Someone asked: Why is our life so hard, but we taste chicken food?
During the Yan'an period, ** presided over a meeting, and when it came to the interactive session, someone handed over a note.
* took the note, read it without evasion, and said calmly: "This comrade asked: Since the Communist Party advocates equality, why is it that all of us live so hard, but *** can always enjoy delicious chicken?"”
These remarks made everyone present a little stunned, perhaps thinking in their hearts: How could someone ask such a question?Shouldn't you eat chicken?
However, this question is actually a question in the minds of many people, because the Communist Party has always preached that everyone is equal, whether it is a leader and a general, or an ordinary person and a soldier, everyone should be treated equally. However, during the Yan'an period, life was extremely poor, and everyone lived a rather difficult life. So, why is *** able to enjoy chicken?Does this violate the principle of "equality for all" advocated by the Communist Party?
In the face of this rather sensitive issue, ** did not evade, let alone blame the person who asked the question, but explained unabashedly: "It is true that ** can often eat chicken, but this is not *** personal wish. I hope to live the same life as all of us, but please think about how important health is to the Chinese revolutionTherefore, it is not that you want to eat chicken, but that you issue an order to eat chicken. Like every one of our revolutionary comrades, eating chicken is also a revolutionary task. ”
* subtly responds to everyone's doubts and emphasizes the true meaning of the principle of "equality for all". In this interpretation, equality is not one-size-fits-all, but rather the allocation of resources according to the weight of work, which is in line with the essence of "equality" rather than simple material equality.
Specifically, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of leading the people of the whole country to resist the war bravely, which is incomparable to anyone else. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the health of the first child in order to complete the victory of the great cause of the War of Resistance. For this reason, it was decided to guarantee that you can enjoy chicken and chicken broth every day.
This is entirely out of revolutionary necessity, not a personal demand. However, ** I am opposed to this provision and have never complied with it. What he hated most in his life was the idea of "privilege", how could he eat chicken every day when everyone was not enough?
Therefore, ** does not have chicken to eat every day, his diet is basically the same as everyone's, it is some homely meals. The only difference is that he has chili peppers at every meal.
If you have to say that *** has a "privilege" to eat, then chili pepper is his only "privilege"!
One day in July 1943, ** went to Nanniwan for inspection, and specially prepared a few roast chickens for the hospitality of ***.
Seeing these delicious roast chickens, **ask**: Can the soldiers all share this delicious roast chicken?”
* Answer: "Nanniwan is no longer the Nanniwan of the past, now the soldiers can taste pork twice a week, and roast chicken is no longer a rarity, please rest assured." ”
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and said to ** with a smile: "I am only qualified to taste this roast chicken when the soldiers have enjoyed the delicious roast chicken." ”
This time he ate roast chicken, which may be the most satisfying time, because the achievements of Nanniwan made him very happy, and successfully solved the diet problem of the soldiers, which naturally made him happy.
However, after eating the roast chicken, ** did not leave immediately, but personally picked up the leftover chicken bones on the table and put them in his pocket.
This move surprised ** very much: **What do you want these chicken bones for?He's never heard of *** having a cat or dog at home
Seeing this, he smiled and explained: "Don't waste it, you can boil some chicken soup to drink when you take it back!."”
At this time, ** suddenly realized and understood the intention of ***. Filled with emotion, he quickly asked people to take a few more roast chickens, ready to let *** take them back.
However, ** stopped him, saying that it was enough to already have these chicken bones, don't eat and take them again.
This vignette is actually part of the previous story, highlighting ***'s simple attitude to life. If you can enjoy delicious chicken dishes every day, why care about these chicken bones?It is precisely because ***'s life is not rich that he will take these chicken bones home without bothering to be able to make a bowl of chicken soup.
For today's young people, such a story may seem a little bizarre, but these real experiences on *** undoubtedly deeply touched the people of the whole country and made him a beloved leader.