Author: Wang Suoming, Professor, School of Marxism, Nanjing University
"Spirit is the soul that a nation relies on for long-term survival. Only when the spirit reaches a certain height, can the nation stand firm and move forward bravely in the torrent of history." The Chinese spirit is rooted in China, formed in the practice and exploration of the Chinese nation to overcome risks, and constantly leads the Chinese people to continue to work hard and strive for self-improvement. The novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak earlier this year is the most serious public health emergency that occurred in China since the founding of new China. To fight against this major outbreak, we need not only to consume a lot of material resources, but also to test people's spiritual will, so it is also a spiritual war. In the fight against the epidemic, the Chinese spirit melted the spirit of the war epidemic and injected a strong spiritual driving force to win the people's war, the general war and the resistance war.
(I) courage in danger
Since modern times, due to the invasion of Western powers, Chinese society has fallen into a semi colonial and semi feudal society, and the Chinese people have been humiliated. In the face of invasion and enslavement, the Chinese nation has emerged countless people with lofty ideals, who are brave enough to fight to the end. Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, faced with the crazy siege of international imperialism, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people "do not believe in evil spirits" and "are not afraid of ghosts", forge ahead bravely, and carry out a series of arduous struggles, and effectively "defend the country", during which the spirit of struggle of "meet the brave on a narrow road" is displayed, and the Communist Party of China is not afraid of danger Adhere to and carry forward the spiritual tradition of the Chinese nation. It can be said that this kind of fearless spirit in the face of danger, the more in the critical moment, the more excited it is, so as to radiate a strong cohesion and become a strong spiritual force to support us to overcome all risks, challenges and waves.
Novel coronavirus pneumonia is a sudden and fierce crisis. Under the firm leadership of the Communist Party of China, the whole country has mobilized urgently, and has launched an epidemic prevention and control. Epidemic situation is order, prevention and control is responsibility. In the face of the epidemic, the medical staff, scientific research workers, officers and soldiers of the people's Liberation Army stood up and showed great courage and bravery. They were busy wherever the task was dangerous. Especially the Communist Party members remembered that "let the party flag fly high in the front line of the epidemic prevention and control struggle". They took the burden bravely and faced the difficulties. A large number of heroes and soldiers emerged The touching deeds vividly fulfilled the oath of joining the party and the original mission, vividly interpreted the courage and courage of the Chinese people, and once again demonstrated the spirit of the Chinese nation in danger.
(II) indomitable character
"It's hard to prosper a country if you worry about enlightenment." The Chinese nation has experienced hardships and setbacks, but it has always had an unyielding fine tradition. It rose in the great struggle against disasters. Today, it finally ushered in a great leap from "standing up" to "getting rich" and then to "becoming strong". The Chinese nation is a nation that comes out of suffering. If we want to ask what forces make it from suffering to glory, the answer is the indomitable, self-improvement and enterprising spirit that has been bred in the process of long-term historical development. American writer Pearl Buck said: "nothing can destroy the Chinese people. They are tough people who are good at surviving from suffering. They are the oldest civilized people in the world. Their civilizations have experienced different periods, but their essence is the same. They know to give in, they bow when the wind comes, but they will never be destroyed. They continue to exist as an entity, will not be broken, and will last longer than any ethnic group in history. " It is on this strong spiritual support that we have survived the famine in the early days of the people's Republic of China, and have responded to the great floods in the Yangtze River at the end of the last century, the SARS at the beginning of this century, and the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 and other major disasters.
The reason why the Chinese nation has been able to persist in suffering is precisely because of the tenacity of Chinese character. In this anti epidemic struggle, in order to race against time and fight against disease, the angel in white "turns around", the construction workers "three shifts", and the workshop workers "white and black", all of which are set as vivid pictures that shake the soul, reflect the indomitable and tenacious character, and forever forge ahead. "The sword is sharpened, the plum is fragrant from the bitter cold", "the sun is always after the wind and rain". Under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, we will surely win the Resistance War of epidemic prevention and control. In the new era, on the way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the challenges we are facing will become more and more complex. However, the Chinese people will not be overwhelmed or destroyed in the face of any difficulties, and any risks and challenges will not stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation from moving forward.
(3) the virtue of keeping watch and helping each other
Keeping watch and helping each other is a fine tradition formed in the thousands of years of historical changes. In our cultural tradition, there are the requirements of working together in the same boat and hand in hand, such as "one mind, one mind, one city", "people gather firewood and flame high", "one mind is in harmony, Mount Tai is moved", "one side is in difficulty, and eight sides support". These cultural genes are rooted in the spiritual blood of the Chinese nation, making people feel the warmth of "we are together" and show the overall prosperity So we can overcome all difficulties and risks. The strength of a nation can not be separated from the spiritual support. To keep watch and help each other is the spiritual support of our Chinese nation after suffering.
In the face of major infectious diseases, any individual is small and weak, and it is difficult to compete with it by individual strength alone. Only when we unite can we have strength. After the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia, under the firm leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the whole society "twisted into a rope" and gathered all the advantages. Each province adheres to the national unity and gives full support to the rescue work of all cities in Hubei Province, which shows the institutional advantage of the socialist concentrated forces in major events. The public opinion media repeatedly swipe the screen of "come on in Wuhan" and "China will win", timely reporting the touching deeds of the Chinese people in this anti epidemic struggle, which greatly radiates the patriotic enthusiasm, centripetal force and cohesion of the people of all ethnic groups in the country, cheers for the victory of "Wuhan defense war" and "North Lake defense war", and creates a firm confidence and public opinion atmosphere for the victory of China's war epidemic. People from all walks of life, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese have donated money and materials, reflecting the humanistic feelings of "one Chinese family". There is love in the world. In this anti epidemic struggle, the national cultural psychology of the Chinese nation, which has been formed for a long time, such as "sharing weal and woe" and "working together with one heart", has constantly gathered the spiritual strength of keeping watch and helping each other, showing a strong anti epidemic force.
(IV) consideration of the overall situation
Chinese traditional culture has always respected the sense of responsibility and overall thinking of taking the overall situation into consideration and the whole world into consideration when dealing with individuals and society. "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", "humble position will not forget to worry about the country", "worry about the world first, and then enjoy the world later", "who has no death in life since ancient times, leave their hearts to follow the history", these sages have noble spiritual realm and feelings of home and country, their poems are more and more polished with the erosion of history, because they are all promoting simple patriotic feelings, and they are broken It reflects the great patriotism, so it still has a strong guiding significance for us to correctly understand and deal with the relationship between individuals and the state, between individuals and society, between individuals and the collective. This is that in the case of conflicts between personal interests and national and social interests, we should not only think about our own rights, but also think about the collective and take the overall situation into consideration.
It is the responsibility of every member of the whole society to share the difficulties in a major crisis. Therefore, the participation and cooperation of the whole people are particularly needed. In fact, in this fight for epidemic prevention and control, each of us is, in a certain sense, a fighter in front of us. In addition to the desperate efforts of medical staff to rescue patients, community workers were fearless and rushed forward, and the public volunteers actively provided various services. Journalists went to the front-line for in-depth interviews and reports. The general public took the overall situation into consideration and resolutely responded to the call of the party and the government. Everyone started from wearing masks, washing hands frequently, going out less, not gathering and other details, and actively participated in them , vigorously support and actively cooperate with epidemic prevention and control measures, maintain rationality and eliminate panic, and maintain social stability with practical actions. The people's excellent civilization and cooperation consciousness have greatly improved the prevention and control efficiency, and firmly built a people's defense line against the epidemic. This is a solid mass basis for China to overcome the epidemic. In the new era, if we want to vigorously promote the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics and constantly enhance the vitality of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the key lies in that we must always adhere to and attach importance to the dominant position of the people and fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the people.
Great struggle calls for great spirit, which supports great struggle. The fight against epidemic needs the foundation of material and technical strength as well as the support of spiritual strength. The great positive energy of the Chinese nation in the great test of anti epidemic will become a strong spiritual pillar of the new era.
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