Changbai Times: Strengthen ideals and beliefs and empower the struggle to move forward

The 21st issue of Qiushi magazine, published on November 1, will publish an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled "Strengthening Ideals and Beliefs and Replenishing the Calcium of the Spirit." The article points out that strengthening ideals and convictions and adhering to the spiritual pursuit of communists has always been the foundation for communists to settle down and establish their lives. Spiritual pursuit is the soul of party members, and establishing a destiny is fundamentally the hard core of party members. Only by strengthening ideals and beliefs, replenishing the calcium of the spirit, and empowering the struggle to move forward can we ride the wind and waves, cut through thorns and thorns, overcome difficulties, and embrace victory.

Revolutionary ideals are higher than heaven and are a reassuring pill in the hearts of Party members. In the history of the Party for a hundred years, the revolutionary ideal is higher than the sky, so it can constantly overcome difficulties and move toward victory. This ideal and belief is the common ideal of Marxist belief, the lofty ideal of communism, and socialism with Chinese characteristics, and this is the reassuring pill in the hearts of party members. This reassuring pill releases the energy of serving the people, inspires the people's supremacy, and exalts all people-centered work pursuits. This reassuring pill creates the spiritual "calcium" of communists, so that communists have hard bones, strong struggles, and hard work. In the years of revolutionary war, "it doesn't matter if you cut off your head, as long as your doctrine is true"; in the era of peaceful construction, "it is better to live for twenty years less, and desperately want to win the big oil field" Scientific research, earthquake relief, fight against the epidemic, poverty alleviation, revolutionary ideals higher than the sky to release powerful energy, so we can create one miracle after another that makes the world look at.

Strengthening ideals and convictions is the basic bottom line that party members must adhere to throughout their lives. This bottom line must always be adhered to and become a lifelong issue. There are objective criteria for judging whether a Communist Party member or a leading cadre has the lofty ideal of communism, and it is necessary to see whether he can adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, whether he can bear hardships first and enjoy them later, whether he can work diligently and honestly perform official duties, and whether he can fight, struggle, and dedicate all his energy and even his life to the ideal. This is a specific requirement for strengthening ideals and convictions, and this is the bottom line for judging the ideals and convictions of party members and cadres. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that ideals and beliefs are not used to say and sing, let alone to decorate the façade, and only when they are seen in action can they be convincing. This exposition is very pertinent, and if a party member cadre speaks the truth and does something outrageous, then his firm ideals and convictions are a show. Such a test requires a process, which cannot be solved at once, by experiencing one or two things, or by listening to a few slogans; it is necessary to look at long-term performance, or even a lifetime; to see what he does behind his back, to see whether he always wants to seek benefits and benefits for individuals from his work; to see whether he has a reputation among the masses, to see whether he has really brought benefits to the masses of the people, made the masses of the people smile, and raised their level of happiness. If party members and cadres strengthen their ideals and convictions and keep the bottom line, they will be able to win the support and love of the people and lead the masses of the people to better strive for a new journey.

Maintaining a pure heart for the people is the guarantee for strengthening ideals and convictions. As long as we have an open mind and always maintain a pure heart for the people, we will have the courage to accept criticism and self-criticism, and we will be able to make our firm ideals and convictions pure, clear, and shining. Enlightenment seems invisible, but when it is critical, it will be clear in the mind. Adhering to ideals and convictions is the ideological foundation for resisting corruption and guarding against degeneration; adhering to ideals and convictions requires a lifetime of study and progress, and a lifetime of transformation and improvement. How to transform and improve? It is necessary to use the heart of a child to "benchmark" with the requirements of the party Central Committee, to "scan" the party constitution and party rules, to "see through" the new expectations of the masses of the people, to "contrast" with the martyrs and advanced models of the ancestors, to constantly question the original intention, to guard the original intention, to constantly adhere to the mission, to undertake the mission, and to always ensure that the original intention is like a rock and the mission is on the shoulders; that is, just as the room needs to be cleaned frequently, the dust in the mind must be cleaned frequently, the mirror must be often illuminated, the clothes must be correct at any time, the dust must be washed and bathed, and the disease must be cured when there is a problem. In short, with the heart of a pure child, always regard not forgetting the original intention and keeping the mission in mind as a compulsory course and a regular course, often asking questions and guarding the original heart, pruning and cutting leaves in time, replenishing calcium and strengthening bones, and holding the "general switch" of ideals and beliefs, we can make our ideals and beliefs as solid as a rock.

Once the fire of ideals and convictions is ignited, it will never be extinguished. Strengthening ideals and convictions and injecting a steady stream of energy into them is a must for party members. Ideals and convictions are the political soul of communists and the essential requirement of their original intentions. Without firm ideals and beliefs, we will lose our way in the complex environment of chaotic clouds and flying clouds, retreat and escape under the huge pressure of Mount Tai's pressure, and surrender under the repeated bombardment of sugar-coated shells. "Between the world and the earth of life, there are dangers in the long road." There is faith in the heart and strength in the feet. Ideals illuminate the journey, and faith unleashes power. As long as we strengthen our ideals and convictions, we will be able to enhance the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four self-confidences," and achieve the "two safeguards." We will be able to cut through thorns and forge ahead in the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, continuously win new victories in socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and write a magnificent chapter for the realization of the great rejuvenation. (Yin Jianguang)