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Peter Senge writes that
“in Swedish, the oldest term for “business” is narings
liv, literally “nourishment for life”.
The ancient Chinese characters for “business”, at least 3000 years
old, are
The first of these characters translates as “life” or “live”. It can also be translated as “survive” and “birth”. The second translates as “meaning”. As we enter the twenty-first century, it is timely, perhaps even critical, that we recall what human beings have understood for a very long time – that working together can indeed be a deep source of life meaning. Anything less is just a job.” From The Living Company by Ari de Geus. |
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