每週金句-No.018　貧不足羞，可羞是貧而常怨。富不足憎，可憎是富而無能。老不足嘆，可嘆是老而虛度。

貧不足羞，可羞是貧而常怨。富不足憎，可憎是富而無能。老不足嘆，可嘆是老而虛度。

　　人生如逆旅，變換無常。貧富是人生境遇的一部分，不是評價一個人成功與否的標準。逢遇貧窮的困境，無須感到羞愧，讓人感到羞愧的是面對困境而怨聲嘆氣。富有之人並不會讓人憎恨，而會感到憎恨的是其為富不仁的行為。漸增的年紀不會讓人感到悲嘆，悲嘆的是，心性智慧並未依人生歷練的累積而有所提升，不知不覺地，在嘆息中，虛度了寶貴的光陰。

　　Being in poverty is not something one should be ashamed of; constantly complaining about being in poverty is. Being rich is not something to be detested by others; being rich and incompetent is. Being old is not something to be lamented; being old and having wasted one’s life is.