文／佛光星雲（1927～）

一等父母：愛念子女，教以聖賢之道；

二等父母：供給無乏，幫助成家立業；

三等父母：溺愛寵信，任其遊蕩非為；

劣等父母：不教不養，經常凌虐施暴。

一等兒女：孝悌恭敬，晨昏定省；

二等兒女：供親所需，敬業樂業；

三等兒女：遊閒疏懶，結交損友；

劣等兒女：作奸犯科，忤親逆倫。

一等主管：關懷員工，尊重專業；

二等主管：信任授權，人性管理；

三等主管：官僚作風，氣勢凌人；

劣等主管：疑心猜忌，不通人情。

一等員工：敬業樂群，忠勤作務；

二等員工：認真負責，無愧操守；

三等員工：偷懶怠惰，胡混時光；

劣等員工：製造事端，損人利己。

──選自《佛光菜根譚》

Relationship Ratings II

Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1927 - )

English translation: Ven. Man Ho

First-rate parents

love their children and train them in the way of sages.

Second-rate parents

provide for their children’s needs

and help them establish families and businesses.

Third-rate parents

pamper their children and leave them to idle away.

Fourth-rate parents

do not train their children,

but rather often mistreat them.

First-rate children

show filial piety and address their parents

morning and evening.

Second-rate children

work hard to fulfill their parents’ needs.

Third-rate children

are lazy and make friends with bad people.

Fourth-rate children

do bad things and disobey their parents.

First-rate managers

care for their workers and respect their skills.

Second-rate managers

trust their workers to do their jobs.

Third-rate managers

are arrogant bureaucrats.

Fourth-rate managers

are jealous, suspicious, and inconsiderate.

First-rate employees

respect their jobs and co-workers,

and are loyal and diligent in performance.

Second-rate employees

work hard and responsibly,

and are moral in their conduct.

Third-rate employees

are lazy and waste time.

Fourth-rate employees

incite conflicts for their own gain but others’ harm.

──from The Everlasting Light