"My parents live in Jin County and are busy farming. I hope you will grow up quickly and cooperate with your left and right hands. I agree with you. It is a good life to be a farmer. My grandson is quite strong and has no luck." These are the last lines of a poem written by Dong Biwu to his grandson in 1972.
Lao Dong taught his grandson sincerely and hoped that when he grows up, he will follow the path of his father Dong Lianghe and go to the countryside to train himself and contribute to the development of agriculture.
Dong Biwu once told a story to his children that in Peking Opera, before the head coach comes out, there are some walk-ons. These walk-ons are very special. Don’t ignore them, they are indispensable. "My father said that he has been playing a side role all his life. One should be willing to play a supporting role and not always want to be the head coach."
The names of Dong Biwu's children all have the word "Yu", which expresses his father's hope. . "It means being able to fly high and far. But father does not refer to status, but to your life aspirations." In 1963, Dong Biwu composed an impromptu poem and wrote down the meaning of the names for each of his three children. In his poem to Dong Lianghe, he wrote: "The word "Qijing" is pronounced as the word, which means that you will become a man. If Pengfei wants to, the mark points to Tianjin."
Dong Biwu's youngest son Dong Lianghe told reporters about his life so far An unforgettable scene: One summer vacation, when he was still in middle school, he longed for the military life of fighting with swords and horses. So I went to the army with a few classmates, ate, lived and studied with the soldiers. "A month later, when I returned home, my father was sitting on the corridor at the entrance of the yard reading a book. I walked over quietly, straightened up suddenly, gave him a military salute, and said, 'Dad, I'm back!' Unexpectedly, my father He was stunned and kept looking at me. He didn't speak for a few minutes. I saw tears in his eyes. "Dong Lianghe said that his father just said "just come back" without saying much, but he could feel his father. complex emotions.
"Dad's name is Biwu. He originally wanted to be a soldier, but it never came true. Suddenly one day, he saw me giving him a military salute, as if I saw my own shadow. I was very happy. . He was particularly happy that day, which also made me understand that my father’s hope for us is actually very simple, not to get promoted and make money, but to be a person with ambition."
Talk. At this point, the author feels a little emotional. Dong Biwu has set the concept of "character education" for his children. Dong Biwu does not hope that his children will be promoted and make money, but that they should serve the government with morality and correct themselves.
Taking virtue as the foundation and kindness as the root. The character "人" can only be written with one stroke or one stroke, but it is not easy to "write" it well. The ancients once said: "When I stand between heaven and earth, I only think about being a good person, which is the first priority."
At the very least, a person must be worthy of his conscience. Like Dong Biwu, the outstanding founding father of the People's Republic of China, he educates his children not to pursue glory and wealth. Only by making "people" upright can officials serve the people wholeheartedly. As the saying goes, "Being an official is for a while, being a man is for a lifetime." Therefore, being an official starts with being a human being.
Treat others with sincerity and conduct yourself with trust. Integrity is also a basic quality that officials must possess. Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty has a famous saying: "Since ancient times, people have been driven by integrity, and a word is worth a hundred gold." This is what he said. With the continuous improvement of the degree of social democratization, every word, deed, and action of officials is under the attention of the people. If he speaks in a glib tone and acts in a vague manner, the image of an official will be greatly compromised in the minds of the masses.
“A person can live a lifetime without being an official, but cannot live without virtue for a day.” With good moral character as a guarantee, a person will have the confidence to be an official, be strong-minded and upright as an official. The ancients said that "cultivate your character first and then seek your abilities." In reality, people are often able to forgive a leader with good character but low ability, but cannot forgive a leader with strong ability but poor character.
"If a person is upright, he will not do what he is told; if he is not upright, he will not obey orders." To be a man, you must be upright and aboveboard, and to be an official, you must be upright and have a breeze on your sleeves. In life, only by writing the word "human" in yourself correctly can you have the confidence to convince the public and the qualification to be respected, and truly "not be tempted by praise and not afraid of slander". The party has a party spirit, and the people have a conscience. Whether one can speak according to conscience and act according to party spirit is an important criterion for testing the character of an official.
"Loyalty is what one thinks of one's heart. As the foundation of a country, why should we be more loyal? Loyalty can strengthen the monarch and his ministers, stabilize the country, touch the heaven and earth, move the gods, but what about people?" From this point of view, In a sense, when people have their own affairs, they should be loyal to each other. As a party member, one must be loyal to the party and the people; as an official, one must be loyal to the party's cause and to one's duties. Above, one must be worthy of the country; below, one must be worthy of the people.
"Everyone in the world has responsibilities. If everyone in a family gives up their responsibilities, the family will fall; if everyone in a country gives up their responsibilities, the country will perish." This is what Liang Qichao said. This shows the importance of "responsibility" to being a human being. To be a responsible person, at least do your duty. Therefore, the more roles you play, the more responsibilities you bear; the higher your status, the heavier the responsibilities you bear. It can be seen that to be an official, one must be a responsible person.
When you are an official and hold power, you must also do things for the people and society. How to serve the people? Confucius advocated "respecting everything", that is, doing things with dedication, seriousness, and seriousness. Xunzi called on people to do things "without thinking", so as to "not see the black and white in front of them, and not hear the thunder and drums at the side".
Zhuangzi advocates that when doing things, one should "do not be slow and slow, but should get it with the hand but with the heart." It can be said that the wise see wisdom and everyone has something to gain.
But in the final analysis, although the methods have their own merits, there is only one purpose, which is to do things well and clearly. When serving as an official, he must do his best to fulfill the mission entrusted to him by the people and live up to the expectations of the people for the official.
“A real man should be honest and honest, not luxurious.” This is what Lao Tzu said. People like Mr. Dong who have noble moral character of kindness and sincerity admire and miss him from the bottom of their hearts. Officials always conduct themselves with a kind of kindness, which will give people a sense of trust, so the ancients said that "kindness carries everything". A kind-hearted person is selfless, open-minded and aboveboard, and his soul is clear and bottomless.
“To seek for one’s own life is foolish, but to seek for the world is wise.” What the ancients talked about was a matter of position. Whether the position of doing things is high or not is very important for an official. Playing Go pays attention to a layout and "strategizing". You need to have an overall view and cannot hit the pieces at random. The same goes for doing things. You should not only care about the success or failure of one thing, but you must stand at the height of whether it is conducive to the development of the overall situation. Officials should proceed from the fundamental interests of the people, make overall plans, and consider all aspects.