Strange bedfellows?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="bedfellows">bedfellows</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="bedfellows">bedfellows</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="plainer">plainer</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> “<span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="self">self</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span>” <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="inherently">inherently</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="bedfellows">bedfellows</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="things">things</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bedfellows">bedfellows</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> (<span word="strange">strange</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="Bedfellows">Bedfellows</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> “<span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="bedfellows">bedfellows</span>.” <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hateful">hateful</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="opportunism">opportunism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communists">Communists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guomintang">Guomintang</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thrice">thrice</span>.</p>
页:
[1]