The last words of his deathbed, the voice of his heart in the midst of illness.
On February 19, 1997, Comrade ***, the chief architect of China's reform and opening up, passed away in Beijing, and the whole country mourned, and that sad mood was difficult to calm down for a long time.
That night was a sleepless night for many people, and they couldn't accept it: "How come, it was fine a few days ago, we made an appointment to wait for you to be discharged from the hospital to go fishing and horseback riding together, we have survived the rain of bullets, how can you say that you will leave." ”
A comrade-in-arms who once fought side by side with *** and shared the same bed saw ***'s body, and couldn't help but cry and said.
In Beijing in February, even though the snow has mostly melted away, the air is still filled with an icy smell. In such a world of ice and snow, **'s children and Zhuo Lin have a heavy heart, holding ashes and relics, and take a hearse to the airport.
Zhuo Lin was full of tears, tremblingly holding the urn with both hands and sticking it to her heart, unwilling to put it down for a long time. She was full of grief, but still smiled and said to ***: "Xiaoping, don't worry, I'll be fine, you can go with peace of mind." ”
When the special plane flew to an altitude of 1,500 meters, Zhuo Lin recalled the time spent with *** while slowly scattering his ashes and colorful petals into the sea.
Mom, I once prayed to Grandpa Deng for blessings, why did he still leave? "On the side of the long street, a child with tears in his eyes and swollen eyes from crying asked his mother. "
Kid, stop talking. Say goodbye to Grandpa Deng, in the future, it may be ......"His mother fought back her grief and spoke incoherently. The whole long street was full of grief, and all people mourned together.
Deng Gong's noble qualities were highly praised by the people at that time. Later there was a song that sang:"In 1979, it was a spring, and an old man drew a circle ...... in the South China Sea"This old man is a respected ***
He did his best for the public, and after his death, he was approachable, cordial and kind. As he himself said: "I am the son of the Chinese people, and I deeply love my motherland and people. ”
With this kind of selfless love of his, how many people like Deng Gong are there? How many Chinese people are both admired and ashamed?
The spring breeze of reform is blowing all over the land, and the new policy of reform and opening up has been proposed. He was well aware that China was facing the challenges of the international situation and the characteristics of the times, and in order to change the backward appearance of New China as soon as possible and enable China to make a great leap from standing up, getting rich, and becoming strong, he proposed to reform the old and bring forth the new.
From December 18 to 22, 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing, marking a great turning point in Chinese history. Before the meeting, the first work meeting was also held, which clarified the main tasks of the Third Plenary Session.
** has been thinking about how to build a new China, until the arrival of his friend Lee Kuan Yew, he has a feeling of clearing the clouds, and finally put forward the policy of reform and opening up.
Xiaoping, you have been thinking about it at home for so long and have not come to a result, why don't you go out for a walk, maybe inspiration will suddenly appear? "Lee Kuan Yew watched his worried friend keep persuading.
In just a few days, Xiaoping's gray hair has increased a lot, and it can't stand it in the long run. Lee Kuan Yew thought silently in his heart and decided to find an excuse to lure him out. "
Another day, I think I already have a general idea, but I don't know how to implement it yet, and it's best to strike while the iron is hot. "**Still focused on the table, answer without looking up. "
Well, I recently got a batch of fine tea, which I personally picked in Tongshan, you are really blessed. It snows heavily at night and you want to have a cup of tea? "
Lee Kuan Yew knew his personality and knew that he could not persuade him, so he changed the topic and used humor in the hope of relieving his pressure.
** smiled and said to Lee Kuan Yew: "Although I would love to have a drink, I still don't dare to trouble you." He skillfully operated the tea-making utensils and chatted with Lee Kuan Yew.
Lee Kuan Yew reminded him: "This tea needs a new fire to brew the best taste." * didn't pay attention to it, but focused on boiling the tea. Lee Kuan Yew looked at him and felt a little distressed, but *** was thinking about something.
He suddenly thought: "New fire, new tea." He realized that making tea needs to brew the best taste according to the characteristics of tea, so the country's development should also be based on China's national conditions.
The ideas of the past may no longer apply to the present, what we need is new ideas, to be realistic. He patted Lee Kuan Yew on the shoulder and sighed, "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." ”
Then, he hurried into the study and began to write.
**Frequent travel to various countries, including Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, the United States, Japan and Malaysia, has given him a deeper understanding of China's relationship with the outside world.
He recognized that China and the outside world can achieve common prosperity and development through reform and opening up. This idea was embodied at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and China thus found a path of modernization that suited its national conditions and was realistic and feasible, and started the process of reform and opening up.
** Approachable attitude made him deeply loved by the people, he was affectionately called "Grandpa Deng", his humility and easy-going touched countless people, making people more deeply aware of his great spirit.
In 1988, Shanghai was hit by a hepatitis A epidemic, with 290,000 people infected in just two months, of which January 19 was recorded as the day of the epidemic. At that time, hospitals across Shanghai were overcrowded, and the number of new confirmed cases doubled every day.
Medical resources are seriously insufficient, doctors and ** are on call 24 hours a day, and beds and medical supplies were once in short supply. The situation is as severe as the coronavirus we are experiencing now, and Shanghai is in a position similar to Wuhan at the time, which was suddenly devastated.
In the moment of crisis, in order to stabilize the people's hearts, the public who is over eighty years old went to Shanghai to tide over the difficulties with the people. His arrival is like a beacon that illuminates the confusion and fear in people's hearts and makes them see hope again.
Soon after arriving in Shanghai, ** attended the Chinese New Year's Eve party held by the people to welcome him and expressed his condolences to everyone present. After the party, ** on the way back to the hotel, I heard crying.
He searched and found a small child crying in the corner. He stepped forward, wiped away the child's tears, hugged him in his arms and comforted him softly, telling the child not to be afraid, he would give candy.
The child's name is Xu Jiahe, and he told *** that his parents disappeared because of the disease, and the neighbor's grandmother said they died. Listen patiently and then tell him that death is never coming back, but Mom and Dad are gone, but their love is always with you.
Listening to Xu Jiahe's childish voice, ** was in a complicated mood, and even the guards around him couldn't help but be moved. "Child, come with me, I'll take you to Mom and Dad, but you have to promise me that you must be obedient, okay? ”
**Lovingly touched Xu Jiahe's head and said softly. ** Took Xu Jiahe to sit in the courtyard, watched the night like a curtain and the stars were dotted, and then told him many moving stories.
Later, he asked Xu Jiahe to find the brightest star, and told him that his parents did not leave, but just accompanied him in a different way, because they were reluctant to leave his lovely child.
Comrade ** once said: "Our greatest advantage is that the socialist system is able to concentrate its forces to do great things, which is an important magic weapon for us to achieve our cause." "It is precisely because the Communist Party of China has always upheld this belief that we can work together to overcome difficulties.
Zhuo Lin and his wife are in the same boat through thick and thin, and their love is as deep as the sea, "Ten years of life and death are boundless, without thinking, and unforgettable." "* After her death, Zhuo Lin was deeply saddened, but in order to give peace of mind to her children and relatives and friends, she endured her grief, lived as usual and comforted others to look forward and live well, because this is ***'s will.
Although Zhuo Lin behaved strong in front of people, as if she had accepted the fact that her husband was gone, in private, any knick-knacks in the house might make her feel emotional, and remember the good times she had spent with ***.
They met in the summer of 1939, when Zhuo Lin, a fledgling girl, came to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, for ideals and freedom. Here, she meets the love of her life
Although Zhuo Lin initially politely rejected her friend's matchmaking words, she swore that she would not be immortal in war and would not start a family. In addition, a joke she heard in Yan'an made her deeply aware that highly educated people have a very different concept from ordinary people.
Therefore, she came up with the idea of marrying only intellectuals. However, in the face of Zhuo Lin's refusal, ** did not give up. He sincerely invited Zhuo Lin to get to know him better.
**In his early years, he studied in France and the Soviet Union, and studied at the Lycée de Valle for Boys in Normandy and the University of the East in Moscow. All this made Zhuo Lin marvel at ***.
In 1939, ** and Zhuo Lin were married under the mediation of *** and other ** leaders. Soon after marriage, Zhuo Lin went to the front line with *** and experienced the war on the Taihang front with him.
From Taihang Mountain to Dabie Mountain, from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the War of Liberation to the founding of New China, Zhuo Lin has always firmly supported *** She knows that *** has always been obsessed with Hong Kong, but she has not been able to see its return with her own eyes, which makes him deeply regretful.
Therefore, on the great moment of Hong Kong's return to the motherland on July 1, 1997, Zhuo Lin went to Hong Kong to witness this historical moment. After his death, Zhuo Lin tearfully recorded his four instructions before his death, and conveyed them to: 1. Don't hold a farewell ceremony for the body; 2. Don't set up an auditorium; 3. Dissect the body and leave the cornea for medical research; 4. Scatter the ashes into the sea.
On July 29, 2009, Zhuo Lin said goodbye to this world, and her wish was to keep the mourning hall low-key and solemn, not open to the public, scatter her ashes into the sea, and follow in the footsteps of Deng Gong to meet in another world.
The clouds and mountains are vast, and the rivers are turbulent. The wind of the gentleman, the mountains are high and the waters are long. Although Deng Gong has passed away, his spirit and great achievements will be remembered forever by the world, he is like a pine and cypress, towering into the clouds, evergreen, influencing generations of young people.
He will always live in our hearts, and every generation of Chinese teenagers will take him as an example and work together to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. I am the people's one-thought faith, growing up in this desolate land of China.
In the flood of years, I have witnessed the blossoming of flowers and understood that life and death are uncontrollable. I am the faith of the people, and I love this land deeply. I don't have to ask how I choose between life and death, I will prove my faith with my actions.
I am the people's one-thought faith, which has grown in a hundred years of inheritance. The new era will surely give us new inheritance and perseverance, let us try new tea with new fire, and celebrate a better life with poetry and wine.