On December 26, 2023, we commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of ***, a great leader who brought great change and hope to the Chinese people. More than 40 years have passed, and ** still leaves a deep imprint in people's hearts. ** All kinds of memories and reviews of the times inspire people's nostalgia for that era, we are not only nostalgic for the bad, but also yearning for the good. When we miss the *** and *** era, what we are looking for is the pride and dignity of the Chinese, the spirit of serving the people wholeheartedly, the clean social environment, the clean environment and the society where everyone is equal.
The first thing we miss is the Chinese's raised eyebrows and exhalation, and the self-confidence of the Chinese who have regained their pride in the *** era. For more than a hundred years before this, the Chinese had been regarded as an "inferior nation" by the West, and we ourselves had forgotten our former nobility and bowed our knees in front of foreigners for fear of offending them. However, on October 1, 1949, after the deafening cry, the Chinese finally stood up again and were no longer afraid of any "foreign adults". Whether the British arrogantly sailed on the Yangtze River or the Soviet Union deployed millions of soldiers on the Sino-Soviet border, the Chinese were not afraid and firmly guarded China's dignity. At that time, although the Chinese were poor, they had a firm sense of pride and strong self-confidence in their bones.
And today, we miss this spirit of pride because we desire to regain that confidence and self-esteem. Although China has become the world's second largest economy, we are also facing new challenges and pressures. Only with the support of strong self-confidence and self-esteem can we truly go to the center stage of the world and make the Chinese people feel extremely proud again.
The second thing we miss is the spirit of serving the people wholeheartedly. ** The slogan of "serving the people" has become the key to the success of the Communist Party of China. In that era, ** was a public servant of the people, sincerely doing things for the people, and really coming from the people and going to the people. If someone wants to be an "official master", the masses of the people will not hesitate to drive them out. even threatened that whoever dares to engage in ** corruption, he will personally "get rid of" him! This spirit of serving the people has made the people truly feel that their interests have been truly guaranteed.
However, in today's society, sometimes *** forgets his own work, only cares about personal interests, and ignores the needs and interests of the people. This makes us nostalgic for a time when it was truly people-centered and put the interests of the people first.
The third thing we miss is the clean and upright social environment. In the *** era, people can trust each other. People pay attention to giving rather than taking, the goods are fair and durable, farm tools do not need to worry about being stolen, children can go to school alone and parents do not have to worry too much. Such a social environment has achieved a truly harmonious society, where everyone feels equal and just, and trusts rather than guarded.
In contrast, there are some problems with today's society. Lack of integrity, corruption, benefit transfer and other phenomena are not uncommon, and the social atmosphere is not clear enough. This makes us aspire to regain that era of integrity and to live in a truly just and honest social environment.
The fourth thing we miss is the era when the sky was blue and the water was clear. **Although the material life is not rich in the times, the food safety and environmental quality can be assured. The food is GMO-free, the fruits and vegetables are free of pesticides, and the water is clean and drinkable. However, the current food safety and environmental quality cannot be reassured, and problems such as genetically modified foods and pesticide residues are worrying. We aspire to go back to the era when the sky was blue, the water was clear, and the environment was pure, and we enjoyed healthy and safe food and environment.
The fifth that we miss is the era of equality for all. In the *** era, there is only a distinction between the types of work, and there is no distinction between high and low. Whether it's a manure digger or *** whether it's a factory worker or a factory director, everyone is treated equally, and everyone is free to express their opinions. This equality allows everyone to feel respected and just, there is no exploiting class, and everyone is in charge.
Today, class differentiation and inequality in capitalist society are becoming more and more prominent. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and ordinary people can only work for the capitalists and have no right to make their own choices. In such a society, the weekly job is filled, but it is instilled that it is their "blessing". We are nostalgic for those days and hope to return to a society where everyone is equal, where everyone can enjoy equal and fair treatment.
In short, we miss *** nostalgia *** era because in that era we found what we longed for. We aspire to return to an era in which Chinese people can raise their eyebrows, serve the people wholeheartedly, have a clean air, blue sky and clear water, and everyone is equal. This does not mean that there were no shortcomings and problems in that era, but because it had the beauty we aspire to and the value we pursued. We hope that while commemorating ***, we can also think about how to continue and carry forward those beautiful values in today's society, so that our society is more just, equal and beautiful.