For your question, you must first understand the origin, background, development and main ideas of Puritanism. In his "Poor Richard's Almanac", a series of articles reveal the tendency of Puritanism.
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One of the Protestant denominations of Christianity. Appeared in England in the 16th century. This sect demanded the reform of the Church of England based on Calvin's doctrine, recognized the Bible as the only authority, and opposed the tyranny of kings and bishops. It advocates eliminating the old Catholic system retained by the state church, simplifying rituals, and advocates living a diligent, thrifty and clean life, hence the name. Later they were divided into Presbyterians and Independents. During the period of persecution at home, a large number of people fled to North America to establish colonies.
The religious reform movement that began in the first half of the 16th century swept across Europe. Martin Luther in Germany and Calvin in France became the leaders of Protestant Christianity after the Reformation. In England at that time, due to the tyranny of the Anglican Church, the religious reform came belatedly, but the English believers were still influenced by Calvin's teachings. In 1524, the Englishman William Tyndale translated the New Testament into English. He can be said to be the first Puritan in England. The early Puritans wanted to live completely according to biblical principles, and obedience to the teachings of the Bible was their first priority. For example, Tyndale's goal was for every literate person in Britain to have a Bible. Historically, the Protestants in England, those who believed in Calvin's teachings and were dissatisfied with the teachings of the Church of England, were called Puritans. Due to the religious persecution in Britain, most of the Puritans fled to the United States, so when people talk about the Puritans, they generally refer to the Puritans in the United States.
The Puritans are not a sect, but an attitude, a tendency, a value. It is a collective term for a group of believers. The Puritans were the most devout Protestants and lived the holiest lives. They believed that "everyone is a priest and everyone has a calling." It is believed that every individual can communicate directly with God and opposes the tyranny, corruption, red tape and formalism of the priest group. They advocate a simple, realistic life of believers in which everyone is equal before God.
The concept of profession truly appeared in human history during the Puritan era. The word for profession at that time was calling. Call means calling, calling. Calling means "calling, divine calling", which means that God is calling you from heaven and commanding you what behavior you should behave. The meaning of this word undoubtedly contains religious meaning: occupation is a vocation and a task arranged by God. This is the original definition of occupation.
In the understanding of the Puritans, a profession is a task that is summoned, commanded, ordered and arranged by the god in the dark, and completing this task is the responsibility of each individual's talent. and obligation, but also an act of thanking God for His calling. For example, God once called Abraham to be a pious and wealthy king. With faith, he finally fulfilled the call and became a wealthy and multiplied king of all nations. Now, God also called the Puritans to open up the territory of North America and regard entrepreneurship in the United States as their vocation.
They also affirm real life. Contrary to the world-weary concept, they believe: "The world is our monastery" (Calvin's words). The work in this world is our way of cultivating Taoism, it is a task arranged by God, and it is a sacred vocation. Everyone should enter the world to practice and do their work and life well in the world. This is to practice and worship, and to perform one's duty.
They also affirmed profit-making activities and believed that people are the custodians of God’s wealth. As custodians, they have the vocation to increase the value of wealth. As a Puritan leader named John Preston wrote in his book: "If anyone asks how he can know God's will for him, my answer is simple: just look at what God has given him. Give him an inheritance and it will be done.”
The Puritans are the spokespersons of entrepreneurship. They believe that people must be ascetic and frugal to start an industry. They restrict all indulgence, enjoyment and even consumption behavior, and use all consumer input and expenditure on productive investment and expanded reproduction, which will inevitably lead to the accumulation of capital and the development of industry. It is not indulgence and greed that accumulate wealth, but restraint and abstinence that increase social wealth.
The Puritans advocated commercial and industrial activities, were honest and trustworthy in business, valued credibility, and never deceived or cheated. Puritan entrepreneurs not only pursued profit maximization, but also had a sense of giving back to society, shouldering social responsibilities and supporting Social justice, made great contributions to social welfare undertakings, and assumed huge public welfare obligations.
The Puritans were full of confidence in everything. Whether they were engaged in commerce, trade or production and farming, they had the courage and confidence to overcome all difficulties and achieve extraordinary success. They were good at creation and innovation, and constantly explored and conquered. There is a lot of valuable spirit in them that is worth learning from.
A famous saying by John Wesley, the famous American Puritan evangelist in the mid-18th century, has become an incisive summary of the Puritan spirit: "Earn money like crazy, save money like crazy, give money like crazy."
They work hard to make money because it is their bounden duty to earn wealth; they work hard to save money because they restrain their abstinence and always live a holy and rational life; they donate money hard because they want to care for their spiritual beliefs and the community. They are one body with the country and other human beings. They donate money and materials and gain eternity in their love for the world. These three desperate spirits are undoubtedly the essence of the Puritan spirit.
In short, the Puritans started their business with a sense of mission and holiness, and regarded it as their bounden duty to expand territory, expand industry, and increase wealth in the United States. They always lived a holy and righteous life. , they sanctify all their activities, and thus they have established industries and foundations for Americans that will last for generations to come, and they have set a model and driving force for the development of market economy in human society. Although not everyone is a Puritan, their spirit is the wealth of all mankind and is worth learning, mastering and using by people in any country and in any era.