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quán lì
权力
tān lán
贪婪
tóng lǐ xīn
同理心

Power, Greed, and Empathy
本站:原文:
yǒu xiē有些rénbìngxiǎng yào想要quán lì权力dàntā men他们bèi pò被迫chéng wéi成为lǐng dǎo zhě领导者fǎn ér反而néngzuòhěnhǎo

Some people do not want power, but they are forced to become leaders and end up doing very well.

shè huì社会shàngyǒu xiē有些wèn tí问题bǐ rú比如bào lì暴力gōng píng公平yǒu shí有时bú shì不是yīn wèi因为rénběn lái本来jiùhuàibú shì不是yīn wèi因为yǒu xiē有些réntiān shēng天生yǒubìngér shì而是yīn wèi因为yǒu xiē有些rényòngcuò wù错误defāng shì方式shǐ yòng使用quán lì权力

Some social problems, like violence and injustice, are sometimes not because people are inherently bad, nor because some people are naturally sick, but because some people use power in the wrong way.

yǒu xiē有些rénhěntān lán贪婪tā men他们zǒng shì总是xiǎng yào想要gèngduōbú shì不是yīn wèi因为xū yào需要ér shì而是yīn wèi因为jué de觉得zhèshìde

Some people are very greedy; they always want more, not because they need it, but because they feel "this is mine."

zhè zhǒng这种tān lán贪婪bú huì不会ràngrénmǎn zú满足zhǐhuìràngrényì zhí一直xiǎng yào想要gèngduō

This kind of greed does not satisfy people; it only makes them want more and more.

hái yǒu还有yī xiē一些rénhěnjí duān极端zhǐxiāng xìn相信zì jǐ自己dexiǎng fǎ想法guān xīn关心bié rén别人

There are also some people who are extreme, only believing in their own ideas and not caring about others.

zhèliǎngzhǒngrénrú guǒ如果yǒulequán lì权力shè huì社会jiùhuìbiàn dé变得ān dìng安定

If these two types of people gain power, society will become unstable.

qí shí其实cōng míng聪明bìngděng yú等于shàn liáng善良yǒu xiē有些rényòngcōng míng聪明láidé dào得到gèngduōdedōng xī东西érbú shì不是bāng zhù帮助bié rén别人

In fact, being smart does not equal being kind; some people use their intelligence to get more things rather than to help others.

lì shǐ历史shàngyǒuhǎodelǐng dǎo zhě领导者bǐ rú比如màn dé lā曼德拉mò kè ěr默克尔ā dé ēn阿德恩tā men他们yòngtóng lǐ xīn同理心zhì huì智慧ràngshè huì社会gènghé píng和平

There have been good leaders in history, like Mandela, Merkel, and Ardern, who used empathy and wisdom to make society more peaceful.

wǒ men我们yàomíng bái明白tān lán贪婪bú shì不是xiǎng yào想要gèngduōér shì而是zhǐwèizì jǐ自己

We need to understand that greed is not about wanting more, but about only caring for oneself.

shè huì社会hé píng和平duìměi gè rén每个人dōuhěnzhòng yào重要zhǐ shì只是dào dé道德wèn tí问题shìdà jiā大家yì qǐ一起shēng huó生活xià qù下去defāng fǎ方法

Social peace is important for everyone; it is not just a moral issue but also a way for everyone to live together.

By Claudia Aranda / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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