Stories about celebrity thrift and diligence

1) The story of Premier Zhou Enlai’s diligence and frugality is well known to women and children and has become a good talk. He has always advocated diligence and thrift in building the country and hard work, and required that "all entertainment must be domestic products and must be frugal and simple, and avoid ostentation and style that loses the revolutionary spirit and hard work." Comrade Zhu Guangya once recalled such a story: On December 4, 1961, a special committee was convened to review a plan of the Second Ministry of Machinery Industry at that time. The meeting lasted from morning to noon, and Premier Zhou invited everyone to have lunch. On the dining table is a large pot of meatballs cooked with cabbage and tofu, surrounded by several small plates of pickles and sesame seed cakes. Premier Zhou ate at the same table with everyone and ate the same food. This story still sounds very educational.

Today, as living conditions have greatly improved, the awareness of frugality in the minds of some comrades has gradually faded. In real life, it is not uncommon for people to lose their revolutionary spirit and hard work style. However, some comrades disagree. In some people's opinion, diligence, thrift and hard work are special requirements put forward in the past war years and hard years. Now that the conditions and environment have changed, it is inappropriate to advocate this anymore; some think that whether it is hard work or not, Simplicity is a small matter in personal life. Eating, drinking, and having fun do not affect the overall situation. There is no need to take it so seriously or have such strict requirements. Some people think that nowadays people pay attention to the quality of life and the quality of food and clothing, and the country also advocates And encourage consumption, "spending money generously" is to contribute to the country's economic construction. These understandings are inconsistent with the Communists' outlook on life and values.

Advocating frugality, opposing luxury, and hard work have always been the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. They are also the fine style of work that our party has always adhered to and advocated and the magic weapon for defeating the enemy. At that time, American journalist Snow saw Mao Zedong and other leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China eating rough millet in Yan'an, wearing vests made from seized parachutes, and living in simple cave dwellings. He praised these with emotion. It is the "oriental magic" that exists in the Communists, and asserts that this power is the "light of rejuvenating the country." It is through this power that our country continues to grow stronger. On the eve of the victory of the national revolution, Comrade Mao Zedong foresighted and demanded that all comrades in the party must continue to maintain a style of modesty, prudence, neither arrogance nor impetuosity, and must continue to maintain a style of hard work. Shortly after the conclusion of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Hu Jintao and comrades from the Secretariat of the Central Committee visited Xibaipo, the holy land of revolution, for study and inspection. They called on all comrades in the party, especially leading cadres, to keep in mind the "two musts" and take the lead in arduous struggle.

The fine style of diligence, thrift, and hard work not only needs to be persisted in the revolutionary war years and the early days of the founding of New China under the conditions of "one poverty and two whites", but it still needs to be persisted in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way today. It should be noted that although my country has made great achievements in its modernization drive, it is still a developing country. To build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way requires a long-term struggle. Even if our country has achieved moderate prosperity and become wealthy, our country's large population and relatively insufficient natural resources do not allow us to sit back and enjoy the gains and indulge in extravagance and waste. The losses caused to the country by extravagance and waste are immeasurable. Xufan Ting, the famous anti-Japanese patriotic general, wrote well in a "Five Hundred Words Poem": "Don't neglect saving, accumulate into tens of millions, a grain of rice is like a pearl, and a dish must not be rotten." "Although saving is limited, everything can be combined. It is ten stones, and the trickle becomes a river, breaking through the east coast. "The drops of water merge into a river, and the grains of rice are gathered into a basket." It can be seen that savings are powerful savings! Facts have proved that any country or nation will have no hope if arrogance and extravagance becomes common and hedonism prevails.

2) Gates’ three dishes are worthy of the taste of Chinese rich people

Chinese President Hu Jintao will embark on his first trip to the United States since taking office from the 18th to the 21st. This is also the first trip to the United States in recent times. The first state visit by a Chinese president to the United States in 10 years. Gates' three-course banquet with Hu Jintao included an appetizer, smoked guinea fowl salad; a main course, a choice of steak with yellow onions from Washington State or Alaskan halibut with prawns; and a butter-almond cake for dessert.

As the world's richest man, in order to show his identity, to show his hospitality to President Hu Jintao, and to thank China for supporting him, Gates can completely honor President Hu Jintao with the most sumptuous dinner party. However, Gates only served three ordinary meals to President Hu Jintao. But these three dishes made us feel Gates' philosophy of eating and drinking and personality charm again, and gave the Chinese rich a vivid honor and disgrace. Education class.

Everyone knows that Gates is very rich, but many people also know that Gates is very frugal. Everyone knows that Chinese rich people are not very rich compared to foreign rich people, but many people know that China The rich are very luxurious and often "don't buy the best, only the most expensive" and "don't eat the best, only the most expensive." Gates's three dishes at least made China's rich eat " "Frugal eye", from now on at least I know that the most hospitable and appropriate hospitality does not necessarily have to be expressed in a feast, and hospitality does not necessarily have to "look at people".

3) In Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang’s hometown, there is also a folk song about four dishes and one soup: "The emperor treats guests with four dishes and one soup. The radish and leek are really sweet; the green onions and tofu are meaningful and pure. , Corrupt officials are flustered. "When Zhu Yuanzhang celebrated the queen's birthday, he only used carrots, leeks, two bowls of green vegetables, and scallion tofu soup to entertain all the officials. And there are three chapters of the agreement: no matter who holds the banquet from now on, only four dishes and one soup are allowed. Anyone who violates it will be severely punished.

4) There is such a folk story: Once upon a time, at the foot of Funiu Mountain in the Central Plains, there lived a farmer named Wu Cheng. He was diligent and thrifty throughout his life and lived a carefree and happy life.

It is said that before his death, he handed a horizontal plaque with the word "diligence and thrift" to his two sons and warned them: "If you want to avoid hunger all your life, you must follow the rules." These two brothers will do it." Later, when the two brothers separated, they cut the plaque in half, and the eldest brother got the word "diligence" and the second brother got the word "frugality". The boss hangs the word "diligence" respectfully in his home, and "works at sunrise and rests at sunrise" every day, and has a bumper harvest every year. However, his wife lived a lavish life, and the children often threw away the white steamed buns after taking two bites. As time went by, there was no food left at home.

Since the second child got half of the plaque, he also regarded the word "thrift" as an "oracle" and placed it in the middle hall, but forgot the word "qin". He neglected farming and refused to cultivate intensively, so he did not harvest much food every year. Even if a family is frugal and frugal, it will not last long. There was a severe drought this year, and both the eldest and second eldest children's homes were already empty.

In desperation, they tore off the plaque and trampled the words "diligence" and "thrift" to the ground.

At this time, a note suddenly flew into the house from the window. The two brothers quickly picked it up and looked at it. It said: "Being diligent but not thrifty is like carrying a bottomless bowl that will never be full." !” “If you are frugal but not diligent, you will live in poverty and starve!” The brothers suddenly realized that the two words “diligence” and “thrift” cannot be separated from each other. They complement each other and are indispensable. After learning the lesson, they posted the four words "Be diligent and thrifty" on the door of their house to remind themselves and their wives and children. If they practice it, their lives will get better day by day.

5) The story of Ji Wenzi

Ji Wenzi was born in a family that had been prime minister for three generations. He was an aristocrat and famous diplomat of the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had been an official for more than 30 years.

He lived a frugal life, taking frugality as the foundation of his life, and asked his family to live a frugal life. He only wanted to dress simply and neatly.

He didn't have many decent clothes except court clothes. Every time he went out, he used extremely simple carriages and horses.

Seeing that he was so frugal, a man named Zhong Sunqi advised Ji Wenzi: "As a minister, you are highly virtuous and respected, but I heard that

you are not allowed to do so at home. Your wives and concubines wear silk clothes, and you don't feed your horses with food. You yourself don't pay attention to your appearance and clothing. Doesn't this look too shabby and make other countries laugh at you? This is also detrimental to the integrity of our country. Decent, people will say what kind of life the Shangqing of Lu lived

Why don't you change this way of life? This will be beneficial to yourself and the country, why

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Why not do it for fun?"

After hearing this, Ji Wenzi smiled lightly and said seriously to the man: "I also hope to decorate my home luxuriously and elegantly, but look

Looking at the people in our country, there are still many people who eat food that is too rough to swallow, wear shabby clothes, and some people are suffering from cold and hunger; thinking of these, how can I How can I have the heart to buy property for myself? If the common people are wearing coarse tea and poor clothes,

and I dress up as a concubine and raise grain and horses, how can I have the conscience to be an official? Besides, I heard that The strength and glory of a country can only be demonstrated by the noble conduct of its subjects, not by the fact that they have beautiful wives and concubines and good horses.

In this case, how can I accept your suggestion? Guang's words made Zhongsun's face full of shame, and at the same time, it also made him

He felt sorry for Ji. Fumiko respects him even more.

After that, he also followed Ji Wenzi's example and paid great attention to the simplicity of life. His wives and concubines only wore clothes made of ordinary cloth, and the horses at home were only made of grain chaff and weeds. Come and feed.