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It’s Time to Let Money Decide Less of Everything
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xiàn dài现代shè huì社会cháng cháng常常ràngwǒ men我们yòngqiánláikànhěnduōshìbǐ rú比如chéng gōng成功jià zhí价值néng lì能力

Modern society often makes us use money to judge many things, such as success, value, and ability.

kě shì可是rénhuó zhe活着zhǐ yǒu只有qián

But life is not only about money.

rén lèi人类néngyì qǐ一起hé zuò合作hù xiāng互相bāng zhù帮助cái néng才能jiàn lì建立shè huì社会ràngshēng huó生活gèngyǒuyì yì意义

Human beings can build society and make life more meaningful only by cooperating and helping one another.

dànxiàn zài现在hěnduōzhì dù制度ràngdà jiā大家yì zhí一直jìng zhēng竞争zhǐxiǎngzhedé dào得到gèngduōzī yuán资源

However, many systems today keep everyone in constant competition, always trying to get more resources.

zhè yàng yī lái这样一来wǒ men我们róng yì容易wàng jì忘记xìn rèn信任guān xīn关心gòng tóng共同zé rèn责任

As a result, we easily forget trust, care, and shared responsibility.

qí shí其实gǎi biàn改变shè huì社会zuìzhòng yào重要dezhǐ shì只是qiánér shì而是shí jiān时间

In fact, the most important thing for changing society is not money, but time.

rén men人们huā shí jiān花时间bāng zhù帮助bié rén别人zhào gù照顾jiā rén家人cān jiā参加shè qū社区huó dòng活动bǎo hù保护xū yào需要bāng zhù帮助derénzhè xiē这些dōubú shì不是wèi le为了zhuàn qián赚钱ér shì而是yīn wèi因为dà jiā大家yuàn yì愿意zhànzàiyì qǐ一起

When people spend time helping others, caring for family, taking part in community activities, and protecting those who need help, they are not doing it to make money, but because they are willing to stand together.

měi guó美国mín quán民权yùn dòng运动shìzhè yàng这样kàodeshìpǔ tōng rén普通人deyǒng qì勇气xíng dòng行动jiān chí坚持bú shì不是xiānkàohěnduōqián

The U.S. civil rights movement was like this too: it depended on the courage, action, and persistence of ordinary people, not first on a lot of money.

qiányǒu shí有时yǒu yòng有用dànbù néng不能dài tì代替réndeguān xīn关心cān yù参与

Money can be useful sometimes, but it cannot replace human care and participation.

mín zhǔ民主shè huì社会xū yào需要dà jiā大家yì qǐ一起cān jiā参加yì qǐ一起fù chū付出

A democratic society also needs everyone to take part and contribute together.

yīn wèi因为shí jiān时间hěnbǎo guì宝贵shī qù失去lejiùbú huì不会huí lái回来

Because time is precious, once it is lost, it will not come back.

cóngzhè ge这个jiǎo dù角度kànshí jiān时间zhǐ shì只是zī yuán资源shí jiān时间jiù shì就是shēng huó生活běn shēn本身

From this point of view, time is not just a resource; time is life itself.

By David Andersson / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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