Many people do not seem to know what money is for. They want it above all things. But they want it to spend chiefly on themselves.

Some boys appear to think that money is to buy good clothes and foods, toys and amusements. Some also seem to think that money is to buy leisure with. They consider that the highest happiness is to live without work. But that is not at all what money is for. We should get nearer the truth than that.

Money is our circulating medium in trade. Families need it to buy things they must have. In this way society exists, and the world of traffic prospers. Money means food, clothing, dwelling, schools, books, wise recreation, and the means of doing good.

Of course money is not something to hoard. Its value is in its use. And so money that is simply hoarded is of no value. It does not purchase the necessaries of life, nor relieve those who are in want. That is not what money is for.

Some people says that“the love of money is the root of all evil”. That is, money sought for its own sake is the cause of all sorts of evil—lying, stealing, cheating, robbery, and even murder. This is the best reason for avoiding the love of money.

当金钱被正当使用时,才会是一种幸福。一切美好的事物亦如此。金钱,若被善加利用,就会赐福于你;滥加使用,则会降祸于你。似乎许多人都不知道金钱的真正用途,世间万物中,他们最想得到的就是金钱,可他们只想把钱花在自己身上。

一些年轻人似乎认为,钱就是用来买好的衣服、食品和玩具,并用于娱乐活动的。另一些人则认为,钱可以买来闲暇。他们认为,人生最大的幸福就是无须工作地活着。金钱的用途根本不是无须工作,我们应该探求其更为深层的价值。