我的第三个儿子——于新加坡接受马康福布斯终身成就奖致词

英文原文：https://www.lksf.org/english-my-third-son/ 日期：2006 年 9 月 5 日（新加坡）

中译

亲爱的史蒂夫、各位朋友、女士们、先生们：

我是李嘉诚。今天能在此接受《福布斯》杂志及福布斯家族颁授的这一奖项，深感荣幸。这确是一份殊荣，也谢谢诸位亲临，与我共享这美好时刻。

对我而言，“终身"二字——正如"终身成就奖"里的那两个字——分量是沉甸甸的；它让人不由得回首来路，省思自己这一生究竟走过了怎样的途程。

我在战乱的流离中长大。那段岁月塑造了我——与命运的奋力角力、以及贫穷的滋味，都是刻骨铭心、难以磨灭的记忆。这一路并不轻松。十二岁开始做工的那一天，至今历历在目；从那时到今天，六十六个春秋倏忽而过。

我的一生充满挑战。但我必须说，命运确也垂青，赐我许多机遇；凭着努力，再加上身边一群可敬可爱的人的扶持，我走得还算顺遂。我也从中悟得了一些于我至关重要的道理。

在这个竞争日趋激烈的世界里，人被不断要求智慧、远见与创造力，时感疲累；但总体而言，我可以欣慰地说，我是一个快乐的人。我的快乐，并非来自成就，也非来自外界的赞誉，而是源于早年的一个觉悟——人最大的财富，在于灵魂的品质。这一觉悟，促使我作为一个人、一个企业家，竭尽所能，用上天赋予我的禀赋去服务社会。

我常暗自思忖：倘若把人类历史剧变中的一切所得与所失，统统记上一张资产负债表，那最真实、最公允的看法会是什么？我们正穿越一段全球化的高热时期。它将把我们带向何方？我们又能否成功地迎接这些挑战？譬如，我们能否应对环境之虞？我们是否有能力纾解人类的苦难？

收入差距日益拉大，价值观冲突带来绝望——对此，谁能视而不见、无动于衷？在一个四分五裂、积习难改的世界里，众人各自的努力、善意、能力与恒心，加在一起，是否足以造就一个公正、公平的社会——一个人人都怀有希望的社会？

作为企业家，我们都懂得选对资本投向的重要。社会资本，正是那把钥匙。它的种种"资产”——同理心、悲悯、信任、共同的价值观、社区参与、志愿精神、社会网络与公民意识——都是可量化的价值。这些资产可以衡量。它们全都是内心的真诚流露，本身便拥有建设、强化、丰盈、疗愈、乃至消弭苦痛的力量。

社会资本——兼具这一切品质——正是那把宏观与微观经济维度校准到正确视角的关键所在。我由衷希望，我们都能承诺向它投资。

我自己便是身体力行。为此，我创办了一个基金会，我把它称作我的"第三个儿子"。自一九八〇年起，我交付给他的，不只是我的资产，更是我的整颗心。我相信，基金会的同仁与我的家人，如今是、并将永远是，和我一样矢志服务于它的志业——通过教育重塑命运，通过探寻高效的举措，恒久地帮助那些有需要的人。

在亚洲，我们的传统价值观鼓励、甚至要求财富与家当沿血脉传续，视之为不容推卸的责任。我恳切呼吁，也希望说服诸位——尤其是我们所有亚洲人——倘若我们有此能力，便请跨越这一传统观念。

即便我们的体制尚未就绪去扶持一种"给予"的文化，我们也必须在心里，把"建设社会"看作与"抚育子女"同等重要的责任。选择把我们的财富与家当分出一部分——投资于社会资本——一如我们留给子女，我们就必将为他们把这个世界变得更好。我们今天这一念视角的转轨，便能为未来催生伟大的希望与承诺。

亲爱的朋友们，能够选择、能够给予，实在是一种福分，也是企业家精神最美的彰显。

我们何其有幸，活在这样一个激动人心的时代——一个充满机遇的时代。我们享有更多的创意、更多的科技、更多的时间，甚至更长的寿命。在座诸位，无一不是各自专业领域的顶尖人物。你们的智慧、勤勉与开拓精神，已为人生报以丰厚而有意义的红利。而你们所能成就的，更无可限量——尤其是当你们把目光投向服务他人之时。

我们知道，悲悯之心并非富人专享，也不属于某一个阶层、某一个国家或某一种宗教。当它自由舒展，它既可以是集体的，也可以是传染的。它能创造出属于它自己的社会。这份事业，本质上是永恒的，因为没有人能、也没有人会知道，它的影响止于何处。让我们不要再犹豫。让我们携手并肩。让我们拿出企业家的豪迈——那悲悯之心所照亮的豪迈——去托举他人，去为"进步"赋予新的意义。只要我们同心，便能重塑命运。

谢谢大家。也再次感谢这份美好的荣誉。

English Original

Dear Steve, friends, ladies and gentlemen,

I am Li Ka-shing. I am honored to be here today to accept this award from Forbes Magazine and the Forbes family. It is certainly a great honor and I thank you all for being here to share this wonderful moment with me.

To me, the term lifetime – as in “Lifetime Achievement Award” – seems heavy – a term that requires some reflection concerning the road we have traveled and the course our life has taken.

I grew up amid the turmoil of war. It certainly shaped me – the great tug of war with destiny and the taste of poverty. They are hardly memories one can forget. It has not been an easy journey. I can still remember vividly the day I started work at 12. Since then, 66 years have flown by.

My life has been filled with challenges. But I must say fortune has indeed bestowed many opportunities and with hard work, and the support of wonderful men and women around me, I have fared well. And I have learned some lessons that have been very important for me.

In this increasingly competitive world the constant demand for one to be wise, to be far-seeing and to be creative can be tiring, yet all in all I am glad to say that I am a happy man; happy not for the feeling of accomplishment and the recognition I have received, but for an early realization that our greatest wealth lies in the quality of our soul. This realization encouraged me to do the best I could as a human being and as an entrepreneur – to serve society with the gifts I have been given.

I have often wondered if we could aggregate on a balance sheet all that we have accomplished or lost throughout mankind’s historic transmutation, what would be the truest and most fair view? We are passing through an intense period of globalization. Where will it take us? And are we capable of successfully meeting the challenges? For example, are we capable of addressing environmental concerns? Do we have the capacity to relieve human suffering?

Who can stay blind or be insensitive to the widening income gap and the despair brought about by conflict of values? In a divided and entrenched world, will collective individual effort, goodwill, capability and perseverance suffice to bring about a society that is just and equitable – a society that offers hope to all?

As entrepreneurs, we all know the importance of identifying the right capital investment. Social capital is the key. Its assets of empathy, compassion, trust, shared values, community involvement, volunteerism, social networks, and citizenship have quantifiable value. These assets can be measured. They are all an honest expression of the heart, having within them the ability to build, strengthen, enrich, heal, and even remove suffering.

Social capital – with all of these qualities – is the critical element that aligns macro and micro economic dimensions in the right perspective. And it is my hope that we would all commit to invest in it.

In an effort to do so myself I set up a foundation that I refer to as my third son. Since 1980, I have dedicated to him not only my assets but all my heart, and I believe that my colleagues in the foundation and my family, are – and will remain – as committed as I am to serve its causes, reshaping destiny through education and seeking efficient initiatives that can forever help those in need.

In Asia, our traditional values encourage and even demand that wealth and means pass through lineage as an imperative duty. I urge and hope to persuade you, especially all of us in Asia, that if we are in a position to do so, that we transcend this traditional belief.

Even if our government structure is as yet not geared towards supporting a culture of giving, we must in our hearts see building society as a duty in line with supporting our children. By choosing to apportion our wealth and means – by investing in social capital – as we give to our children, we will, indeed, make the world better for them. Our reorientation of perspective today could bring forth great hope and promises for the future.

My dear friends, having the privilege to choose and to give is truly a blessing, and the most wonderful manifestation of entrepreneurs.

We are so fortunate to live in such exciting times – an era filled with opportunities. We enjoy so much more creativity, more technology, more time, and even longer life. Each of you is at the top of your profession. Your wisdom, hard work and entrepreneurship have rewarded your life with meaningful dividends. And there is no limit to what you can accomplish. This is especially true as you look to serve others.

We know compassion is not reserved for the wealthy, nor is it the property of a single class, nation, or religion. Exercised freely, compassion can be both collective and contagious. It can create its own society. It is a work that is eternal in nature, as no one can, or will, know where its influence stops. Let us not hesitate. Let us work together. Let us put forth our entrepreneurial gallantry – gallantry marked by a compassionate spirit – to lift others and to give progress new meaning. Together, we can reshape destiny.

Thank you. And thank you again for this wonderful honor.