It's not a coincidence that the "Secretary of Harvesting Wheat" has become a hot topic in the search for cadres, masses, and secretaries
Recently, a video of a district party secretary competing with villagers to manually cut wheat became popular. With a whistle, the secretary bent down and swung his sickle to cut the wheat, his movements were quite skilled, and the onlookers and netizens from all over praised him.
"Having work in hand" and "Being an experienced hand" - The praise given to this secretary by everyone stems from a sense of reality, that there is a working appearance when working, and it is not just a show of passing by and "checking in"; Originating from a friendly way of forcefully stretching the "wheat rope" and pressing the wheat bundle with knees, this kind of manipulation "cannot be practiced in a day or two" and "must be from the countryside"; Originating from a kind of integration, competing with villagers on the same stage, the labor scene is enjoyable and harmonious. Leaping down and pretending recklessly makes everyone believe that such cadres come from among the masses and are willing to return to their side.
A video that lasts only a few tens of seconds, with zero negative reviews in the current online environment, is truly rare. And this also tells us from another perspective that it is not so difficult to make the masses say "good". As long as you are down-to-earth and pragmatic, as long as you are sincere and sincere, everyone will definitely be able to perceive and generously give recognition and affirmation. Of course, any twisted or superficial appearance will definitely be exposed in minutes.
In recent years, many cadres have been confused and have racked their brains to get close to the masses, but they always feel like they are still not looking good despite sweating profusely. The reason for this is largely due to seemingly "approaching" the masses but not "entering" them. For example, walking out of the grassroots level of the organization in a grand and mighty manner, but coming and going in a hurry, without saying a few words to the masses; For example, on the surface, they sit on the same bench as the masses, but are full of official aura and accent, and the masses neither want to listen nor get in touch; For example, a research outline and ideas for benefiting the people have been compiled in a basket, but most of them are just brainstorming and taking things for granted. No matter how elaborate or flashy they are, no one will use them. Lack of practical support and emotional support for "closeness" can only lead to "loneliness" and easily lead to resentment.
In the era of the internet, with advanced information, there are more channels and paths for social governance and connecting with the masses. But visuals cannot replace meetings, phone calls cannot replace conversations, and getting feet wet and rooted in life is always a compulsory course for cadres at all levels. Especially for a considerable number of young cadres, who enter the school gate from home and then close the doors, they have rich professional knowledge but lack labor experience. They can use document language fluently but cannot speak the language of the masses, and they need to experience and grow more at the grassroots level. As some netizens have said, once you have harvested wheat and planted land, you can appreciate the hardships of laborers; Squeezing the bus to buy groceries, you can see the world's fireworks and various emotions. Only by resonating with the people's daily lives can we perceive their pain points and find ways to solve problems.
Comrade Mao Zedong once told a story many times: when the Red Army first arrived in northern Shaanxi, the people were "respectful of ghosts and gods and far away from us", and they all "avoided" us. It was not until after the rectification movement that the Yangko team organized by Yangjialing and the Yangko of the labor heroes in Ansai were intertwined, that he truly exclaimed, "From now on, the world will be peaceful!" Remember that Comrade Jiao Yulu once proposed to go deep into the "rice field", calling on cadres to come out to the streets and under trees like farmers at every meal point, carrying their rice bowls and chatting while eating. Family history, village news, production and disaster relief were all topics discussed at the rice field. Whether it's "Twisting Yangge" or "Opening a Meal Field", just like "Harvesting Wheat" mentioned earlier, they are not the purpose, but rather the medium. They are the means to connect with the masses and integrate into them.
We Communists are like seeds, and the people are like land. We are happy to see more cadres walking among the people, walking to the front line of work, and cultivating a better future for the people and society.
