星期五, 9月 08, 2006

三十又如何(二)?

很多人視三十為一大限。人到三十、應該像打遊戲機一樣、儲到一個"level"。但是、三十、其實和廿九歳半、有什麼分別?為什麼三十、就一定要立?

怎樣去衡量立和不立、就像怎樣去衡量際遇一樣、視乎於衡量它的人有沒有一個滿足的心。偏偏香港是一個喜歡比較的社會。一個奶粉廣告都有話:「讓寶寶成為一個雙料贏家」。有贏、當然就先要有比賽、才能有勝負之分。在香港、就連數月大的小孩也要比較、何況三十歳的年輕人?

舉一個例、小女子一向自知、天資雖不錯、後天努力也不算少、但自小學那篇「我的志願」開始、就從來沒有提及過我想當醫生、律師之類的大志。對自己身為一個IT人、亦沒有半點自悲。偏偏身邊不乏親戚、甚至朋友(所以話、朋友與友誼不一定成正比、但這是提外話了)曾經對我説:「你只是一個IT人」。恕我對「只」這個貶義詞有少許敏感。你的「只」、又是怎樣去衡量?三十歳能自供自給、有盈餘供養父母、付得起生活上一些奢侈品、對我自己來講、巳算立了。

其實、立與不立、視乎於我們對自己有沒有自信。不要給硬要和我們比較的人一個空間去容立「只」這個字。

3 則留言:

ken.yong 說...

"三十歳能自供自給、有盈餘供養父母、付得起生活上一些奢侈品、對我自己來講、巳算立了。" I totally agree. If 立 = independence, I personally believe 30 is a very lenient threshold - Honestly, once you graduated and off to work (18-22), that's the real threshold for independence - You are on your own and no more subsidies from parents.

Marshmallow 說...

In the western world it is common for children to become independent of their parents once they reach their 18th. However in HK, it is not uncommon for parents to still be supporting their kids well past their 20s.

Now that you mention independence, isn't it ironic that parents in HK actually stifle their children's independence by providing far too much, but not giving them the room to grow?

匿名 說...

It can't be applied for all western world. I get the information from news before, and know that many Italian not being married and they are living with their parents.

I don't know the other cases in Europe, and seems that it can't be applied for all western countries.

It is difficult to make comparison as we have difference situation. Or I can say that many HKG ppls will give money to their parents every month, this money can let me to rebnt a house