Source | China Discipline Inspection and Supervision Daily
Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Notice on Carrying out Party Discipline Study and Education in the Whole Party", mentioning that it is necessary to further strengthen the sense of discipline, strengthen self-restraint, improve immunity, and enhance political determination, discipline determination, moral determination, and resistance to corruption. The ability to resist corruption is an important ability that the majority of party members and cadres must cultivate. Leading cadres must constantly temper their determination to resist corruption by "not being moved by the temptation of small profits and not being dazzled by the confusion of five colors", constantly replenish the calcium of the spirit, think more about the harm of greed, and keep the bottom line of resisting corruption and preventing degeneration.
Resistance to corruption refers to the willpower, perseverance and self-control to resist corruption. It may seem invisible, but it will show great power at critical moments. Yang Zhen of the Eastern Han Dynasty went to Shandong to take up his post, and when he passed through Juye Changyi, he had previously received Yang Zhen's recommendation from the county commander Wang Mi who gave him a gift of gold late at night, thinking that "the ignorant person at night", Yang Zhen said: "God knows, the earth knows, I know, you know." What is ignorance! "Four Knowledges but Gold" is a kind of determination to consciously resist in the face of temptation. In our party, Fang Zhimin has a huge amount of money in his hands, and he still lives a poor life, wears patched clothes, and eats 7 copper plates a day; Gu Wenchang has been dealing with forestry management for most of his life, and he has never occupied an inch of timber in the public; Wang Jicai refused in the face of the temptation of money from the "snakehead": "As long as I am on this island, you don't want to make this place dirty!" "The reason why these outstanding cadres can remain calm in the face of the temptation of interests is that their ability to resist corruption has played a key role.
There is a story in "Xingshi Hengyan": The official Xue turned into a fish in a dream, which coincided with the fisherman's fishing. Knowing that swallowing the bait would be a catastrophe, he couldn't resist the temptation of the bait, and he swallowed the hook and was caught. In real life, an important reason why some party members and cadres have become lawbreakers and criminals is that they cannot keep their concentration. Party members and cadres, especially leading cadres, do not live in a vacuum, and they will inevitably encounter all kinds of temptations, currying favor, and praising and killing; whether they can be honest and self-disciplined, the biggest temptation is themselves, and the most difficult enemy to defeat is also themselves. What's more, the hunters often wear warm masks, racking their brains to pull cadres into the water, which can be called pervasive and omnipotent. Party members and cadres, especially leading cadres, if they lack the determination in their hearts, it is easy for them to relax their own requirements, mess up their minds in the midst of staggering and planning, and leave discipline and rules behind.
"Everyone has their own fixing needle, and the root of all things is always in mind." To strengthen the ability to resist corruption, we need to start by cultivating the mind. The heart is positive and the belief is firm, and the determination to resist corruption is unshakable; The heart is anxious for quick success and quick profit, and forgets righteousness when he sees profit, and his determination to resist corruption will be shaky and collapse at any time. For party members and cadres, it is necessary to adhere to the principle of "three provinces and my body" and continue to strengthen the cultivation of party spirit. Only in this way can we stabilize our minds, keep the bottom line, stand on our feet, and maintain our concentration in the face of temptation. (Author: Li Xujian)
Editor: Zeng Tao and Sun Liang
Editor: Luo Yuwei Wang Lianbin Issue: No. 2114
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