People of the older generation still lit incense and prayed to the gods even when things were going well, because they genuinely appreciated their good fortune and knew that it might end any time. In the age of economic prosperity, in contrast, many people with high-income and high-status jobs never stop to ask themselves: Am I worthy of this kind of salary?
對於老一輩人，即使在順境中，也要燒香拜佛，因為是對幸福的感謝與隱隱然不安；反觀經濟榮發時期，許多人在享受高收入、高名利的生活時，心中有沒有意識過自己是否值得這樣的待遇？