23.09.2013 | 施受之福

[Volume 8 Issue 9, #1792]

我哋周不時都聽到人家話「施比受更有福」, 噚日就俾我見到城中某舊樓油咗大大個呢一句說話, 仲要係中英並列.. 本來都不足為奇, 但係再睇真啲左邊個招牌, 竟然係某博彩公司外牆, 就似乎好有趣噃.. 而令人津津樂道嘅, (個人覺得)應該係佢言下的諷刺.. 究竟誰施誰受?? 博彩公司就當然希望用呢句說話, 慫恿我哋多啲施贈於佢啦.. 而作為普羅大眾嘅一份子, 就當然博彩公司多啲派獎金啦.. 不過大家又有幾何聽聞國內有人中積寶大獎呢?? 有朋友話, 鄰國博彩如果奬金累積到一個數目都冇人中嘅話, 就歸政府所有.. 而好多國家開彩時都作電視直播, 十足透明度.. 反觀我哋呢度, 係完全冇呢啲事發生, 感覺上似樂善布施, 將血汗錢塞入嗰一小撮人嘅袋多啲.. 唉!! 大家是否有同感??

we often hear people say "it's more blessed to give than to receive", and this was what i saw painted on an old building in town yesterday, somemore in both english and chinese.. supposedly there isn't anything special, but take a closer look again at the signboard on the left, it's instead interesting to see this on the outer wall of a lottery company.. or shall i rather say, (I personally think) this saying painted on that wall indeed shows suggests irony.. who's to give and who's to receive then?? from the lottery company's point of view, of course they hope this encourage the public to give more.. on the other hand, being one of the public, i surely wish the company pay out prizes more often.. however, how many times have you ever heard of people manage to strike the big jackpot huh?? a friend once told me, in our neighboring country, once the jackpot hits an upper limit and if no one gets it, that would be paid to the government.. also many countries practice broadcasting the draw live through nationwide TV, which shows total transparency.. but just look at where we are, have you seen any?? instead it feels like just putting money into the pockets of that small group of people.. haiz!! but do you share the same view as me??