有許多人用email問我問題，問的問題都非常好，我真的認為問的問題本身就是值得大家分享的問題，因此我決定歡迎大家在這裡多多利用Q&A來問問題。
任何問題都可以問，因為我有決定不回答的權利!
398 thoughts on “Q&A”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Skip to content
{BE THE CHANGE} Be inspired – Get involved – Take action
Dear Mr. chu：
我想我知道的方向跟現階段的做法，感謝您讓我有所頓悟，畢竟就像您說的”改變”是需要參與的。而這一切只有自己可以做，非常感謝您。我會努力，”YES, I CAN”！
thank you again,jason
Dear Michael Lee:
Of course, I remember you. I also remember your girl friend is the luckiest person in the world: To have a boy friend video tape my talk so they can share together.
I am really impressed by your recap of my talk. You are the reason that i spent my time with young friends. I decided not long ago that I want to spend more time to young friends and not waste my time on adult who understands everything i said but fail to take any action to change themselves.
Please take action, even the small steps.
By the way, you are so right. My one dollar was invested in you and you will pass on this one dollar to your girl friend and she will pass on to her friends dollar…. You have reminded my about the pay forward to movie. My NT$7,000.00 was not wasted and become alive. As you wisely pointed out, actually with more people like you, I will have more money in my remaining life. I am the richest person when I die. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you for this epiphany moment.
Be the change,
Ping
Dear Eartha:
Fist, allow me to apologize for this late reply. I was so touched by your short comment and I simply want to crystalize to response to you and then, I forgot it to do it.
I am so happy for you for your own Aha moment. It is important that you find the connection by your own realization.
Actually, love what you do is a way to create your own luck and learn to find meaning in everything you do. This is an important discipline to master.
I always tell young people to start to re-examine why they buy, what they buy, how they spend time first before jumping into the Cultural Creative Business bandwagon.
You need to become a mindful consumers with an eye on substance and aesthetic sensibility. What kind of shampoo you purchase will also indicate your lifestyle preference. It is never so difficult to tell if you are really into this lifestyle.
Having said this, I want you not to worry too much about the current situation. It is a necessary process to reach the mature and sophisticated cultural creative lifestyle.
I, personally, am hopeful that this generation will have more courage to step out of the what’s good for me mentality. I already see more young people who want to live a meaningful life, instead of becoming a stock option rich employee and working day and night engineer. Suddenly, people realize happiness is the ultimate currency.
Dear Eartha, please enjoy the time you have with yourself. Focusing on things that you can control.
Love,
Ping
Dear Jason:
Of course, we need money to survive. I never advocate to stay home and do nothing.
When you are in a discontinuity, you are in the best position to find new possibility.
I remembered long time ago I have told a young man who lost his job and could not find a job for a long time.
In you case, it is so clear that you need the money and cannot wait. Here are the steps you need to try:
1. Reduce you living cost in half or to the minimum. You should rent a cheap house in a cheap area and eat at home, stop buying any non-essential things.
2. Find two or three jobs that you always want to do , even work for free. Now, you have this chance to apply these jobs with more creative ways. You can offer the new solution to improve their sales or services with your written proposals. You can ask for a five minutes interview after your submit the proposal to help these companies to find new market or save more money. You just keep pushing on and offer to work for free for three month and they can decide if you can add value to their companies. You are willing to do this because you are convinced that you can make positive contribution to them.
3. You also can work as a dish washer, waiter, construction worker or any jobs that no one want to take. You are working an honest job for an honest income. if you need money, you need to work hard on it with your own labor and pride. You create your own luck by love what you choose to do.
Jason, no one can help me except you, yourself.
Whining and talking will not change your situation.
You can do it.
Be there,
Ping
Dear Sophie:
I think you know my answer to my daughter already.
The point is not what I would do. I also want to tell you that the problem is not your parent. It is you who allow them to over-protect you.
Thank you for writing to me and share your fear and your frustration in dealing with this emotionally charged situation. I have to give credit to you to reach out to me.
Well, by raising this question to me, you have made the first step. Now, it is up to you to decide what you want to do. If it is not now that you can live a life that you choose to, then when?
I always tell people it is the how, not the why, that we need in order to breakthrough. So here is the script that I would use if I were you:
Sophie, you need to take action, just do it. You need to have the courage to face the guilt trip that your parents have played on you for so long. It does not mean you are not a good daughter. It does mean you are a responsible adult and a free spirited soul.
Write to me and let me know how it goes.
Love and hug,
Ping
Dear Mr. chu：
我看了您在ppaper business的擁抱人生的中斷，不瞞您說，我現在正面臨的就是非自主的中斷(失業)，我嘗試著放空自己，試著重新認識並找到自己想做的事情，但是我的生活沒有辦法因為這樣子的中斷而過下去，坦白說，就是”錢不是萬能，但沒錢卻萬萬不能”的一種中斷代價，我想請教您我應該怎麼做？在目前這樣的一個狀態下根本沒有辦法用一個中斷認識自己的理由來告訴自己，我能理解您所說的正面能量，但無論要做啥的前提都是”錢”，希望能夠獲得您的一些啟發，也想因而了解您文章中提到的”一年時間尋找自己人生的方向”，那是如何開始及如何尋找？
thank you ,jason
Dear Mr. Chu,
I’m a girl…almost 30…(then calling myself a “girl” would be very inappropriate…:))
but have never traveled alone…even just in Taiwan…not to mention abroad….
I need to know one thing…and really need to know your answer to this…since you are also a parent…
“WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER TOLD YOU THAT SHE REALLY WANTED TO TRAVEL ABROAD ALONE…WOULD YOU LET HER GO…WITH GREAT SUPPORT… AND WITHOUT ANY WORRY OR ….ANY NEGATIVE REACTION?”
“NO!!” was the direct and quick answer from my parents when they heard about this thought…well…they were scared…
I know their “nono” is not about that i would do something bad…something naughty…(I had no bad record at all…)
They are just afraid so much that something bad would happen to me…worry about my safty….
Even when i promise everything…they just never let me try….
How did you do it..?
How can i do it…?
Thank you!!
Dear Jeff:
Thank you for your participation.
Could you be more specific on your question?
It is always the experience that can tell the brand awareness. You don’t buy brand, you buy the authentic experience.
Have you been Canmeng Aveda store, salon, spa or network salons before? What do you think about our service and your purchase experience? Have you purchased any Aveda products before? What is your usage experience on Aveda products. Have you known anyone from Canmeng Aveda? Have you been Nonzero restaurant? Have you read all my blog’s comments? Have you been Canmeng Aveda office and Canmeng Institute in Taipei? Have you heard any comments from other cosmetic industry or beauty professionals? Have you asked any beauty editors from fashion magazines? Do you have any friends using Aveda products? What do they feel about Canmeng Aveda? Have you googled me, Canmeng Aveda and Nonzero?
All these ” experience ” are part of the total Canmeng Aveda awareness. You simply cannot put it into a simple mission statement or brand positioning.
We have to live our mission.
The authenticity is the name of the game. it is not just the products, it is what behind the products, mostly, who are these people behind the brand.
Let’s vote with what we buy and we will see what kind of society we are creating.
By the way, Canmeng Aveda is still changing and learning. We are still having challenge to become a better company. We are no near to what we want to be and where we want to go yet.
Thanks,
Ping
Dear Ping
Could you tell me what the factors AVEDA’s awareness value include ? Thanks!
Dear Fred:
Thank you for your kind words.
Books that I mentioned at my talk are:
Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. All three books have Chinese translation. I still recommend you to read the English edition so you can learn English and some important simple key words that you will use in your profession.
Ripple Book《漣漪詞》 by Tan Yee Ming. This is a book written by my partner in Hong Kong. It is a book that will help you to reframe your mind so you could be on a journey to bring out the best in you.
Life as a Daymaker 《悅日人》 by David Wagner. You can buy this book at Canmeng Aveda store.
Happy reading,
Ping
Dear Fion:
I think you already know the answer by taking this action to talk to me.
I am not the one who can answer your question.
Please remember that you will never waste any time when you are expanding your comfort zone and live a life of your choice.
We seldom regret the things we did. We always regret the things we did not do.
Be true to yourself,
Ping
你好，朱平先生
我是一位21歲的學生，我看了你在business中的一篇「中斷」的文章，我突然覺得我好像就處在不知道是否該中斷我現在的生活，重新出發，又看到了你的部落格，所以想請問你；因為我最近因為是否出國去日本打工度假，但最主要是想一邊打工一邊找未來讀書的學校，家人這邊雖然是希望我去試試「打工度假」，也希望我可以達到目標，不然就不要去，只不過那個企畫是以度假為主打工為輔，要自己找工作住所，可是如果要去就得中斷這邊的學校(休學一年，如果我找到學校就回來辦退學)，而且我的語言只是在初級的程度，我有點擔心害怕但又更怕的是浪費時間，我想說不定在這一年中我會更了解自己想要的是什麼，但因為家人又讓我很猶豫(畢竟出錢是他們)。
其實我現在在台灣讀的是商科，整天去學校都渾渾噩噩的，有去就跟沒去一樣，到底有沒有學到東西我自己都不知道。而我真正想學的是設計，雖然想學設計在台灣也可以學，可是我想在一個人深地不熟的地方說不定可以激起我的潛力，順便也能了解不同文化及語言；在台灣因為有家人朋友給我靠，我都快要腐爛了，總是遇到挫則就想要逃避，自己都看不慣這些行為，很討厭這樣的自己!
可以給我一些建議嗎?是否要去呢?
Dear HC:
I am so sorry that I took so long to reply to your intriguing question.
Please read this week’s Newsweek, April 6/April 13, 2009. The cover story is about the savvy shopper buys less but spends more in hard times. A very interesting story about the case for luxury.
OK, the concept of we vote with what we buy is really simple. To remind people that they can make a difference in the world. This is borrowed from Mahatma Gandhi’s wisdom: Be the change you want to see in the world.
If you want a better society, you need to become a better shopper too. You should buy from a company whose values are a representation of yours. You are not buying things just for the discount or saving a few bucks, but buying the values behind the bottles or boxes. If we are discount oriented shoppers, we are going to have a discount society. We are a short term and scarcity oriented society. We will have no future to become a world class society.
I know it is hard to ask people to practice this noble and responsible consumerism in good time, and even so in this difficult time when we really don’t have too much to spend or have fear in our future. Then, the 1% philosophy, hopefully, can serve as a positive excuse to do this socially responsible shopping one out of 100 occasions. It should be easier for people to do things that they feel proud of.
People will definitely buy value or buy something that they can pass on to their children with durable quality and timeless design.
Let’s support those companies that treat their employees right, pay tax and participate in social causes: performing art, global warming, AIDS, poverty, water conservation, biodiversity, indigenous culture, sustainable small farm…..
I really want to start a business based on this concept and build a community of like minded people so I will have a platform to either support or banish the companies who do not behave in a responsible way. Once we create an ecosystem with group purchase power, I believe we can become a movement to reset our society’s value and make sure the right people and right company can survive and contribute more meaningful jobs for our children.
How many people are willing to join me for this vision: a for-profit social enterprise funded by social entrepreneur and Eco entrepreneur with the support of social consumers and Eco consumers? In essence, it is an ecosystem that can sustain our social calling and social purpose.
If you are buying Aveda or eating at Nonzero restaurant, you are voting with what you buy already. The next phase is to become an advocate for Aveda and Nonzero. You are the volunteers for Canmeng Aveda and Nonzero so you can make a difference in Canmeng Aveda and Nonzero’s survival or success.
The same goes to your own company. You should brazenly promote and demand your customers to support you if you believe you have done your work and earn the respect and loyalty from your customers. People love to help people who help themselves first.
Good luck. It is a good feeling to have a VIP like you in Canmeng Aveda.
Be the change,
Ping
昱仁 dear:
Thank you for your hug, I need it.
1. I remember the advice I gave to my daughter when she got her first job at Pizza Hut as a telephone order taker: Show up at work 10 minutes earlier and leave the work 10 minutes later. This is it. There is no secret to become a successful people. Love what you do and you will do what you love. Thanks for KL from this community ( please check the previous Q&A ), I decided to write something about this on PPaper Business 04, will be published on May 5th, 2009.
2. I simply want to go to abroad and see the world. To get a master degree in clinic pharmacy ( the newest thing in 1974 era ), is the only way to go to abroad in 1974. I have set my mind to go abroad since I was in junior high school. This is why I was a bad student, but never so bad to ruin my grade to be able to get I-20 or admission to graduate school in the States. Now, you see, you need to plan and be ready to pay the due if you want to accomplish anything. Continue success is never an accident.
Please remember the first rule to happiness is to live a life you choose to, love to and want to, never have to.
Love, You made my day by quoting the 漣漪卡肯言 RippleCards.
Ping
Dear 朱老師：
老師您好！ 我是那位您在文化大學演講發問的學生，
朱老師先前寫下的文章對我都受益良多。
在聽聞老師您要前來的前一周，我就興奮的跟我的朋
友說：朱平先生要來文化廣告系演講！
實際聽到朱老師演講，讓我覺得朱老師重塑了我們很
多的觀念！
愛美並非軟弱、
創意就是要take a risk!
我們花很多時間認識別人卻不認識自己、
we vote forwhat we buy至於肯夢的企業理念，
朱老師給了我很多的感動。
老師回答我，不要急著創業而要先能愛你所做，
在你不喜歡的事情中找到樂趣，累積你的實力再談創業，
謝謝老師。給了我們的疑惑解答！
老師認為自己還剩下七千多塊可以花，但是我想這七千多塊
並不會隨著時間越來越少，是會隨著您的智慧讓它越來越增
值，老師謝謝您! DVD燒好後我會直接寄到貴公司！
朱老師 您好
聽了您的LOVE YOU DO ,NOT DO YOU LOVE,really shock,but you are right.以前我一直以為做我喜歡的事是最重要的，但在做這些事之前真的必須先有前提，就是愛你所做，我想這是一種尊敬吧.謝謝您點醒了我。
我想請問老師，在台灣，要如何去改變台灣人對於美的認知呢?如何讓他們更了解美，而不是少數族群的活動?文創是新興的產業，也許大家一窩蜂去什麼老街等等，但對於文創的認知卻是少之又少，只是覺得大家都去就去玩玩，這是好事嗎?因為我認為台灣民眾的心態是不對的，應該先去了解這些產物的歷史背景或意義再去實踐它才是核心，如此影響才是深遠並能傳播出去讓更多人知道台灣的美，台灣的藝術或美的認知才會進步，而不是一種湊熱鬧的心態。
By Eartha
朱老師您好~
今天聽您在文化大學廣告系中的演講~深深被您的內含吸引~
我想請您可以將您在演講中所說的書本~在說一次嗎~?
尤其我對XX POINT雜誌很有興趣~~也麻煩老師推廌那些刊物~
或是生為廣告人應吸收的知識來源~~
謝謝~朱老師~
Dear Ping,
First of all, appreciate that you always share us your fabulous thoughts. Can you share me more about “we vote with what we buy”
I’m very lucky that i got fully support from the senior managers in my company to initiate projects to combat climate change. Besides the waste management and energy saving, I wanna to promo the concept of smart shopping. More specifically, I plan to share the concept -“we vote with what we buy”, with my colleague.
I read the article about this topic that you published several days ago. Regarding “1%” concept, it’s more practicable and therefore I will definitely share this with my colleagues : ) In addition, I will use figures to show the impact of our daily shopping behaviours.
However price is the most important factor to some people and they may even reject the 1% concept.
I do like this concept-we vote with what we buy. thus, really wanna grab the opportunity to impact more to do so. would you mind share me more about how to influence more in this matter?
by the way, just share some things. first, i do very happy to implement this project although this project is almost non-related to my normal work. second, as a frequent customer in Aveda, I do wanna to thank you to cultivate so many daymakers to enrich my life : )
regards, hc
親愛的朱平老師:
接觸到您的文章是在07年的第一本ICB雜誌,那時深深得被您得一字一句吸引著,覺得會讓自己思考許多人事物,這期間也經歷工作和當兵,去年十一月當完兵又重回工作崗位,想請老師分享一下,面對第一份工作時應該有的心態和態度,順道一提,老師之前也是藥學系畢業得後來是什麼樣的狀況讓您想要出國修習臨床方面的專業,國內也有臨床方面的研究所,為什麼不是選擇國內的研究所?好像問太多問題了!! 不過希望得到老師的一些建議!! 謝謝您的每一篇文章!!
想用漣漪卡肯言得第一項: 選擇
我選擇開始跟老師互動,提問題,思考,讓自己更好!!
想給老師一個緊緊的擁抱!!
希望老師身體健康平安!!
昱仁
Dear 煥智:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Outliers. I have left some comments on your blog.
Outliers is a book intended for American readers. In our Chinese culture, we are familiar with the impact on our life by right time, right place and right people. There is nothing new.
However, Malcolm Gladwell has reminded us that we also can create our own reality by seizing the moment.
The most heartening insight is the 10,000 hours rule. This is so true that no continuous success is accident. All successful people have paid their due. Most people just did not know it.
Please imagine if we change the cut off time to two: January 1st and July 1st. We may give more children opportunity to become great hockey players. If we change the system, we may have different outcome. This is how we should think after reading any book. What if……
Let’s read good book so we can grow together.
Ping
Dear Viva:
Please note that next phrase that I mentioned after ” don’t judge people ” comment.
” Don’t judge people, judge their decision. ”
With this discipline, we always leave people a good reputation so they can bounce back.
It is not easy to change our judgmental mentality. Our education and our culture have failed to inspire us to accept that we are all human and we all made stupid mistakes.
This is why we need to practice this new way to look at things. With many years practice, you may nurture yourself a more kind and gentle way to people.
Please don’t worry if you cannot change your value system overnight. I am still working hard on my own discipline.
I usually practice self talk ( RippleCards ) to remind myself of this conventional and animalistic instinct: to blame people and to judge people.
” Ping, have you noticed that you are judging people again. Yes, I can practice non-judgmental and become a better person. ”
This is my self talk. I highly recommend you to practice this.
Thank you for willing to improve yourself every day.
Love,
Ping
哈嚕 朱平老師：
因我在 ppaper BUSINESS1 看到您留言..
對看完（異數）的啟發…
因我在研究單位工作…
所以 想把此書的概念…
試圖 用在公司上…
我把一些想法寫在部落格上…
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/abcall12/26118186
與您分享…
煥智
Dear Chu~
Thank you for reminds me “don’t judge people“.
These few days, I try to understand about `judge`.
其實前陣子自己也注意到這個問題,我也試著調整觀看事物的角度.
會發現也是因為朋友比我還會Judge別人,試著想想,這似乎跟個人的偏好與習關有很大的關係.
有時候自己的評論會影響周圍人的心情.
我可以請教您,這怎麼去拿捏.
Judge不是對於事物的觀感反應嗎？
如果我們不評論是忽略自己的感受嗎？
如果牽扯到專業的角度時,那該用怎樣的態度去看待?
這些是我這陣子困惑的問題.
Thank you~
VIVA
Dear KL
Thank you for your intriguing question that has been a dilemma for generations of people. You are not the only one.
I may write something on my next PB column and you will know that you are the one who prompts me to think more about this universal question.
Now, let me give you a simple question to ask of yourself.
Love what you do vs. Do what you love.
Which one is more important?
You should be proud of yourself by being honest with yourself. However, you need to take full accountability of living the life you choose.
I am certainly not the one who can help you. You are the only one who can help you by making the tough decision and learn the lesson by yourself.
Ping
嗨～朱老師你好。
大概從偶然接觸到ICB和AANGEL後就成為忠實讀者。
改版後，也跟著成Paper business愛好者。真的是本很棒的雜誌。
這兩本雜誌都成為每月必讀得BIBLE >
發現ICB內有老師mail後就一直很想寫信。
最近總算空下來腦袋，決定好好寫封提問信。 🙂
希望不要越寫越長，越寫越沒邏輯。
老師你好。我是大學畢業的學生，主修是三類醫學相關的科系。
大學期間，雖然功課loading真的很重，不過念的也很開心，很有成就感。
課外豐富的活動更是讓我覺得有大大蛻變。
在已經順利拿到系上研究所入學offer後。
卻很想要停下來，想這是自己未來想走的路嗎？
推甄研究所前，和教授談過。
給我建議可以先推甄看看，真的不想繼續念時，或是找到更想念的東西實在休學也可以。 但現在覺得問題還是在，疑問還是在，感覺只是之前被我壓到心底去，但是遲早會浮出來。提醒我得要面對，得要解決它。
如果有兩個很喜歡的事物的時候，該怎麼辦呢？
一直以來的自己都是把學校主修當成項工作般需要去努力達成的工作
但是把設計，旅行，規劃社團活動和閱讀喜愛的書等等當成生活，當成興趣，用來refresh自己的心情。
如果可以，真的很希望未來從事的工作是可以打從心底喜歡的工作！所以更想再現在停下來好好想想。但是好像還是想不出來 >”<
朱老師原本念的科系和後來繼續作的事業，是怎麼一路走來的呢？
會有猶豫或是難以抉擇的時候嗎？會有衝突嗎？
不知道該怎樣的情況下才能只聽心的聲音去作選擇？
一直以來的習慣都是step by step去計畫人生規劃。這樣的改變讓我有點不適應。
但又矛盾地覺得現在不改變的話，人生就會這樣一路直走下去，無法在轉彎了。
感覺現在的我，
好像知道目標在哪裡，知道想成為怎麼樣的人，但是卻在現在（起點）和未來（中繼點）間找不到路徑前進呢？
想再問老師最後一個問題
老師從藥學領域轉到管理領域，又進而走到現在更全方位地更用心的商學經營，
老師的人生地圖是怎麼走的呢？
非常謝謝老師。
Dear Pao:
Thanks for your prompt posting.
Now, we know all stories have two sides. We need to be open minded and not getting into finger pointing too early. The only way to resolve mis-understanding is through active and transparent communication.
I still want to thank Cathy to voice her concern and frustration in this blog so Pao can have a second chance to win her back.
I am sure PPAPER Business will continue the journey to re-define what a magazine could do to people’s imgaination and learning. We will be all here to support you.
Thanks for Pao’s action to win back our loyalty. Pao also demonstrated with his writing on how to engage with complaint.
It is a great lesson. Thanks to Cathy and Pao.
Other people matter,
Ping
Dear 海洋:
Thank you for your info.
Well, I agree with you that it is inhumane to kill dolphin for any reason. However, I do have reservation on imposing our own values upon different culture, no matter how righteous it is.
We can use all measures under our power to convince these people stop killing dolphin. However, I don’t think it is the right thing to do to wage your protest in trespassing other people’s country.
There must be other way to engage with these people and find a solution to save the dolphin and the local tradition.
Violence also begets violence. There will be more dolphin killing if we did not take this matter more sensitively.
If we stop eating shark fin soup, our children will stop eating shark fin soup. It all starts from us, you and me.
Love,
Ping
Dear Cathy:
This is Pao, founder of ICB and PPAPER BUSINESS.
I saw your letter about the troubles you had encountered
on ICB refund. Please accept my deep apology
and offer you a explanation.
ICB was funded by PMI and PPTWO. We decided to
closed down PPTWO after 3 years of break even and little profit.
It was a sudden decision in December 2008 and we want
to do all we can to be fair and professional to our ICB subscribers.
PMI and us are giving full refund to all the subscribers
at the earliest notice. Of course it will cause inconveniences.
I hope you forgive us for any delay due to final settlement
between PMI and me.
We took a hard soul searching and courage to carry ICB
forward as PPAPER BUSINESS in Feb, using our own money.
We believe this world needs better social and business
values as well as insight to creative business. And we are
very happy to know that PPAPER BUSINESS has a wonderful
start which sold out in 7 days and we had to make 2 reprints
to keep up the demands.
You have every right to be upset and judge us. The integrity
of any business can be damaged with one wrong doing. And
sometimes it takes 10 years or longer to make a fair judgement
on someone or a company. We have been doing honest business
for over 15 years, and will continue to do so, to stand test of time.
I hope you can come to my shop and I will love to make up
to you with free books and gifts for all your troubles. And I
hope you will continue to support PPAPER and PPAPER BUSINESS.
I wish you well.
Sincerely yours,
PAO
當然..我非常樂意提供這個網站給你..
http://e-info.org.tw/taxonomy/term/14922
這個是~環境資訊中心~在這個網站你可以看到許多關於環境的議題~
http://www.seashepherd.org/dolphins/sea-shepherd-in-taiji.html
而這個網站上你可以看到人們是如何殘忍的對待海洋生物~這是個令人為之心碎的畫面~而這個地方正是日本~照片攝於2003年10月6日，那紅，是那天60幾隻海豚流下的鮮血所染紅。
海豚用鮮血染紅了整片海域！在SSCS這個網頁中，有著許多詳盡的資訊
為了捕抓海豚，日本漁民會利用快艇在海面快速衝擊旋轉，破壞海豚的聲納功能讓其失去方向感，接著再趕進小海灣中，伴隨著豐收歡笑，一隻隻現場屠殺放血好讓其不會存留腥味，而海豚的鮮血也會就此染紅整個海域，那種大屠殺場面，讓人極端不忍。
為了查得這個證據，1977年成立於美國、以保育海洋生態為宗旨的海洋守護協會(Sea Shepherd Conservation Society；SSCS)國際組織，於是在2003年9月間派出3名工作人員前往太地，在這邊等候了幾個禮拜，終於拍到目前在網路上流傳的這些照片。
整個屠殺過程，在10月、11月間持續進行，終於11月18日，其中2名工作人員不忍，於是跳下海灣伸手拔去漁民架設的截欄網放掉15隻海豚，可想而知，他們開始遭到漁民攻擊、威脅，找來當地警察後，日本警察非但沒幫他們，甚至還以非法攝影、干預捕魚等為由將他們關入大牢，直到SSCS透過律師營救、透過國際輿論壓力，才終於在12月9日花了80萬日幣將他們保釋出來送回國。
人類是地球上最大的哺乳類動物..如果我們不能盡一份心力..那麼有誰能幫呢??
Dear Cathy:
First of all, I want to thank you for letting me know this unfortunate thing. I will definitely forward your comments on this blog to Mr. Pao and his team. If I were you, I would be frustrated and upset too. I am so sorry to hear about this.
I really have no idea what has gone on in the transfer of subscription from ICB to PPaper Business. Normally, any magazine would love to continue the subscription from the old format to new format. I guess ICB must have some special circumstances that they have to terminate the ICB subscription and make the refund separately.
When I terminated my baby ONENESS magazine last year, my team did it so swiftly with immediate refund and a personal letter from me apologizing for the inconvenience. I lost a lot of money but I gained the respect from my subscribers.
It is easy to answer your question: When integrity is in question, no business can sustain forever. It is just a matter of time that they will pay their due. Beauty/aesthetics/design is intimately related to authenticity. When integrity is compromised, there is no authenticity, therefore, beauty is also compromised.
Now, you know how easy to lose a loyal customer. This is what wakes up me in the night too. If we did something wrong and made a stupid mistake, we may ruin our 12 years reputation.
Please contact ICB/PPaper Business again. Please give them a chance to win you back.
Please say three times and you will get to know yourself better. 🙂
“It is never what happens to me, but how I handle it, that will determine my mental wellbeing.” -www.ripplecards.com-
Love and hug,
Ping