Love labor and abstain from extravagance and thrift.

The ancients said, "Thrift is a virtue." Luxury is the greatest evil ","Throughout the sages' countries, frugality breaks luxury ". Diligence and thrift are the traditional virtues of the people of China and the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. As small as a person, a family, as big as a country, the whole human race can't survive and develop without these four words. It can be said that self-cultivation, family planning and governing the country are inseparable from thrift. Zhuge Liang regards "quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugality to cultivate one's morality" as the way to cultivate one's morality; Zhu Hui "has a porridge and a meal, which is hard to come by;" "Half a silk and half a wisp, always thinking about material difficulties" is regarded as the motto of "family is United"; Mao Zedong's experience of "governing the country through diligence and thrift" is "governing the country". The inculcation of these ancestors tells us a truth: only by loving labor and abstaining from extravagance and thrift can we improve people's living standards and the country's economic level.

Then why love labor and refrain from extravagance and thrift?

First of all, from the perspective of traditional morality, it is a national spirit to love labor and abstain from extravagance and thrift. It is an insight gained by China people after 5,000 years, and it is a fine tradition that China people are most proud of. In Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, there is also a song with four dishes and one soup: "The emperor treats you, four dishes and one soup, radish and leek are really sweet; Onion tofu has a profound meaning, and it is clear that corrupt officials are flustered. " When Zhu Yuanzhang celebrated the queen's birthday, he only used two bowls of carrots, leeks, vegetables and spring onion tofu soup to entertain the officials. Moreover, there are three chapters in the Covenant: in the future, no matter who hosts a banquet, only four dishes and one soup are allowed, and anyone who violates it will pay in hell. It can be seen that this quality, which has been tempered for many years, has penetrated into the bones of every China person, and as an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior is enough to make us respect.

Secondly, from the national conditions, China is still in the primary stage of socialism, with a relatively low level of productivity and a relatively backward economy. Modernization requires the efforts of one generation or even several generations. In order to rapidly improve China's comprehensive national strength and people's living standards. Only on the basis of self-reliance, can China vigorously carry forward the spirit of hard work and plain living, diligence and thrift, and rely on the wisdom and strength of the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to continuously improve the level of material civilization and spiritual civilization in China, continuously develop and liberate productive forces, and rank among the world powers. Therefore, we should carry forward the spirit of thrift, save resources and create wealth. If we deviate from this principle, the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the nation will only become empty talk. Even if the country is rich in the future, we can't forget the virtue of thrift. Only in this way can our people live a good life from generation to generation.

Moreover, advocating love of labor and abstinence from extravagance and thrift will also help us improve our self-cultivation. That plaything and over-rich life will only make people lack the initiative and willpower to overcome difficulties. On the contrary, hard work, simplicity and thrift can temper the will, cultivate sentiment and enhance people's sense of responsibility and enterprise. As middle school students, we should start from me and cultivate excellent qualities of loving labor and abstaining from extravagance and thrift. Earnestly achieve moderate consumption, do not blindly pursue "famous brands", do not extravagance and waste, and start from saving a penny, a grain, electricity and a drop of water. Even if the family conditions are superior, don't keep up with the joneses and become the "rich man" of the school and the "aristocrat" of the society. Moreover, in the "eight honors and eight shames", it has always been emphasized that we are proud of hard work and ashamed of being idle and hating work. We should respond to the call and carry forward the virtue of thrift.

In the early days of the People's Republic of China, a song was sung well: "Industry is our family heirloom, and socialism is indispensable. Whether it is an inch of steel, a grain of rice, a foot of cloth or a penny, we should use it skillfully. Good steel is used on the blade, and it can't burn thousands of days of firewood in one day. " Mao Zedong, as the main leader of the country, first did it himself. He lived a simple life, slept in a hard bed and wore coarse clothes. A nightgown was mended 73 times and worn for 20 years. During the difficult economic times, he took the initiative to reduce his salary and living standard, and did not eat fish or fruit. In the 1960s, once after a meeting before noon, he left everyone for lunch. At the dinner table, he cooked cabbage with a big bowl of meatballs and a few small dishes of pickles, and the staple food was sesame cake. Great men set an example of thrift for China people. Premier Zhou also put forward such a request: "All hospitality must be domestic, frugal and simple, and extravagance, revolution and hardship are prohibited." At that time, people in China regarded frugality as the code of conduct in their life and career, and worked hard and made great efforts. However, with the strengthening of China's national strength and the improvement of living standards, some people have lost the fine tradition of thrift. At present, there is abnormal consumption that transcends reality and blindly compares; Luxurious consumption of striving for power and profit and spending money like water; Deliberate waste of excessive packaging and extreme beautification; Phenomena such as "ever-burning lamps" and "ever-flowing water" are everywhere and countless. In this case, we should always keep a clear head and not blindly follow the trend and make all kinds of consumption beyond our economic ability. You should know: it is difficult to go from frugality to luxury and then back to frugality. If we develop the habit of extravagance and waste, even if there are Jinshan Yinshan, it can't meet our growing demand. Spending a lot of money to avoid all kinds of labor is not only a symbol of a person's so-called "personality" and "ability", but also a bad behavior that we should be ashamed of. Loving labor and abstaining from extravagance and thrift are not only the sublimation of our ideological quality, but also the contribution to building a more prosperous China. On this basis, I think we should not only take good care of ourselves and not waste money, but also give suggestions and initiate initiatives to those who are addicted to money life, so that they can understand the necessity and importance of thrift and do their part to build a conservation-oriented society.

The virtue of diligence and thrift is like showers, which can make barren land bloom with rich flowers; The virtue of thrift is like rain and dew, which can make the rich land bear the fruit of wisdom. To build a conservation-oriented society, we should firmly establish a conservation consciousness of "waste is also corruption", overcome the bad mentality of "spending public funds without feeling distressed", and form a good atmosphere of "extravagance and waste is shameful, thrift and glory", so that loving labor, giving up extravagance and waste and thrift become a fashion, a habit and a spirit.

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