我們的社會怎麼了？都是錢鬧的

This is me， on Sunday。 After a successful bone reconstruction surgery that was a result of my near date with the grim reaper。 How does money matter here？ Follow along。

這是星期天的我。在一次我與死神的近距離約會後，我經歷了一次成功的骨骼重建手術。錢在這裡有什麼用？聽我跟你說。

In Nigeria， there is a local means of transport called Okada。 Essentially， it is a motorcycle functioning as a taxi。 It gets around fast。 Lagos has some insane traffic and whenever encountered， I park the car and take an Okada to my destination。 Gets there fast and saves hours of time。 Last Wednesday， I took one to make it to a 12 o’clock meeting。 And we got hit by a car。 My arm split into two but I wasn’t the most injured。 My Okada driver had his tummy ruptured by the bike’s handle bars， his foot got stuck in the bike’s wheels so it got chewed and he hit his head on the asphalt。 There was blood every where。 He was in bad shape。

在奈及利亞，當地有一種交通工具叫做Okada（摩托車）。從本質上說，它是一輛兼具計程車功能的摩托車。它跑得很快。拉各斯（奈及利亞海港及最大城市帶）的交通情況有時候讓人發瘋，每當遇到這種情況，我就停車打一輛Okada到我的目的地。既快又節省時間。上週三，我為了趕去參加12點的會議打了一輛Okada。我們被車撞了。我手臂上的骨頭裂成了兩半，但我並不是受傷最嚴重的。摩托車司機的肚子被車把手開膛了，他的腳卡在了摩托車的輪子上，頭撞到了柏油路上。到處都是血。他的情況很糟。

The car that hit us belonged to an Uber guy。 He had a passenger in the back。 A young lady that had a birthday present to deliver。 I got into the car and asked him to drive us to the nearest hospital。 The lady insisted we drive her to her destination first so she can deliver her present or she will lose money， the uber guy obliged。 Well， because she was paying for the trip and we weren’t。 So we burnt an extra 30 minutes with a guy bleeding out and me， with a broken hand。

撞我們的車是一輛優步。他後面有個乘客。一位年輕女士本來要去送一件生日禮物。我上了那輛車，請他開車送我們到最近的醫院。這位女士堅持要我們先開車送她到目的地，這樣她就可以送禮物了，否則她就會賠錢。因為車費是她付的，不是我們。所以在車上有個人不停流血而我手臂折斷的情況下，我們又多浪費了30分鐘。

When we got to the hospital， they blatantly refused to attend to us unless if we fill in a form and make a down payment of the equivalent of $150。 I had the money on my card， so I paid。 The Okada driver didn’t。 And they refused to touch him。 With blood everywhere and the guy passed out， I begged them to， amidst the pain and confusion， I offered to pay for him and before the payment and form filling was complete， he died。 Most probably from bleeding out。

當我們到了醫院，他們公然拒絕接待我們，直到我們填好了一張表格，付了相當於150美元的預付款。我的卡上有錢，所以我付了。司機沒有錢，他們連碰他都不肯。司機身上到處都是血，他昏了過去。我請求他們，在痛苦和混亂中我提出為司機付款，我還沒來得及填完表格及付款，他就死了。很可能是失血過多。

I managed to get some first Aid and then proceed to a different hospital where I had the surgery。 I was more angry than in physical pain。 As I witnessed total decay of all humanity。 Even from a hospital。 Simply because of…。

我得到了一些急救，然後去另一家醫院做了手術。比起身體上的疼痛，我更生氣。我目睹了人性的徹底衰敗。即使是在醫院裡。只是由於……

MONEY。

錢。

What is wrong with our society today is how much power we have given money。

我們當今社會的問題在於我們給了金錢太多的權力。

Money is the new God。 And we are all its relentless worshipers。

金錢是新的上帝。我們都是它無情的崇拜者。