Frugality has been a fine traditional virtue of our country since ancient times, as the saying goes, the new three years, the old three years, the seams and patches for another three years, this proverb is exactly the state of life of the poor people of China in the past few thousand years.
However, in modern history, due to successive years of war, the country's economy was depressed, and there was a shortage of materials, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic, from the great people to the ordinary people, they always carried out the spirit of frugality and never extravagant waste, and many of them had the meritorious people who had founded New China, and You Taizhong was one of them.
Speaking of You Taizhong, everyone may not be familiar with it, because the more far-reaching reputation is generally the Ten Marshals, and the official-first general You Taizhong may not be so widely known, but he still makes me admire in this life, in addition to his outstanding contributions in various wars in our country, but also because he has always maintained a frugal style in this life and contributed his life to this country.
The old revolutionary You Taizhong
In 1918, You Taizhong was born in Henan, the central plains, when the Qing government had just stepped down, the whole country was in a depressed state, the people were living under the three mountains of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucracy, and every household was poor, of course, You Taizhong's family was no exception.
Although the children of the poor family have long been in charge, although they have grown into teenagers, You Taizhong has no opportunity to study, and can only be an ordinary cattle herder and suffer from the oppression of the landlord.
By chance, in 1931, the then Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was stationed near You Taizhong's hometown in Henan Province, and this encounter changed You Taizhong's life.
After experiencing the devastation and oppression of the landlord, You Taizhong received humanistic care from the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and cared for You Taizhong in the case of just being a stranger, although You Taizhong had no culture, but he knew that people were cold and warm, and in his small cognition, eating enough and wearing warm clothes was a good team, so he insisted on following the stationed Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
Because You Taizhong had just turned 13 years old and was too young at that time, the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was afraid that he would not be able to bear hardships, but You Taizhong showed his unswerving determination to the death, and in desperation, the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army could only take in this child, after all, the purpose of this contingent was to save the suffering masses of the people from water and fire, and it was also their duty to take in You Taizhong.
In this way, You Taizhong began his career in the Red Army until he grew old. At first, due to his young age, You Taizhong could only take the handle in the cooking class, but gradually You Taizhong's cleverness was reflected and he began to learn to observe various affairs in the team.
In 1933, You Taizhong joined the Communist Party as he wished, and his heart of yearning for the Red Army and sacrificing for the Red Army at any time was even more fiery, and was reflected in his work one by one, whether it was war or other military work, You Taizhong worked hard and complained.
During the war, You Taizhong participated in many wars of all sizes, and even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
From You Taizhong's career trajectory, we can know that he has always implemented the revolutionary spirit that the revolution is a brick and where it needs to be moved, without complaint and conscientious work.
The spirit of frugality in the bones
What is valuable is not only You Taizhong's revolutionary work spirit, but also the frugal spirit in his bones; even after the founding of New China, he has never been extravagant and wasteful in an important position, and even reached the point where people now seem to be a bit of a cut.
As a high-ranking local official, You Taizhong often went down to inspect the people's feelings, understand the people's suffering, and solve the people's problems, but he never ate a feast from beginning to end, in his eyes, eating is the basic food and clothing to solve the problem, not the representative of identity, the food in the canteen is the best.
Therefore, every time he inspected, the various reception leaders could only secretly add dishes to the canteen, but You Taizhong still did not eat that set, and still picked the cheapest dishes to eat, setting a frugal example for the leaders of the inspection.
Some people think that You Taizhong is too stubborn, what can a meal represent? In fact, it is not true that You Taizhong always has the country and the people in his heart.
At that time, we were in the period of economic recovery in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, waste was shameful, and it was inevitable that it would not be feasible, and only by calling on everyone to be frugal could we consolidate the achievements of socialist economic construction and make the people quickly prosperous.
Of course, the frugal You Taizhong also suffered a "luxurious loss", and even put an end to the tasting of Moutai wine in the future, which is also a good story. Under the circumstances at that time, local officials who went to Beijing for meetings were basically self-conscious, and would never use the state's needle and thread.
At a meeting in Beijing, You Taizhong met his old comrade-in-arms Li Xiannian, and the old man met him very kindly, and You Taizhong even quipped that Li Xiannian wanted to invite him to drink a good wine Maotai.
Comrade Li Xiannian naturally and happily agreed, drinking and drinking, chatting about state affairs, and talking about friendship between Syria and Syria, which is also a rare and pleasant thing, and at the same time, You Taizhong was also full of happiness, why not enjoy it.
Slightly embarrassing, Comrade Li Xiannian hurriedly left because of his work, forgetting that the money for Moutai wine was recorded in his own account, when the waiter found You Taizhong and asked him to pay 3 yuan for the wine, You Taizhong could not wipe his face to find Li Xiannian, and could only pay for it himself.
What is the concept of three yuan, at that time, the monthly salary of the great man was 75 yuan, which showed that three yuan was also a big expense at that time, which made You Taizhong have a feeling of pain in cutting meat, and sighed that he would never drink Moutai wine again.
Of course, this is just a small episode between friends, but it can be seen from this that You Taizhong's fine quality of frugality and frugality, even if he is reluctant to feast on his hobbies, embodies the spirit of the supremacy of the state of the older generation of revolutionaries in our country.
Only those who wholeheartedly serve the country can have our current prosperity, and only their selfless risks and hard sacrifices can we now live and work in peace and contentment.
Extravagance and waste now
On the other hand, now, not only some officials, but even many people have the habit of extravagance and waste, often going out to do things before and after responding, wedding banquets are extravagant, leftovers are big fish and meat, spending money and extravagant money, etc., these phenomena abound and have become a social norm.
We're in it, we're used to it and we're never surprised, as if life is what it is. It is a loss of the subconscious, and our present behavior is moving further and further away from the traditional fine virtues of frugality.
Although some people say that now that our country's living standards are high, there is no need to search for a good life, but this is not the reason for our extravagance and waste, the anti-corruption winds set off in recent years, the disc action, the refusal to extravagance and waste, and even the phenomenon of waste fines, etc., are all resisting this kind of extravagance and waste, and it is also a kind of top-down national awakening.
All red and white happy events are simplified, and all the welfare of the work units are canceled, etc. Are all calls from the policy side, which also reflects that the extravagance and waste at this stage should indeed be controlled to prevent the nourishment of bad habits and the formation of a corrupt social atmosphere.
Think about the hardships of the older generation's life, you will naturally understand that the current life is not easy to come by, we can not only learn from our predecessors in action, but also make progress in thinking, starting from ourselves, starting from the small things around us, we do not have to be like the predecessors so "cutting the door", but we must always remind ourselves to be moderate, so as to create a green life and build a harmonious and beautiful society.
brief summary:
The older generation of proletarian revolutionaries has their own heartache, and we may not be able to empathize without a historical background, but their spirit should not be extinguished.
A country's important member has been frugal all his life, which shows that he loves this country deeply, he is contributing to the country with his own strength, and now we should also extract such a spirit from their frugal stories, everyone regards themselves as the master of the country, always thinking about the country, in order to realize our great rejuvenation of the Chinese dream, in order to achieve our two hundred years of struggle.