The so-called thrift means spending money in moderation, not extravagance and waste. Everyone knows this concept, but there are not a few people who don't pay attention to thrift in real life, so it is necessary to talk about thrift. I think we should pay attention to thrift.

Thrift is the embodiment of a person's good personal cultivation. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang once said in the Commandment: "Be quiet to cultivate one's morality, and be frugal to cultivate one's morality." This just reflects the important role of thrift in improving one's moral cultivation. In fact, from ancient times to the present, most people with high moral character pay attention to thrift. Fan Zhongyan, a famous politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, still maintained the character of being rich without forgetting poverty, being expensive and frugal, even though he participated in politics. After the death of Hai Rui, an upright official in the Ming Dynasty, he was only counted as "eight taels of salary, one end of leather cloth and several pieces of old clothes". Its frugality is amazing. Premier Zhou Enlai took "simplicity" as his motto and became an admirable leader. It is not difficult to see that frugality has great Zen meaning for self-cultivation

Thrift is an important principle of governing the country. Ouyang Yunxiao said: "Those who work hard are diligent, and those who use things are restrained. The people are tired and the country is not expensive. " It means that thrift is good for the country. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, restrained extravagance, advocated frugality, made the country prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. On the contrary, Empress Dowager Cixi's arrogance and extravagance led to the decline of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, what we call "governing the country" does not mean the backward feudal exploitation system, but refers to the governance of socialist countries. But no matter what social system, the great role of thrift in governing the country is obvious. Our country is in the primary stage of socialism, the level of productivity is relatively backward, and the people's living standard is not high enough. Therefore, thrift is of great significance to the construction of the socialist motherland. Imagine if a country, from the government to the people, is equal to extravagance and waste, can the country survive? Can the nation last forever?

Thrift is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation, and the ancients attached great importance to it. In "Compassion for Farmers", I wrote: "Who knows that every grain is hard", educating people to cherish every grain and the fruits of farmers' labor.

Thrift is a virtue that everyone in China should strive to inherit and carry forward. Let's start from now on, start from small things, really put thrift into action, and form a good habit of thrift.

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