Should Good Deeds Be Materially Rewarded?

bloodyliao

Nowadays, with the development of economy, more and more people tend to believe that nothing is free today, including good deeds.
Although I think that materially reward can support and motivate people to do good works, and everyone has his right to ask for a proper reward, we must be clear that good deeds can be rewarded, however this does not mean that it should be rewarded.
I believe that a pure good deed comes from a pure conscience. It is done of our own accord for goodness, instead of profit. If you are a good person, will you expect to exchange your priceless conscience with money? If so, how can you be a good person indeed?
Just imagine, if Mother Theresa claims that” We can't do great things, but we can do little things with great reward.” If Leifeng claims that ” No money, no way to help you!” What do you feel? Are they still doing good? Will you expect them to help you once you are poor and weak?
The way of doing good deeds can be nice and noble, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men's souls - has barricaded the world with lust - has goose-stepped us into absurdity and misery. We have developed material civilization, but we have shut ourselves in. we plot too much and love too little; we ask for too much and give too little. More than money we need sympathy. More than richness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, no matter how much money we have, life will be meaningless, untruthful, fake, and all will be lost.
My friends! Don't betray our conscience for money! Keep it for goodness! In the seventeenth chapter of St Luke, it is written the kingdom of God is within man, not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, my friends, have the power - the power to do good deeds, the power to help others. The power to create happiness! You, my friends, have the power to make your life meaningful and beautiful - to make others life a wonderful adventure. Then in the name of goodness - let us use that power to light the cold, dark money rules, let us use that power to do away with greed, with selfishness and callousness. Let us fight for a world of love – a family where goodness and kindness will lead to all men's happiness!

八云空

哇啊，外文……
这个还是等半灵来鉴定吧=-=

supercord

善行应该被给于物质奖励吗？

当今，随着经济的发展，越来越多的人趋于相信在今天没有什么东西是自由的。包括善行。虽然我相信物质酬劳可以支撑和激发人们去做好事，并且每个人都有要求合适酬劳的权利，但我们必须明白善行可以被奖励，但是这不意味着它理所应当被奖励。
我相信一件纯洁的好事来自于一颗无垢的良心，这是符合我们自己的善良的行为，而不是利益。如果你是个好人，你将会期望用你无价的良心换钱吗？如果是，那你究竟是怎样成为一个好人的呢？
想一下，如果特雷莎修女宣称：“我们做不了大事，但我们能做些有丰厚酬劳的小事。”如果雷锋宣称：“你没钱我就没办法帮你！”那么你会有何感想呢？他们是仍在做好事吗？你还会在你陷入困境时期望他们来帮你吗？
做好事的迷人而高尚，但我们已经失去了这。贪婪已经禁锢了人的灵魂－已经用欲望阻碍了世界－有了欲望（原文has goose，鹅似乎代表欲望，不太懂…）使我们步入荒谬和痛苦之中。我们已经创造了物质文明，但我们却封闭了自我。我们算计太多爱得太少，我们要求太多付出太少，比起钱我们更需要同情，比起富裕我们更需要善良与温和。没有这些品质，无论我们多富有，生活都将是无意义的、不真实的、虚假的，而且一切都将会失去。
我的朋友们啊！不要为钱献上我们的良心！保持善良！在ST LUCK的第十七章中，写着王国的神在人之中（原文…God is witnin man不确定这样翻译），不是一个人也不是一群人，而是所有之间！（原文but in all man不确定这样翻译）在你们之中！你们，我的朋友们，有一种力量－行善的力量，帮助他人的力量，创造幸福的力量！你们，我的朋友们，有让你们生活得有意义与美好的力量－让别人过上美好的生活。然后以善良（不太清楚这里的goodness是不是指神）的名义－让我们用这种力量赶走贪婪，赶走自私和冷酷，让我们为一个爱的世界奋斗－一个善良和仁慈将引领全人类的幸福的大家庭！

supercord

有个地方该改为“做好事的习惯好而高尚，但我们已失去了这种习惯。”

还没过四级的大一新生凭借字典和存货勉强翻译的，像是篇阅读理解。翻译有错请指出。

bloodyliao

supercord 发表于 2011-12-31 18:12
有个地方该改为“做好事的习惯好而高尚，但我们已失去了这种习惯。”

还没过四级的大一新生凭借字典和存货 ...

晕~我的演讲稿……

supercord

bloodyliao 发表于 2012-1-1 23:42 晕~我的演讲稿……

演讲稿？哦…抱歉私自翻译了…

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