Find that job: Lesson 91. Money and morals
Can you make money and be a decent person too? Isn't the world full of crooked tycoons? And what about you? Would you be a decent person if you were rich?
A lot of people think that making money goes hand in hand with being ruthless, manipulative, amoral and greedy. That to make cash you have to sell your soul, your principles and possibly your grandmother too. That being rich means that you are a creep who sacrificed family and friends on the altar of wealth. A stressed out insomniac with a heart problem. Well, it can be like that, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, it shouldn't be. If it is like that, then you're doing it all wrong.
Look at Bill Gates or Richard Branson. Gates gives money to charities; Branson is such a nice chap! But what about those who have built their empires on fraud or abused the trust of their shareholders? What about dishonest businessmen and crooked tycoons?
And what about you? Would you be a decent person if you were rich? Would you give to charities or give in to greed? Would you lie, steal or break the law to make your money? If you would, then don't do it. If you have to resort to being bad, it means you have failed.
a SłOWNICZEK
morals - zasady moralne
decent - uczciwy, porządny
crooked - nieuczciwy
tycoon - potentat
to go hand in hand - iść ręka w rękę, iść w parze (z czymś)
ruthless - bezwzględny
manipulative - (o osobie) skłonna do manipulacji
amoral - amoralny
greedy - chciwy
soul - dusza
principles - zasady
creep - kreatura, wazeliniarz
to sacrifice - poświęcać
altar - ołtarz
wealth - zamożność, dobrobyt
stressed out - zestresowany
insomniac - osoba cierpiąca na bezsenność
charity - dobroczynność, cele dobroczynne/charytatywne
empire - imperium
fraud - oszustwo
to abuse - nadużywać
trust - zaufanie
shareholder - akcjonariusz
to give in - ulec, poddać się
to lie - kłamać
to steal - kraść
to break the law - łamać prawo
to resort to - uciekać się (do czegoś)
to fail - nie udać się, ponieść porażkę
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