An Artist's Philosophy On Life

Renowned Taiwanese artist Chiang Hsun (蒋勋) thinks that Taiwan during the 70s and 80s has put too much emphasis on economic development. Almost all students during that time went into science stream education. At the back of the economic miracle is the less known cost of loneliness and anxiety. If materialistic elements were to be taken away from this group of people, suddenly they find themselves without any meaningful thing to cling onto. This leads to an anxious and stressful outlook on life. Chiang suggests that we should all slow down to appreciate the bigger picture of life. After all, life isn't just made up of dollar and cents. 

当蒋勋跟一般理工大学生讲艺术时他感觉到他们根本就听不下去。他觉得把我们大多数的时间都寄托在职场上是非常不值得的，因为这会毁掉了珍贵的人际关系。只在乎经济指数是一件多么可悲的事情啊！放掉外面喧闹和奢侈的东西，回到家后就要退下来享受丰富的生命。