Why can't we lose the virtue of thrift?

Diligence and thrift are the virtues of our Chinese nation and the fine tradition of an ancient civilization of 5,000 years. Yan Ying, who practiced economy, Liu Chong, a miser, Wei Zhi, a famous figure, and Sun Yat-sen, a democratic revolutionary, all left us a valuable legacy of caring for the people and helping the world. The glorious deeds of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries who love their jobs and work hard and plain living are even more brilliant. It is with this spirit that the Chinese nation can survive, multiply and prosper.

Diligence and thrift remain our country's founding policy. In the early days of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), President Mao Zedong said: "It will take decades of hard work to make our country rich and strong, including the policy of building the country through thrift and opposing waste." It is this policy that has enabled our young Republic to heal the wounds of decades of war, shake off the hat of poverty, and stand among the nations of the world. However, in recent years, with the development of economy and the improvement of people's living standards, some people have a bad phenomenon of being richer than the rich. Denying the virtue of thrift is an "outdated" concept, resulting in the fallacy of being proud of extravagance and waste and ashamed of hard work and simplicity. Waste is also common in our school, such as tap water, people in classrooms and offices turn off the lights, schoolbags and stationery that can still be used in trash cans outside the classroom, unfinished fruit snacks and milk, leftovers from every meal in the canteen, and every summer vacation, graduating students throw their clothes into the garbage room as garbage. Thrift is really an outdated concept, should it be abandoned? The answer is no, we know that after the reform and opening up, the country's economy is constantly improving, but China has not reached the level of moderately developed countries, and quite a few areas are still relatively poor and backward. In cities, there are still many laid-off workers living on social welfare funds, and in rural areas, there are still many children who are out of school because they can't afford tuition fees. In the western mountainous areas, there are still many people rushing around to solve the problem of food and clothing. When our country is not rich enough to compete with the rich, we cannot lose the virtue of thrift. Diligence is based on the combination of "thrift" and "frugality". Only diligence can create the fruits of labor, and only thrift can cherish the fruits of labor. When the two are added together, the fruits created by workers will become more and more tired, and society will develop and progress. On the contrary, it is social decline and civilization retrogression. "Looking through the countries and families of ancient sages, from frugality to luxury". How many people in history made a fortune when they were poor, and finally achieved great things, and how many people were extravagant and extravagant when they were rich, which ruined millions of wealth and a century-old inheritance.

Historical lessons tell us that even if the country is developed enough, our life will be truly rich, and the virtue of thrift cannot be lost. In today's social and economic conditions, the significance of thrift is not only material thrift, but also a noble character, a valuable spirit, a spirit of striving for progress and positive progress. As a national spirit, the virtue of thrift cannot be lost.