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itistruethatmostofusvaluehonestyhighly.however,nowadaysweoftenconfrontconfidencecrisissuchascheating,overcharging,fakecommoditiesandsoon.ithinkthatweshouldbehonestbecausebeinghonestisnotonlybeneficialtoourselvesbutalsotoothersandthewholesociety.thereasonscanbelistedasfollows.firstly,onlyhonestpeoplecanbetrulyrespectedbytheothersandcanmakemorefriendsoveralongperiodoftime.
secondly,honesty,whichisthetraditionalvirtueofthechinesepeople,canmakeourlifeeasierandmoreharmonious.thirdly,honestycanmakeoursocietymorestable.acaseinpointisthatsingapore,asocietyfeaturingtrustworthinessandintegrity,hasacomparativelylowcriminalrate.
responsbilitycanbeunderstoodinmanyways.fortheparents,theyhavehadtheresponsibilityforcaringforandfosteringtheirchildrensincethebirthoftheirbaby.forteachers,bothinkindergartensandcolleges,theyalsoshouldberesponsibleforthestudyandlifeoftheirstudents,thatistosay,teahersarethesecondparentsofchildrensomewhile.
forus,asafriendofothers,itisourresponsibilitytohelpourfriendswhentheyareintroubleorfacedwithdifficulties.eachonehasthedifferentresponsibilybasedontheirrolesbutwemusttakeitforgrantedthatweareresponsibleforthesociety.
thatisall,thankyou.
LadiesandGentlemen:MytopicisHonesty.
AsacorrespondentoftheQingdaoMorningNews,IvisitedDr.JamesGilman,thePresidentoftheInternationalCommitteeforMarcoPoloStudiesinEngland.Inthispicture,thisisJames,andthisismeandwearelookingatadragon’stooth.Thisisatruestory.
65yearsago,JameslivedinQingdao.Thenhewasonly5yearsold.HeoftenvisitedtheAquariumandwasfascinatedbyacreatureondisplaythere,whichhethoughtwasadragon.Hewasafraidofitssharpteethandwantedonetokeepasatreasure.
Inthelate1930s,whentheJapaneseoccupiedQingdao,hisfamilyhadtoleave.OnhislastdayinQingdao,herantotheAquariumandpulledoutoneoftheteethfromthedragon’smouth.
Hekeptthetoothforthenext65years,butthefeelingofguiltathavingstolenitwasthereinthebackgroundallthroughhislife.Itwasalwaysonhisconscience,andthefeelingintensifiedashebecameolder.Finallyhedecidedtoputrighthischildisherror.In20xx,hevisitedQingdaoandreturnedittotheAquariumwithhissincereapologies.Hereceivedawarmwelcome.
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becauseintentionsarecloselyrelatedtofairnessandcertainlyaffectthedegreeofhonesty/dishonesty,thereisawidesPadconfusionabouthonesty--andageneralbeliefthatbeingdishonestmeansthatonealwayscorrectlyunderstandsiftheirbehavioriseitherhonestordishonest.self-perceptionofourmoralityisnon-staticandvolatile.it'softenatthemomentwerefusetoconsiderotherperspectivesthatthereisaclearindicationwearenotpursuingthetruth,ratherthansimplyandexclusivelyatthemomentwecanmusterupevidencethatweareright.socrateshadmuchtosayabouttruth,honestyandmorality,andexplainedthatifpeoplereallyunderstoodthattheirbehaviorwaswrong—thentheysimplywouldn'tdoit—bydefinition.unfortunately,honestyinthewesterntraditionhasbeenmarginalizedtospecificinstances—perhapsbecauseathoroughunderstandingofhonestycollideswithideologiesofalltypes.ideologiesandidealismoftenexaggerateandsupPssevidenceinordertosupporttheirperspectives—attheexpenseofthetruth.thisprocesserodesthepracticeandunderstandingofhonesty.toanideologistthetruthquiteoftenbecomesinsignificant,whatmattersmostaretheiridealsandwhateversupportstheirdesirestoenjoyandsPadthoseideals.
humanbeingsareinherentlybiasedaboutwhattheybelievetobegoodduetoinpidualtastes&backgrounds,butonceoneunderstandsthatadecidedlybiasedapproachtowhatistrue—isinherentlydishonest,onecanalsounderstandhowidealismandideologyhavepoorlyservedthequestforanhonest,moralsociety.bothhonestyandmoralityrequirethatwebaseouropinionsaboutwhatisgood—uponunbiasedideasofwhatistrue—ratherthanviceversa(determiningwhatistruebasedonwhatwefeelisgood)—thewayallideologieswouldhaveusbelieve.
sincethequalityofhonestyappliestoallbehaviors,onecannotrefusetoconsiderfactualinformation,forexample,inanunbiasedmannerandstillclaimthatone'sknowledge,belieforpositionisanattempttobetruthful.suchabelie
fisclearlyaproductofone'sdesiresandsimplyhasnothingtodowiththehumanabilitytoknow.basingone'spositionsonwhatonewants—ratherthanunbiasedevidencegathering—isdishonestevenwhengoodintentionscanbecited—afterallevenhitlercouldcitegoodintentionsandintendedgloryforaselectgroupofpeople.clearlythen,anunbiasedapproachtothetruthisarequirementofhonesty.
becauseintentionsarecloselyrelatedtofairnessandcertainlyaffectthedegreeofhonesty/dishonesty,thereisawidespreadconfusionabouthonesty--andageneralbeliefthatbeingdishonestmeansthatonealwayscorrectlyunderstandsiftheirbehavioriseitherhonestordishonest.self-perceptionofourmoralityisnon-staticandvolatile.it'softenatthemomentwerefusetoconsiderotherperspectivesthatthereisaclearindicationwearenotpursuingthetruth,ratherthansimplyandexclusivelyatthemomentwecanmusterupevidencethatweareright.socrateshadmuchtosayabouttruth,honestyandmorality,andexplainedthatifpeoplereallyunderstoodthattheirbehaviorwaswrong—thentheysimplywouldn'tdoit—bydefinition.unfortunately,honestyinthewesterntraditionhasbeenmarginalizedtospecificinstances—perhapsbecauseathoroughunderstandingofhonestycollideswithideologiesofalltypes.ideologiesandidealismoftenexaggerateandsuppressevidenceinordertosupporttheirperspectives—attheexpenseofthetruth.thisprocesserodesthepracticeandunderstandingofhonesty.toanideologistthetruthquiteoftenbecomesinsignificant,whatmattersmostaretheiridealsandwhateversupportstheirdesirestoenjoyandspreadthoseideals.
humanbeingsareinherentlybiasedaboutwhattheybelievetobegoodduetoindividualtastes&backgrounds,butonceoneunderstandsthatadecidedlybiasedapproachtowhatistrue—isinherentlydishonest,onecanalsounderstandhowidealismandideologyhavepoorlyservedthequestforanhonest,moralsociety.bothhonestyandmoralityrequirethatwebaseouropinionsaboutwhatisgood—uponunbiasedideasofwhatistrue—ratherthanviceversa(determiningwhatistruebasedonwhatwefeelisgood)—thewayallideologieswouldhaveusbelieve.
itistruethatmostofusvaluehonestyhighly.however,nowadaysweoftenconfrontconfidencecrisissuchascheating,overcharging,fakecommoditiesandsoon.ithinkthatweshouldbehonestbecausebeinghonestisnotonlybeneficialtoourselvesbutalsotoothersandthewholesociety.thereasonscanbelistedasfollows.firstly,onlyhonestpeoplecanbetrulyrespectedbytheothersandcanmakemorefriendsoveralongperiodoftime.
secondly,honesty,whichisthetraditionalvirtueofthechinesepeople,canmakeourlifeeasierandmoreharmonious.thirdly,honestycanmakeoursocietymorestable.acaseinpointisthatsingapore,asocietyfeaturingtrustworthinessandintegrity,hasacomparativelylowcriminalrate.
responsbilitycanbeunderstoodinmanyways.fortheparents,theyhavehadtheresponsibilityforcaringforandfosteringtheirchildrensincethebirthoftheirbaby.forteachers,bothinkindergartensandcolleges,theyalsoshouldberesponsibleforthestudyandlifeoftheirstudents,thatistosay,teahersarethesecondparentsofchildrensomewhile.
forus,asafriendofothers,itisourresponsibilitytohelpourfriendswhentheyareintroubleorfacedwithdifficulties.eachonehasthedifferentresponsibilybasedontheirrolesbutwemusttakeitforgrantedthatweareresponsibleforthesociety.
Asisvividlydepictedinthepicture,withaclearcrackingsound,twobowlsclashedintoeachother,inwhichtheshinningonekeepsitsintegrity,whereastheshabbyonebreaksintopieces.Justlikebeingsymbolicallyrevealedinthesetofdrawing,thefactthattheintactbowl,asasymbolofsoly-investedcompanies,overwhelmsthebrokenbowlrepresentingthestate-ownedcompanies,withcollisionstandingforfiercecompanies,profoundlyindicatesthatitistimethatourstate-ownedcompaniesentailedreformespeciallyafterchina’sentryintoWTOwhenfacingsoly-investedcompaniesabroad.
Tothepopularmind,itisimmediatelyassumedthatwhenreforminstate-ownedcompaniesisargued,itiscarindustrythatismeant.Toaccountfortheabove-mentionedphenomenon,severalpointsshouldbefiguredout.Foronething,someofcarindustriesonceenjoyedthegloriouspast,Theyhave,however,graduallylosttheirmarketshareswhensoly–investedcompaniesweresweepingintodomesticmarket.Foranother,inordertoturnthecorner,theleadersofthemshouldadoptthepolicyofreformsuchasacquisition,re-engineeringandintroductionofadvancedtechnologyandconceptsofmanagement.Nobetterillustrationofthisideacanbethoughtthantheexamplementionedbelow,No1MotorVehiclePlanthaswitnessedfrompredicamenttorejuvenationthroughnoneotherthaneffectivestepsmentionedabove.Therefore,noissueisascriticaltoindividualandnationalsurvivalandprosperityasreforminstate-ownedcompanies.
Accordingly,itisvitalforustoderivesomepositivemeaningsfromthisthought-provokingpicture.Itis,hence,necessarythateffortsbemadetofollowthespiritofreformconcerningstate-ownedcompanies.Ononehand,thegovernmentshouldmakelawtoperfectirrationalrulesandregulationsbeingvisibleinreformprocess.Ontheotherhand,theleadersofstate-ownedcompaniesshouldenhancetheawarenessofreform.Onlybyundergoingthesesteps,canourmorestate-ownedcompaniesbecomemembersofTop500intheworld,which,indeed,hasgonetotheheartofmaintaininggoodmomentumofnationaleconomygrowth.