Is Money the Most Important Thing in Life?
金錢是人生最重要的東西嗎?
Everyone knows how important money is in the world today. But what Qi Gong do with his hard-earned one and a half million yuan?
Mr Qi Gong，aged 79，is a well known calligrapher(書法家)in China. He became famous the hard way. Born in a poor family，he did not have much schooling until his talent attracted the attention of Professor Chen Yuan， the president of Furen University. For years Professor Chen took him under his personal care and taught him literature and calligraphy. Professor Chen thought highly of Qi Gong and helped him to find jobs of teaching at several institutions.
Years of hard work made Qi Gong an excellent teacher and outstanding calligrapher and painter. In memory of his teacher Professor Chen Yuan， Qi Gong decided in 1991 to set up a foundation to give awards. He worked hard day after day at his desk and produced more than 100 works of calligraphy，which he sold for 1，630，000 yuan. All his money went into the foundation which was named after his teacher. He did not leave a penny for himself.
What do you think money means to Qi Gong?
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每個人都知道金錢在當今世界是多么的重要。但是啟功用他辛苦掙來的五十萬元做了什麼?
啟功先生，79歲，是一個著名的書法家在中國。他以艱苦的方式出名了。出生在一個貧窮的家庭，他沒有多少教育，直到他的天賦引起教授陳元、輔仁大學校長。多年來，陳教授把他置於個人的關懷之下，教他文學和書法。陳教授高度重視氣功，幫助他在幾所院校找到了教書的工作。
多年的辛勤工作，使他成為一位優秀的教師和傑出的書法家和畫家。為了紀念他的老師陳元教授，氣功於1991決定設立基金會頒獎。他日復一日地伏案工作，創作了100多件書法作品，售價1630000元。他所有的錢都花在了以他的老師名字命名的基金會上。他沒有留下一分錢給自己。
你認為金錢對氣功意味著什麼?