Today I would like to share two or three small things about the chairman to feel the noble personality of this great man.
Grandpa Mao's frugal life
Among the many stories about ***, there is one particular pajama that stands out. This pajama has accompanied Grandpa Mao for decades and is covered with 73 patches. Whenever the staff proposed to change into new pajamas, ** always firmly refused, he said: "Our country is still very poor, don't make new ones, and make up for them if they are broken!" The pajamas were not "retired" until 1971, when they were patched and became a powerful testimony to the frugal life.
** Pajamas with slippers.
Equally touching is a pair of worn leather slippers. These slippers have been with Grandpa Mao since the founding of New China, and they have long been worn out after wind and rain. When the staff saw that the slippers could no longer be worn, they persuaded Grandpa Mao to change to a new pair. However, ** insisted on repairing it and continuing to wear it. There was even a time when the slippers were mistaken for garbage and thrown away, and the staff struggled to get them back. This spirit of frugality and the style of not engaging in specialization let us see his determination to share weal and woe with the people.
Grandpa Mao's deep affection for the people
In 1960, during the most difficult period of the economy, the people of the whole country were rationing ** and starving. Seeing the plight of the people who couldn't eat, Grandpa Mao shed tears. He resolutely decided not to eat meat and get through the difficulties with the people. Even when he later suffered from edema due to lack of nutrition, he always kept this promise.
**Seeing that ***'s face was swollen, he persuaded him many times: "Chairman, eat a bite of meat, take a bite for the people of the whole country." ”
But *** still shook his head and said, "Didn't you eat it too, everyone didn't eat it." ”
This spirit of breathing and sharing the same fate with the people has made the people feel warm and strong.
Grandpa Mao's love is not only reflected in his actions to tide over difficulties with the people, but also in his deep affection for the people. He always put the interests of the people first, refused any special treatment, and shared weal and woe with the people. This spirit not only won the respect and love of the people, but also set a shining example for later leaders.
Today, the purpose of writing these words is not to remember the poverty and hardships of that era, but to remember the noble spirit and great feelings of Grandpa Mao.
No matter how the living conditions change, Grandpa Mao's spirit of thrift and caring for the people is always worth remembering and learning from.
In the new era, let us continue to inherit and carry forward this spirit and work hard to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!