【 Li Xiang China · Youth Study Class 】 Cultivating New Era Youth Socialism | Morality | Youth in the Inheritance of Excellent Chinese Culture
Author: Sun Luxia, Researcher at the Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in Hunan Province
The report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "China's excellent traditional culture has a long history, is broad and profound, and is the crystallization of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, which contains the world as the public, the people as the foundation of the country, the political morality, the reform of the old and the reform of the new, the meritocracy of appointment, the unity of heaven and man, self-improvement, integrity, good faith, good neighborliness, etc. It is an important embodiment of the world outlook, social outlook, and moral outlook that the Chinese people have accumulated in the long-term production and life, and has a high degree of consistency with the scientific socialist values." The report systematically explained the important elements contained in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and clearly pointed out that the excellent traditional Chinese culture is the traditional Chinese culture. The essence, spirit and boldness precisely reflect the Party's historical confidence and cultural confidence.
The excellent traditional Chinese culture is highly compatible with the values of scientific socialism, which is of great significance for cultivating the patriotism of young people in the new era, shaping their ideological and moral character, and guiding them to have a correct understanding of their lofty aspirations and be down-to-earth. In the practice of the Party's youth work, we should fully tap into the rich resources of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and contribute our youth strength to promoting cultural prosperity, building a strong cultural country, and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
A fervent and loyal patriotic spirit
Patriotic spirit has always been the belief and perseverance of the Chinese people, and is the spiritual gene of the Chinese nation. In the more than 5000 year history of Chinese civilization, the Chinese nation has withstood the test of storms and waves, always maintaining vitality, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, and passing down the torch. The spirit of patriotism is closely intertwined with the patriotic spirit of "dedicating oneself wholeheartedly to the cause of death", the patriotic sincerity of "serving the country with utmost loyalty", the patriotic sentiment of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later", the patriotic call of "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", and the patriotic oath of "seeking the life and death of the country, not avoiding it for good or bad". Patriotic spirit is an important component of the core socialist values, telling the profound emotions of individuals towards their motherland and composing the code of conduct for the relationship between individuals and their motherland. The spirit of patriotism is closely integrated with socialist culture, reflected in small actions to promote national unity, maintain national unity, and consciously serve the country and society.
The patriotism of young people is related to the future of the country and the nation.Digging deep into the patriotic spirit of excellent traditional Chinese culture, sowing the seeds of patriotism in the hearts of young people, inspiring them to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the motherland, make contributions, and achieve success in life. In the process of advancing into a new era and embarking on a new journey, listen to the hearts of young people dancing for the motherland, ignite the flames of youth burning for the nation, depict vivid images of "clear love, only for China", and cultivate one conscious defender, practitioner, and disseminator of patriotism after another.
Moral resources for self-cultivation and family unity
Valuing moral construction is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Inherit traditional Chinese virtues, uphold great virtue, uphold public morality, and be strict with personal morality, and safeguard the good faith of the Chinese nation. One is the path of self-cultivation. Chinese people have always attached great importance to self-cultivation, discerning right from wrong, striving to become sages and gentlemen, emphasizing the concept of honor and disgrace that "the state has four dimensions, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame, and the four dimensions are not open, and the country is doomed"; Emphasizing the self reflection and self motivation of "thinking in unison when seeing virtuous people, and introspecting oneself when seeing not virtuous people"; Advocate the learning and education concept of "education without discrimination" and "learning without weariness"; Advocate for the concept of honesty and trustworthiness, where no one knows what they can do; Advocate the concept of integrity that "wealth and status cannot be debauched, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued"; Advocate the work philosophy of "doing great things in the world must be done in detail"; Advocate the worldview of "do not do to others what you do not want to do to yourself" and so on. The second is the way of family. The Chinese nation has always emphasized the cultivation and inheritance of good family ethics and education, conveying the concepts of respecting the elderly, loving the young, gender equality, harmony between the qin and se, diligence and frugality in household management, and neighborhood unity. It advocates the concepts of loyalty, responsibility, family affection, learning, and public welfare. The excellent traditional cultural and moral resources of China also include traditional virtues such as willingness to contribute and kindness to others, covering all aspects of life, work, and learning, covering various fields of social moral life. They are in line with the basic concepts of individual values such as "dedication, integrity, and friendliness" in the socialist core values, providing basic moral guidelines for the moral behavior of young people in the new era, value standards for their moral behavior choices, and moral guidance for cultivating new generations with comprehensive development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor.
No one can stand without virtue, and character is the foundation of being a person. As long as the Chinese nation pursues a beautiful and noble moral realm from generation to generation, our nation will always be full of hope. The image of youth is the image of China. Dig deep into the moral resources contained in excellent traditional Chinese culture, guide young people to learn from moral models in cultural inheritance, and strive to become practitioners of noble morality, maintainers of civilized customs, and creators of a better life in the new era.
Political aspirations and sentiments for governing the country and pacifying the world
The excellent traditional Chinese culture also contains profound strategies for governing the country, represented by "governing with virtue, such as the Beichen, where the stars share the same place", "restraining oneself and restoring propriety, the world returns to benevolence", "striving for daily renewal, daily renewal, and daily renewal", "all ways of governing the country must first enrich the people", "the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and peaceful", etc. The profound strategies for governing the country include "establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a destiny for the people, inheriting unique knowledge from the sages, and opening up peace for all generations", "I am the old, and I am the young, and I am the young, and I am the young", and "the path of the great road is also for the public under heaven and earth". The mission and responsibility of representatives, and so on. The political aspirations and feelings of serving the country emphasized in the excellent traditional Chinese culture are consistent with the value objectives of "prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony" at the national level and the value orientation of "freedom, equality, justice and rule of law" at the social level of the socialist core values, so as to inject ideological sources into the correct world outlook, outlook on life and values of the new generation of young people, and inject spiritual impetus into the young people of the new era to shoulder the responsibility of national rejuvenation and fully participate in the struggle for Chinese path to modernization.
Young people have lofty aspirations, and the Chinese Dream will eventually become a reality through relay struggle. Practice has fully proven that Chinese youth are young people with lofty ideals and aspirations! Digging deeply into the political aspirations and emotional resources contained in China's excellent traditional culture, guiding the vast number of young people to live up to their youth, youth, and era in cultural inheritance, consciously cherishing time, studying hard, consciously tying the first button of life, walking the path of life well, consciously integrating their personal and national selves together, and blooming their beautiful youth in the hot practice of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Chinese excellent traditional culture has a long and profound history. In the long river of history, the Chinese nation has produced various schools of thought such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Mohism, as well as a large number of ideological masters such as Laozi, Confucius, Zhuangzi, and Mencius, leaving behind a vast cultural heritage and containing a large amount of ideological and political education resources. It has a natural resonance law and ideological foundation with ideological and political education, and is worth learning from and applying in the practice of the Party's youth work. Digging deep into the excellent traditional cultural resources of China, inspiring young people to shoulder new cultural missions and embark on glorious and dreamy expeditions in cultural inheritance, injecting strong spiritual strength into the construction of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation.
