培根曾说,善性是人性与神性最相近的地方。那么慈善,自然也就是人性中善性最确凿的流露。慈善是一种精神的体现,不应流于形式。缺乏关怀的慈善就成了施舍,而施舍,恰恰是毒药。慈善,不仅仅是助人,更重要的是“省人”。当年,倘若今日的石油大王洛克菲勒得到一碗免费的食物,而非劳动得来,那么他大概也会像众多饥民一样 Bacon once said that goodness is the closest humanity and divinity. So charity, naturally, is the most conclusive demonstration of human nature. Charity is a spiritual manifestation and should not be mere formality. Lack of care charity became alms, and charity, it is precisely the poison. Charity, not just to help others, more importantly, “provincial”. That year, if today’s oil king Rockefeller get a bowl of free food, rather than work, he probably will be like many hungry people