自古先賢和聖人都告誡我們,勿貪戀財富,耶穌甚至曾對門徒說,有錢人進天國難,比駱駝穿過針的眼更難呢(馬太福音 19:23-24)!可見仇富哲學古已有之,不足為奇。地球上如世界首富蓋茨那般發財立品身體力行者應該鳳毛麟角,十年前大概受到電影《蜘蛛俠》的名言啟發,相信富人跟英雄都任重道遠,說了句With great wealth comes with great responsibility云云,香港的富豪們是否有這個覺悟不得而知,只記得我們的My Little Airport有句歌詞話,「三萬元三萬元三萬元三萬元三萬元啲人通常都有啲串(寸)」,道出人總是做錢的奴隸,「搵嗰雞碎咁多」都可以看不起人的心理,單憑這句發人深省的歌詞,就老早應被提名諾貝爾文學獎的。
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