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We shouldn't compare ourselves with large nations, we should learn to nurture our advantages

15/5/2014

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By Wenting Yan, UDN evening edition
Taipei - 9 May 2014
Mr. Stanley C. Yen, Chairman of The Alliance Cultural Foundation, shares that with a population of 23 million, we should not compare ourselves with large nations; rather, we should nurture our cultural advantages, focus on improving our educational system, and become Asia’s Switzerland – "packaging" our advantages, and molding leaders of the world.


嚴長壽:別跟大國比 以小康心態愛台灣

中研院國內院士季會今天上午邀請公益平台文化基金會董事長嚴長壽,以「台灣改變的支點」為題演講,嚴長壽提到,過去台灣有經濟奇蹟,即使面臨退出聯合國、中美斷交都挺過來。但這些都過去了,我們現在擁有自由、民主,可以說是華人社會文化深度最高的地方,我們應該自詡為亞洲的瑞士或丹麥,不要再用大國的心態去和他國相互比較,而是以小康家庭的心態,共同愛護這塊土地。

嚴長壽指出,台灣只有2300萬人,不要再用國與國之間的比較,尤其是和其他鄰近大國相互比較,我們應該做的是向歐洲的瑞士、丹麥等國看齊,學習如何成為一個有高度文明的國家,利用文化深度去感染其他亞洲國家。

嚴長壽說,現在大家一天到晚批評政府,看起來大概沒什麼希望,但他自己也從來沒有少過對政府的批評,「但我覺得台灣不缺批評,台灣也不缺看到問題的人」;但台灣真正缺的是有人願意捲起袖子來,貫徹執行在自己的領域做到成功。

看到學運等衝突,嚴長壽表示,學生的憂慮可以理解,但表達方式有討論空間;不過,就算學生用激烈的方式抗爭,也難歸責學生,畢竟大人的身教就是如此,學生每天看立委在議場霸占主席台,才會用同樣的方式訴求。

嚴長壽演講中也提到自己五年前罹患癌症,割除一個腎和膽,已經是「無膽之人」,當時就想利用人生最後的時光到偏鄉貢獻心力,沒想到五年過去了,還有機會站在中研院院士季會的講台上演講,他依舊是中氣十足地想要為國家做一點事。

他也提到,台下的院士和他一樣都是戰後嬰兒潮的世代,看到下一世代的年輕人發起學運,對未來產生恐慌,這都可以理解,他說:「我們這個世代應該多做一點事!」他在偏鄉努力觀察這些花東孩子需要什麼,院士們也能做一點事,幫下一個世代的年輕人找到台灣未來的發展方向。

中研院院士季會每年舉辦三次,邀請在國內的院士可以一起齊聚一堂聽演講或分享最近的研究,今天上午邀請公益平台文化基金會董事長嚴長壽演講,包括中研院院長翁啟惠、前院長李遠哲、副院長陳建仁與前成大校長賴明詔等人都全程聆聽。

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