Lei Feng's Diary (Excerpt) June 7, 1958

...If you are a drop of water, have you nourished an inch of land? If you are a ray of sunshine, have you illuminated a bit of darkness? If you are a grain of food, have you nurtured useful lives? If you are the smallest screw, will you always stay at your position in life? If you want to tell us what you thought, do you disseminate the most beautiful ideal day and night? Since you live, do you work hard for the future of human life, making the world more beautiful day by day? I want to ask you, what have you brought for the future? In the warehouse of life, we should not just be endless payers.

October 25, 1959

Youth is always beautiful, but true youth only belongs to those who always strive for the top and who always work selflessly. Man, always humble.

November 2, 1959

After studying Chairman Mao’s works, I understood a lot of truths and felt particularly enlightened. The more I worked, the more energetic I became. I just feel that I can never use up my energy. I have done my due duty for the masses, but the party has given me great honors. Last year I was rated as an advanced worker and attended the Anshan Youth Construction Activists Conference. This is entirely the cultivation of the party and the reflection of Chairman Mao’s Thoughts. It gave me endless strength, which is the result of the support of the broad masses of people.

I will always remember: A drop of water can never dry up until it is put into the ocean. A person can only have strength when he integrates himself with the collective. Strength comes from unity, wisdom comes from labor, action comes from thought, and honor comes from collective.

June 5, 1960

Remember: "In work, we must look to the comrades with the highest enthusiasm; in life, we must look to the comrades with the lowest level." "

October 21, 1960

After breakfast today, the company leader gave us a task to go up the mountain to cut grass and build a vegetable cellar. ... When labor arrived at twelve o'clock, everyone took the lunch boxes they brought from the company and arrived at the meeting place to have lunch. At that time, I found Comrade Wang Yantang sitting aside and watching everyone eat. I walked up to him, but he didn’t bring any food, so I gave him my own food. Even though I was a little hungry, I wanted him to eat. This was my The greatest joy. I must keep this famous quote in mind: "Treat comrades as warm as spring, treat work as hot as summer, treat individualism as the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves, and treat enemies as ruthlessly as the harsh winter."

March 16, 1961

The most glorious thing in the world - labor. The most decent people in the world - workers.

September 11, 1961

...The people’s difficulties are my difficulties. It is my duty to help the people overcome their difficulties and contribute my own strength. responsibility. I am a master and a member of the working people. I am happiest when I can help people overcome some difficulties.

October 16, 1961

Tall buildings are built brick by stone, why don’t we do it brick by stone! That's why I have to do these trivial things every day.

October 19, 1961

Some people say they are busy with work and have no time to study. I think the problem is not that you are busy at work, but whether you are willing to study and whether you can squeeze in time. There is time to study. The question is whether we are good at squeezing and whether we are willing to dig in. There is not a single hole in a good wooden board, but why can nails be driven in? This is done by squeezing in through pressure and drilling in through hard work. From this point of view, nails have two advantages: one is squeezing strength, and the other is drilling strength. In our studies, we must also promote this "nail" spirit and be good at squeezing and drilling. October 20, 1961 Human life is limited, but serving the people is unlimited. I will devote my limited life to the infinite "serving the people."

October 20, 1961

Human life is limited, but serving the people is infinite. I will devote my limited life to the infinite. Go and serve the people...

October 22, 1961

Some people like to be long-winded when talking, and sometimes they repeat a sentence or a thing over and over again. , Talking about things here and there, still saying the same thing, it took a lot of time, and not much was said.

As the saying goes: If leftover rice is fried three times, dogs won’t like it. If you keep saying that, people won't like to hear it. It didn't mean much, but it said a lot. As a result, the essence was lost in a sea of ??empty words. It's like people drinking sugar water. The same amount of sugar, if mixed with the right amount of water, will taste sweet, but if mixed with too much water, it will be bland and tasteless. It can be seen that speaking for a long time does not necessarily bring good results. On the contrary, sometimes it will make things worse.

February 10, 1962

I think a revolutionary should put the interests of the revolution first and contribute everything he has to the cause of the party. Right is the happiest.

February 12, 1962

Every comrade in our sect must have a good relationship with the masses wherever they go, care about them and help them solve problems Difficulties, unite the broad masses of the people, the more united the better. I feel that a Communist Party member is a servant of the people and should regard the difficulties of others as his own difficulties and the happiness of his comrades as his own happiness.

February 27, 1962

Lei Feng, Lei Feng! I warn you to remember: Never be arrogant. You can never forget that it was the Party that saved you from Humen, and that it was the Party that gave you everything... As for what you can do, that is your obligation. Every small achievement and progress you make should be attributed to the party and recorded in the party's account. I will definitely listen to the words of the Party and Chairman Mao and dedicate my youth to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for human liberation.

March 2, 1962

A proud person is actually an ignorant person. He doesn’t know how many bowls of dry rice he can eat. He doesn’t understand that he is just a drop in the ocean...

These people are like water in a bottle. One bottle is not full, half of the bottle is swaying, but it is still swaying. come out.

What is there to be proud of?

March 4, 1962

I would rather be a pine on the mountains and rocks than a willow on the lakeshore and riverside.

I would like to train myself in the storm and the hard struggle, rather than spend my life in calm days.

March 9, 1962

I understand that as long as a person listens to Chairman Mao and works actively, he can do many good things for the party. However, a person's power is limited after all. He cannot walk far or fly high. It is like small canals. If they do not merge into a river, they will never be able to surge and cascade thousands of miles.

Some people say: The happiest thing in life is to eat well, wear well, and play well.

I feel that in life, the happiest thing is to be diligent, work hard, create wealth with your own hands, and contribute everything you have to the cause of human liberation - communism. of.

March 28, 1962

If we want to truly learn something, we must be humble. For example, if a bowl is full, even if there are delicious things, such as sea cucumbers and shark fins, it will not fit in. If the bowl is empty, it can hold a lot of things. The bowl of knowledge is like the "treasure bowl" in mythology, which can never be filled enough.

April 4, 1962

Some people say: In life, the happiest thing is to eat well, wear well, and play well. I feel that in life, one can only be happy if one works hard, works hard, creates wealth with one's own hands, and contributes everything to the cause of human liberation - communism.

April 15, 1962

I have read the book "Huang Jiguang" more than once, and I read it word for word with tears of excitement. I have read it countless times, and I can even memorize this book. Every time I read it again, I become more powerful and the education I receive becomes more profound each time. It inspires and inspires me tremendously. The reason why the hero Huang Jiguang was able to make great contributions to the cause of human liberation was because he had a high degree of class consciousness, hated his enemies to the core, and was infinitely loyal to the party, the people, and the revolutionary cause.

I want to learn from Huang Jiguang’s firm proletarian stance; learn from his brave and strong revolutionary will; learn from his noble qualities; learn from him that he cares for others more than himself; learn from his dedication to working for the party. spirit; learn from his hard-working and simple character; learn from his humble, studious and eager for progress spirit; learn from his spirit of fighting bravely for the people of the motherland.

Now I am an ordinary soldier and have made little contribution to the party and the people, but I am determined to always listen to the party and Chairman Mao, follow the party and Chairman Mao closely, and always be loyal to the party. , be loyal to the people, work conscientiously for the party all his life, serve the people honestly, and resolutely complete Huang Jiguang's unfinished business. I am always ready to dedicate myself to the motherland. If necessary, I will definitely dedicate my life like Huang Jiguang and be a good son of the people of the motherland.

April 16, 1962

I read the book "The Party's Good Son Long Junjue" in one sitting today. This book is so good, it has taught me a lot, inspired and helped me a lot. I must follow Long Junjue's example everywhere and always learn from his spirit of not being afraid of hardships and daring to fight; learn from his noble quality of caring for and caring for comrades; learn from his selfless and self-sacrifice spirit; learn from his perseverance to study hard and study technology; learn from him He cherishes the spirit of cherishing national property and cherishing his own life; learn from his mentality of putting the interests of the country and the people above personal interests everywhere. We must resolutely learn from him and implement it in practical actions. We must contribute our own strength to the cause of defending and building the motherland.

April 17, 1962

The role of one person to the revolutionary cause is like a screw in a machine. Due to the connection and fixation of many screws, the machine becomes a solid whole and can operate freely and exert its huge working ability. Although the screw is small, its effect is immeasurable. I would like to be a screw forever. Screws need to be maintained and cleaned regularly to prevent them from rusting. The same is true for people's minds. They need to be checked regularly to prevent anything from going wrong. I must continue to strengthen my study and improve my ideological consciousness, resolutely listen to the words of the Party and Chairman Mao, carry out frequent criticism and self-criticism, eliminate ideological defects at any time, and be a screw that never rusts in the great revolutionary cause.

May 8, 1962

Today the army distributed summer clothing. Originally, each person was given two sets of military uniforms and two pairs of rubber shoes... I think the country is currently We are in difficult times, and besides, our country is still very poor. However, the party and the people still care about us so meticulously, which makes me grateful from the bottom of my heart for the party and the people's care. The party and the people are so kind to us, so we must also consider the party and the people. We should actively respond to the party's call, work hard, be self-reliant, increase production and economize on everything, and carry forward our army's fine traditions of hardship, simplicity, diligence and thrift.

In order to share the joys and sorrows with the people, reduce the people's burden, and jointly overcome the current difficulties, I only received a single set of military uniforms, a new pair of rubber shoes, and few other supplies. . I repaired everything I had used before and continued to use it. Mend torn clothes before wearing them again. I feel that even wearing a set of old, patched clothes is thousands of times better than the tattered clothes I wore in the past!

June 25, 1962

I heard some people say: It’s not economical to be a soldier and you can’t make any money, so you might as well plant two acres of private land at home. Flowers and food...

I think this kind of people do not have enough understanding of the relationship between personal interests and collective interests. As the saying goes: "When the big river rises, the small river is full; when the big river has no water, the small river dries up." Similarly, only when the collective interests are rich can individual interests be satisfied. If there are no collective interests, how can there be any individual interests?

June 28, 1962

Some people do not have a clear understanding of the relationship between the individual and the collective, so when doing work, doing things, handling problems, etc., they only care about the individual. , regardless of the whole. In this way, it will cause losses to the revolution and disadvantages to the collective. I think it is important to correctly understand the relationship between individuals and collectives.

I believe that the relationship between the individual and the collective is just like the relationship between cells and the entire human body. When a person's body is damaged, the cells in the body will inevitably be damaged. Similarly, the happiness of each of us also depends on the prosperity of the motherland. If the interests of the motherland are harmed, each of us will not be happy!