Monday, November 29, 2010

德智體群美 - (not in exact English translation as Morality, Wisdom, Physical, Gathering, Art)

Read some news about how some students gave away HK$40,000 (US$5,200) and 8 iPhones to his school mates in exchange for those recipients to say "Big brother XXX" in front of his fond girlfriend. Also read some news about how those college graduates claiming on "no property after graduation" and that made him lose his girlfriend. These 2 incidents seem to be unrelated but the common thing is money over everything. Of course, money is important but it's the person who works hard to earn money on his own living. From those rich kids getting spoiled to the graduates getting frustrated because they didn't get what they think they should be given.


In the old time, I recall we used to be taught about 德智體群美 in primary school, but now most parents do spoil their kids too much and sometimes materialize their love to them. They may think this is their own business on how to love their kids but when their rich kids going back to school. This is a virus. They show off. They make all the others follow, be envious or jealous, and greedy, selfish and materialistic. They compare. They get lost. They think the world owes them a lot. Keep on complaining and keep on getting discontented.

5 comments:

pixmation said...

I used to be that way from teenage through early 20's. Glad I grew out of it.

in the sea said...

To be honest, I used to feel you and some others were way up there with lots of toys like those expensive TV and Hi-Fi system in addition to the Miyaki/Matsuda/Armani/Gautier fashion. Pixmation, it's not easy for you to get adjusted and grow out of it. You made it with 2 to 3 times hardship more than me. Now the good thing is that you gain your endurance and self-demand and that applies to your study and work, lately your photography apparently. :)

Stella said...

I think this grandma is more of poisoning "Hint Gor" than loving him.
This is quite disgusting.
Now more and more this kind of grandmas(or moms) due to prosperity.

in the sea said...

I don't think so. Most people often think "money" means their care. More money means more care. I recall the King of Bhutan sent his princess to Bangkok as a common person to study in general school and keeps in low profile. The princess needs to wash clothes and clean her house...etc. She has to "live". This is the way her father knows how to "love". Those fresh graduates claiming the HK Gov't wouldn't give them a house should really have their view to how the others live and there is another world outside of HK.

Stella said...

The princess' dad did know how to love and train his beloved daughter.
There is old saying: training them how to catch fish is better than just giving them a fish.