(중국/교육) 부를 학습하라고 고급 빌라를 받은 아이들

출처: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32958851

1 June 2015

China: Children given luxury villa 'wealth education' '부를 학습'하라고 고급 빌라를 받은 아이들

Some parents want their children to equate success with earning lots of cash 일부 부모들은 자녀들이 성공과 많은 돈을 버는 걸 동일시하기를 바란다.

Parents in China have been showing their children the trappings of wealth in order to encourage them to desire success, it's reported. 중국 부모들은 자녀들에게 성공을 독려하기 위해 부의 과시를 보여주고 있다.

More than 300 parents took their children to visit a luxury holiday villa in the southern city of Qingyuan, apparently in the hope that it will inspire the youngsters to seek riches when they grow up, the China Youth Daily reports. China celebrates Children's Day on 1 June, and many parents took their youngsters to museums or parks over the weekend. But others decided the time was better spent on "wealth education", the report says.

The pricey pad is valued at four million yuan ($645,000; £425,000), and comes complete with swimming pool. one father tells the paper that wealth represents a higher social status in China, and he wants his child to understand that from an early age.

But the idea hasn't gone down well among users of the Chinese social networking site Sina Weibo. One person condemns it as a sign of "a sick society with distorted values", while another writes: "When you grow up I hope you know that money doesn't bring happiness." one man is even more philosophical, saying: "Wealth is not money - wealth is a man of thought, mind, skill, emotion and love."

** 밝은 하늘의 소감 **

이런 현상이 어디 중국의 갑부들만 그렇겠는가? 한국의 고위층들도 별반 다르지 않을 것이다. 성공=돈 이란 공식.

그래서 돈을 위해서라면, 성공을 위해서 라면, 물불을 가리지 않는 권력의 시녀도 되고, 정권의 창녀도 되는 게 아니겠는가?