People Often Talk Most About What They Lack

I’ve often felt that people tend to talk most about what they lack.

That’s why I’m usually skeptical when I see organizations constantly talking about their culture, values, and principles.

I’ve noticed something rather ironic:

When principles and interests are aligned, everyone seems to have strong principles.

But when principles conflict with interests, most people, organizations, and institutions eventually choose their interests.

That’s why I believe you shouldn’t judge people or organizations by what they say or write.

You should judge them by what they choose.

What is truly lived doesn’t need constant promotion.

And what is genuinely valued doesn’t need to be written on every wall.

人缺什麼，就喜歡講什麼。

我常常覺得，人缺什麼，就喜歡講什麼。

所以我對很多所謂的企業文化、企業價值和企業原則，常常會抱持著保留的態度。

因為我發現一個很弔詭的現象：

當利益跟原則沒有衝突的時候，大家都很有原則。

但當利益跟原則發生衝突的時候，絕大多數的人、企業或組織，最後選擇的往往是利益，而不是原則。

所以我常常覺得，一個人或一個組織真正重視什麼，不要看他寫了什麼，也不要看他說了什麼，而是看他最後選擇了什麼。

真正做得到的東西，其實不需要天天掛在嘴邊。

真正活出來的價值，也不需要特別掛在牆上。