Necessary evil的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="Tasty">Tasty</span> <span word="Baking">Baking</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> . . . <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="relegating">relegating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="function">function</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="EVIL">EVIL</span> (<span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>) <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="NECESSARY">NECESSARY</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> (<span word="InfoTech">InfoTech</span>).</p><p>“<span word="Necessary">Necessary</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="Tax">Tax</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filthy">filthy</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p><p><span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Watts">Watts</span> (1915-1973) <span word="once">once</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>. <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>-<span word="less">less</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="tolerable">tolerable</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spontaneity">spontaneity</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="society">society</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="academics">academics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="incapable">incapable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>.</p>
页:
[1]