Be a new youth with ambition, backbone and confidence

Author: Wu Qiong, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Marxism, Beijing Jiaotong University

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his important speech at the conference celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China that "Chinese youth in the new era should take it as their duty to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and enhance their ambition, backbone and confidence to be Chinese." The general secretary's words of hope for young people are sincere and sincere, and "ambition, backbone, and confidence" are even more sonorous and powerful, urging people to forge ahead, providing guidance and clear requirements for young people to grow into talents. Young people in the new era are born in a prosperous world, and while striving to realize their personal values, they are shouldering the heavy historical task of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and they must strive to be new people of the times with ambition, backbone, and confidence, create a country of youth and a nation of youth with the self of youth, and let the flower of youth bloom brilliantly in the unremitting struggle for the motherland, the nation, the people, and mankind.

In the new era, Chinese youth must have ambition: revolutionary ideals are higher than heaven

To have ambition, that is, to have great ambitions, to establish lofty ideals and firm beliefs. Over the past hundred years, it is precisely because of the firm belief that "revolutionary ideals are higher than heaven" that generation after generation of Communists have been able to persevere through thousands of difficulties and bravely forge ahead through all kinds of dangers. In the past hundred years, from devastation to rapid development, from fragmentation to unity and struggle, from war to quiet years, the reshaping of mountains and rivers and the rise of great powers rely on the strength of faith, the fearless spirit, the determination to save the country and the beautiful vision for the future. Under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, generations of Chinese youth have always integrated their youth struggle into the cause of the party and the people and become the vanguard force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. During the extremely arduous war years, outstanding revolutionary youth sacrificed their lives and forgot their lives in pursuit of national independence and the people's liberation; in the new period of socialist construction and reform and opening up, the vast number of young people have always been the builders and fresh forces of all walks of life in the country who have overcome difficulties and bravely scaled new heights. The average age of the deputies of the Communist Party of China was only 28 years old, Chen Shuxiang, commander of the 34th Division of the Red Army, was 29 years old when he died, and Lei Feng was only 22 years old when he died. The average age of the Chang'e team and the Shenzhou team of aerospace service is 33 years old, and the average age of the Beidou team is 35 years old. The new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics cannot be separated from the unremitting efforts and unremitting struggle of the vast number of young people, and Chinese young people should establish firm ideals and convictions of eternal struggle and sincere dedication to the motherland and the people. Only by firmly establishing the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics and aiming at the grand goal of national rejuvenation can we undertake the historical mission of the builders and successors of socialism with Chinese characteristics and promote the development of the country and the progress of society with our own development and progress.

To be ambitious young people in the new era, we must establish firm ideals and convictions, build a solid foundation of faith, replenish the calcium of the spirit, and stabilize the rudder of the mind. Young people are the most vigorous and full of dreams, they are the new force in national construction, and young people with lofty ideals and firm convictions are the indestructible driving force for the progress of a country and a nation. Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation, and young people in the new era should consciously combine their personal dreams with national dreams. First of all, it is necessary to strengthen the consciousness of studying Marxist theory. An important reason why the COMMUNIST Party of China has continued to forge ahead in a pioneering spirit over the past hundred years is to use Marxism, a powerful ideological weapon, to understand the world, grasp the law, pursue the truth, and transform the world. Young people should base the establishment of ideals and convictions on a profound understanding of Marxism and a profound grasp of the laws of history, and profoundly understand that "why the Communist Party of China can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good is, in the final analysis, because of Marxism." Young people should thoroughly understand marxism, the "housekeeping skill," through in-depth study, and consciously enhance their ability to use Marxist stands, viewpoints, and methods to analyze and solve practical problems. Second, it is necessary to strengthen the consciousness of studying the "four histories," profoundly understand why the Chinese people chose Marxism, the Communist Party of China, socialism, reform and opening up, objectively understand the historical process of socialist development, and comprehensively grasp the characteristics and advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics, so as to strengthen the "four self-confidences" and enhance their ideological consciousness and action consciousness in undertaking the historical mission of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Finally, it is also necessary to strengthen the consciousness of realizing the Chinese dream and look at the relationship between individual ideals and social ideals dialectically. Deeply aware that the Chinese dream is historical, realistic and future-oriented, is the country's nation and individual, and will eventually become a reality in the hands of the young generation. Young people should dare to pursue their dreams, be diligent in fulfilling their dreams, establish the direction of personal development by working hard with the people and advancing together with the motherland, and use the Chinese dream to stimulate the dream of youth. Only by integrating personal pursuits and dreams into the development of the cause of the motherland and the people, seizing the opportunity of the times when officials are starting a business, and contributing wisdom and strength to the realization of the Chinese dream with the belief of "please rest assured that the party is assured, the country has itself", can we achieve self-achievement and realize personal ideals.

The hope of the nation is in the youth, and the future of the nation is in the youth. Young people should set great aspirations, long-term aspirations, and persistent aspirations, closely integrate their own development with the needs of the people of the motherland, and implement the profound feelings of home and country into practice and struggle. Whether in the past, at present or in the future, Chinese young people must adhere to Marxist beliefs, adhere to the belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the confidence in realizing the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation, and correctly understand the general development trend of China and the world, Chinese characteristics and international comparisons, the responsibility of the times and historical missions, lofty ambitions and down-to-earth. Use firm ideals and beliefs to build the dream of youth in the new era, and dedicate youth strength to the motherland and the places where the people need it most.

In the new era, Chinese youth must have backbone: dare to teach the sun and the moon to change for a new day

There is a backbone, that is, there is a strong will and an indomitable posture. The Chinese nation has always talked about backbone and heavy integrity, whether it is the integrity and integrity of "the rich and the noble cannot be adulterous, the poor cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent", or the proud bones of "the heart is good, although it is nine deaths, it is still unrepentant", or the loyal patriotism of "profiting from the life and death of the country, and avoiding it because of misfortune and happiness", all of which show the resolute and resolute heart and backbone of the sons and daughters of China. Whenever the Chinese nation is in danger, there are always Sons and Daughters of the Chinese Nation who come forward to succeed each other and stand up the indomitable backbone of the Chinese nation with the fearless spirit of "daring to teach the sun and the moon for a new heaven", so that the Chinese civilization can continue unceasingly. In the course of China's revolution, construction, and reform, countless outstanding young people have their hearts set on the country and the people, and have written the backbone of Chinese youth in the great practice of striving for national independence and people's liberation, national prosperity and strength, and people's happiness. Looking back at the party's century-old history of struggle, from standing up and getting rich to becoming strong, from being poor and weak to being rich and the people being strong, we have gone through many difficulties and dangers, but on the contrary, we have become more and more courageous, constantly growing up in the midst of tribulations and rising from tribulations, thanks to the iron backbone of the Chinese nation that has been inherited for thousands of years. The backbone of the new era of Chinese youth is standing up, striding forward, unfolding a magnificent epic on the land of China.

To be a backbone of the new era of youth is to temper a strong will and character, dare to face difficulties, dare to take responsibility for failure, and dare to resolutely struggle in the face of unhealthy trends. The road ahead will not be smooth, we will certainly face all kinds of risks and challenges and even terrifying waves, and we must carry out a great struggle with many new historical characteristics. In the new era, young people should temper and strengthen their backbone in daily life with a mental state of perseverance and indomitability. First of all, consciously cultivate the character of "not afraid of suffering, not afraid of tiredness". From the adolescence of adolescence, we should cultivate the tenacity of "clinging to the green mountains and not relaxing," work hard in our studies, not give up lightly in life, and always maintain the spirit of tenacious struggle and unremitting struggle; consciously cultivate a posture of not being humble or profane, not seeking vanity or doing vain work, being down-to-earth, diligent and diligent, working hard with practical actions, and doing small things calmly and calmly. Second, inherit and carry forward the great spirit of party building and continue the red bloodline. The spirit of party building is the source of the spirit of the Communist Party of China, and it is also the spiritual code for our party's century-old spirit to move from suffering to glory. The spirit of party building is extremely precious, and has inspired generation after generation of communists to forge ahead and move forward without any furniture, and contemporary young people must better carry forward and inherit the great spirit of party building, cultivate the roots of backbone, and march steadily and far on the road of realizing the new goal of the second centenary struggle. Finally, consciously forge the cultivation behavior of daring to overcome difficulties. In the history of the party over the past hundred years, we have profoundly appreciated the iron backbone and unswerving revolutionary will of the revolutionary martyrs, profoundly experienced the fearless spirit of "sacrificing more heroic ambitions and daring to teach the sun and the moon to change the new heavens," cultivated the heroic courage of "opening the way in every mountain and building bridges in the face of water," and dared to stand up at critical moments and dare to rush forward in times of danger. Especially in the field of science and technology, the younger generation must have the courage to overcome the problem of "stuck necks," dare to gnaw down the "hard bones" in development, seize the opportunity and face up to problems in scientific and technological innovation, which is the main battlefield of the international strategic game, accelerate the construction of a scientific and technological power, and realize high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance. In the new journey, we should have the courage to overcome difficulties, pursue excellence, and constantly enhance the bloody responsibility of daring to struggle, so as to firmly grasp the fate of China's development in our own hands.

China is embarking on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and the modernization we want to achieve is the modernization of a huge population, the modernization of the common prosperity of all the people, the modernization of the coordination of material civilization and spiritual civilization, the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and the modernization of taking the road of peaceful development. The young people of the times must summon up the spirit of marching into a new journey and forging ahead into a new era, experience more beatings, setbacks, and tests, constantly temper their tenacious will, strengthen their backbone of daring to struggle and dare to win, and bravely struggle against temptations and difficulties, so that they can take the long march of the new era with a high posture and a straight backbone, and achieve greater achievements that will impress the world in the course of continuous struggle.

In the new era, Chinese youth must have confidence: confident life for two hundred years

Having confidence means having strong self-confidence, having a deep foundation and excellent skills. The confidence of Chinese youth comes from the profound historical and cultural heritage of 5,000 years, and no civilization in the world can go through vicissitudes and constantly glow with new vitality like Chinese civilization. The vast land of 9.6 million square kilometers, the cultural nutrients accumulated by the Chinese nation for a long time, and the majestic power of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people have endowed Chinese youth with an incomparably broad stage, an incomparably deep historical background and an incomparably powerful determination to move forward. The great achievements made by the CPC in the past century are also the source of self-confidence and confidence for Chinese youth. Over the past one hundred years, the Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people to make unremitting efforts to create great achievements in the four aspects of the new democratic revolution, socialist revolution and construction, reform, opening up, socialist modernization, and socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and has promoted the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation into an irreversible historical process. The Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people to achieve great changes, and a series of great achievements have shown that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese nation have withstood the test, and the self-confidence and pride of the Chinese have increased, which is where we can look at the world today. In today's China, the people are cohesive, striving to be strong, united in one heart and one mind, thinking in one place, and working hard to make a difference in one place, and the land of China is "full of active creations and rapid progress everywhere", which is also the basis for China and contemporary young people to stride forward. At present, China is closer to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history, and it is also more eager than at any time in history to have outstanding young people with real talents and practical learning.

To be a confident young person in the new era is to cultivate excellent skills and talents, study diligently and think well, and increase talents. Skills are the "hard core" of Chinese youth in the new era, and the size of young people's skills and the strength of their abilities are not only related to personal development, but also related to the overall development of the party and the country's cause, and young people need to be diligent in learning to improve their skills. First of all, we must learn from books, not only to strengthen the study of professional knowledge, so that professional ability is "specialized, refined, and profound", but also to strengthen the study of socialist core values, so that ideology and morality are "high, good, and beautiful". It is necessary to read more books, read good books, read original works, learn original texts, understand principles, and be good at drawing wisdom and strength from history. In the process of learning history to be clear and reasonable, learning history to increase trust, learning history to revere virtue, and learning history to practice, feel the great power of thought, enhance the moral realm, and show responsibility. Second, learn from practice, learn new technologies, master new skills, sum up new experiences, study new methods, strengthen practical ability, take the initiative to plunge into the "main battlefield" of rural revitalization, the "first line" of concentrated contradictions, and the "forefront" of reform and development. Finally, to learn from the people, the people are the creators of history, and to take the people as a teacher is to go deep among the masses of the people and learn to make friends with the masses; that is, to enhance their abilities and abilities in humbly accepting the opinions of the masses and discovering and applying the wisdom of the masses; to combine knowledge study and scientific research with the solution of the problems of the people's vital interests, and to cultivate excellent skills in continuing the struggle of entrepreneurship and serving the people. It is necessary to cultivate the spiritual realm of "success does not have to be in me" and the historical responsibility of "a strong country must have me", write a new chapter of the times with new struggle and great strength, and cast a new spiritual monument with new great victories.

"Dreams start from learning, and careers are achieved by skill." Young people in the new era shoulder the heavy historical responsibility of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the quality and ability of young people directly affect the realization of the Chinese dream. The broad masses of young people are full of vigor, vigorous and upward, and the future can be expected; they must firmly grasp the golden period of hard work and growth of talents in life, always maintain the sense of crisis of "skill panic," persist in taking study as a responsibility, a pursuit, and a way of life; only by learning to be strong, specialized, and specialized can we accumulate sufficient strength and foundation, maintain an unswerving mental state and an indomitable posture of struggle in our work and at our posts, and cultivate the "broad shoulders" and "hard skills" that are worthy of the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation. Create tangible results with hard work. The pace of China's continued development and progress is unstoppable, and the young generation must meet all difficulties and challenges with the strong confidence of "confident life for two hundred years, will be a water strike for three thousand miles", so as to unswervingly open up new horizons and create new miracles.

In the face of the great changes in the world that have not occurred in a hundred years and the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, young people in the new era are faced with the opportunity of making meritorious contributions in life and the mission of the times that "the heavens will descend on the people of Sri Lanka with great responsibility". In the new era, Chinese young people should adhere to their ideals in their original hearts, cultivate their skills in the times, show their responsibility in the struggle, enhance their ambition, backbone, and confidence in being Chinese, be brave to be strivers, pioneers, and devotees who walk in the forefront of the times, and live up to the times, Shaohua, and the ardent expectations of the party and the people in the new journey toward the second centenary goal!

Source: People's Forum Network