If man is weak, he is his greatest enemy. - Li Ka-shing
The old saying has a saying, and the coffin is conclusive. Good and evil are in me, and reputations are ruined by people. Whether a person is right or wrong, the world has inconsistent remarks and evaluations. Thousands of people, right and wrong, emotions move with events, and emotions are related, and they should not be generalized.
As a social profession that has a long history in China, merchants played an important role in promoting the development of the entire feudal society. As a world-famous businessman in contemporary China, Li Kuan Yew, the "Father of the Nation of Singapore", was quite dismissive of this. Someone once said that Lee Kuan Yew looked down on Lee Ka-shing. So how does Lee Kuan Yew evaluate Li Ka-shing?
A hundred feet of pole head five two oblique, where in this life is not home. The development of social economy is inevitably accompanied by the prosperity of the merchant class. There are many records of well-known and wealthy merchants in Chinese history, all of which have accumulated great wealth through a series of excellent business strategies. The biggest essence of a businessman, in layman's terms, is "making money."
Li Ka-shing, hong Kong's richest man
According to last year's Asian Rich List, Li Ka-shing's wealth ranked eleventh on the list with a wealth of US$270 billion, making him the richest Chinese for fifteen consecutive years. I want to ask the world, who is in contention? There is no doubt that Li Ka-shing used his own strength to prove that he was a successful businessman and wrote a legend belonging to Li Ka-shing at home and abroad.
The hustle and bustle of the world is all profit, and the world is all profitable. When people talk about Li Ka-shing, they always have mixed opinions. Many people applauded his philanthropy, and many people were prejudiced against his mercenary approach. When we judge a person, we do not just look at how much wealth a person has, but also the contribution to society and the country, which is the middle way to correctly measure a person.
Li Ka-shing has countless possessions, but his childhood life is very depressed and displaced. Li Ka-shing's family has traveled to many places since he was young, and then settled in Hong Kong, coinciding with the outbreak of the Pacific War, the chaos in Hong Kong, and the twists and turns of his childhood experience.
It is difficult to fly heavily, and the wind is loud and easy to sink. From a clean and self-made business empire to today's business empire, the efforts behind Li Ka-shing are self-evident. In order to support his parents and younger siblings, Li Ka-shing went out to earn a living when he was only fourteen years old, and he was involved in all walks of life.
Catching up with the east wind of real estate, Li Ka-shing quickly accumulated the first bucket of gold in the true sense, and then his position in the business world soared.
"His contribution to the country is only a fraction of a dime"
Recently, Singapore's first leader, Lee Kuan Yew, said of Li Ka-shing, once bluntly commenting: "Li Ka-shing has accumulated a huge wealth by monopolizing the real estate business in Hong Kong, although his business is all over the world, but in fact, there is no product that can really enjoy the world." Talking about Li Ka-shing's contribution to the country, it is even more a dime, not to mention. ”
Lee Kuan Yew's evaluation of Lee Ka-shing was very discontented, and even some of them looked down on Lee Ka-shing. Li Ka-shing's series of policies in Hong Kong, such as "real estate hegemony" and "prison mansions", which deviate from the people's hearts, seem to have become synonymous with Words such as "rich and unkind" and "seeing money".
The rich have no place to stand. In the perception of real society, the public's perception of businessmen is that the selfish people who are mercenary, and the same is true of wealth and power. For Li Ka-shing himself, he is essentially a businessman. The sages left the wheel of reason, not to red dust over moral disorder. The merchant's heavy profit lies in reason.
Li Ka-shing's current business empire is run by him. Along the way, the hardships and hardships are unknown to others. He is a down-to-earth businessman, and wherever there is profit, Li Ka-shing will go. Throughout the ages, chinese and foreign countries, people also love and care for what they have. Birds also know how to love their feathers, let alone selfish humans?
China's greatest philanthropist – Li Ka-shing
Lee Kuan Yew looked down on The businessman Lee Ka-shing from a politician's point of view, believing that his wealth was comparable to that of the country to some monopolistic asset investment, and in fact did not contribute much to the country and society. This is the words of Lee Kuan Yew's family, and as a leader who worries about the country and the people, it is also reasonable for Lee Kuan Yew to say this.
However, as a businessman, Li Ka-shing is not at all wrong with talking about business and winning with odd schemes. How to judge Li Ka-shing as a person can only be said to be benevolent and wise. It is undeniable that after Li Ka-shing grasped the huge wealth, he has been continuously repaying the country and society with a positive attitude. As has been said, Li Ka-shing is China's greatest philanthropist.
Li Ka-shing has always attached great importance to China's education and cultural undertakings. As of last year, Li Ka-shing has donated a total of HK$15 billion in assets for the construction of schools and libraries. The construction of the Shanghai World Expo, the Wenchuan earthquake, and even small backward countries such as Pakistan and India have been donated by Li Ka-shing. A gentleman loves wealth, and there is a way to take it, and there is a way to use it.
"Li Ka-shing can only be regarded as a businessman, not an entrepreneur"
If a country lives and dies by profit, it is better to avoid it because of misfortune and happiness! As a businessman, Li Ka-shing has withdrawn a large number of investments and moved overseas at a time when Hong Kong's real estate economy is encountering a cold winter.
For this move, Lee Kuan Yew was quite indignant: "As a Chinese, you should be prosperous with the country and lose both." With this move, he can only say that he is a businessman who sees profit and forgets righteousness, and cannot be called an entrepreneur. ”
For the author, the biggest difference between a businessman and an entrepreneur is the difference in personality charm between the two. The merchant is the interest of the copper stinking sky, while the entrepreneur is the fraternity of the virtuous carrier. Li Ka-shing once said: "The greatest benefit of having money is the ability to exert its own strength for the people and causes you want to support." ”
Relatively speaking, if an entrepreneur cannot obtain enough profits, the contribution to the country and the people cannot be talked about, and the significance and height of the entrepreneur cannot be reflected. The creation of value and the result of profit are two things that cannot be compared.
Whether from the wealth he has contributed or from the perspective of charity time, Li Ka-shing's support for the national economy and the importance of education and culture can make us see his responsibility and responsibility as an entrepreneur, and the Chinese people call him "China's greatest entrepreneur".
The success of all people boils down to two points, one is their own efforts, and the other is their contribution to society. There is no doubt that Li Ka-shing has done both well. The difference between how we look at businessmen and entrepreneurs lies in our different values, in our perceptions of money and contributions. Those who have the country in mind and the people in mind can often go further.
epilogue
Lee Kuan Yew despised Lee Ka-shing because he was a politician who worried about the country and the people and regarded the life of the world as his responsibility. In this environment, Lee Kuan Yew's doubts about Li Ka-shing are expected. As a businessman, Li Ka-shing is his profession and his way of survival. The fool sees the stone, and the wise see the spring. What is right and wrong, and how can it be erased?
Years of passing water, a lifetime of ambition in a thousand miles. The road to growth is not easy to come by. Li Ka-shing has lived to such a state, and there are many things in his body that are worth learning from us. To maintain such a long-term prosperity in the midst of social opportunities and great waves must have a certain amount of superior wisdom. No matter how you look at it, Li Ka-shing's life is worthy of our respect.