Engels said: "There is no great historical disaster that is not compensated by historical progress."

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Disaster makes China is united, disasters make China strong, disasters make China change - China is making progress!

I feel a lot these days, I am moved a lot, and of course I am also angry. The more I want to write something from my heart, the more I feel stuck for words. Let me quote some famous comments below to express my thoughts.

The collective memory of the earthquake will reshape the national character——Du Ping New Express

A sudden disaster surprised everyone and found that to win the hearts and minds of the people, to unite them , Gaining the support and love of the people turns out to be so simple: carry the people on your shoulders, let the people know everything, and let the people participate in everything. Only when people feel respected, trusted, and valued will they develop a strong sense of identity and naturally and sincerely radiate the beauty of humanity. This is something that cannot be achieved by any political slogan, any political propaganda, or any ideological education work.

Any major disaster has two obvious consequences. One is to change the face of the real world and push mankind back to the most primitive edge of life and death; the other is to leave an unforgettable memory for the entire nation, and then Subtly affecting the psychological characteristics of this nation.

This Sichuan earthquake is a historic exception. In all the natural disasters that our memory can trace back, China has never been like today, when the originally impetuous social mentality suddenly became so calm; and never like today, people are grieving, showing sympathy, caring and caring. In helping each other, my soul was unknowingly cleansed and soothed. In the midst of a national crisis, we are sad but not angry, painful but not depressed, helpless but not desperate. Why has the national mentality become so mature in an instant?

For the first time in the past 60 years, all Chinese people have truly stopped, silently feeling the suffering of their compatriots in sorrow, and licking the nation's new wounds together in tears. This is the unforgettable common experience and collective memory of 1.3 billion people, and it is the beginning of rebuilding the identity and spiritual home of contemporary Chinese people

After the disaster, let humility return to our hearts——Lin Daxin Beijing News

If we could turn back time, if we could go back to before the earthquake, when the children were still reading aloud in the classroom and the relatives lost in the earthquake were still breathing and laughing, if at that time we would We know that this world, this planet we have been living on, may collapse at any time, disasters may strike, take away our loved ones, and put the living people in various difficulties. So, what will we do and what will we think? Will we still pursue fame and fortune in such a mediocre way? Will we still build schools into shoddy buildings with bright exteriors and loose interiors just for our own small gain? Will we still be blankly excited and blindly hateful? Will we still be so proud to believe that man can conquer nature and that we can definitely defeat nature?

Earthquake is such a disaster. It allows us, proud and blind humans, a chance to face our own weakness and helplessness, admit our ignorance and ignorance, and let humility return to us. In our hearts, let us reflect. Nature reminds us with overwhelming power that man is definitely not the master of all things. People can only ask themselves to become wise, learn to live in harmony with nature, care for the environment, and respect all things in the world.

Perhaps China will be changed forever - Liang Wendao Nanfang Net-Southern Metropolis Daily

The amazing ability of the Chinese government in disaster relief work has been proved; Chinese media are reporting on disasters The transparency and openness in the world are unprecedented. The two combined together will bring about unprecedented unity among the Chinese people. As long as we have seen the scenes on the first day of National Mourning, we know that the Chinese government has gained more support at this moment. However, the tears of more than one billion people not only represent patriotic enthusiasm, but more accurately, they are patriotism and love for their compatriots.

After 30 years of reform and opening up, people's lives are better than before, but at the same time, everyone thinks that society's morals have declined and people's spirits have become empty. In media reports, some people believe that China's food is unsafe, businesses lack integrity, and officials are rife with corruption. After the earthquake, we suddenly felt that trust existed, that children could always be entrusted to teachers, and that fellow villagers could always take care of the elderly. Those countless touching stories illustrate that when a crisis comes, you will protect my sisters and brothers, so I will also protect your sisters and brothers.

Perhaps, after 2008, China will be changed forever.

Wenchuan was shocked and a new China was born——Southern Network

This kind of courtesy to life reached its highest peak on the National Mourning Day. There is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between young and old, everyone mourns the souls of the deceased at the same time, and everyone bows to the dignity of life at the same time. Those alarms are whimpering and sobbing, but they are also calls, calling us to re-recognize human dignity and the value of life.

From the snowstorm to the Jiaoji tragedy, from the Jiaoji tragedy to the Sichuan earthquake, the disaster not only happened suddenly, but also became more violent and tragic each time. We originally thought that the physical city of golden soup would be enough to ensure long-term peace and stability for us.

But natural disasters are not dependent on human will. Since mountains and rivers can collapse in an instant, since roads can be twisted in an instant, since towns can be destroyed in an instant, in the face of the boundless power of nature, since all material forces have shown their original shape, they are all so fragile and so unbearable - we used to think about it. The superstition of material power will inevitably appear childish and ridiculous.

Between the tears, conscience revives; above the ruins, humanity stands upright. The great earthquake shook away the dirt from our souls and shattered our daily masks. You cannot wait until you are buried under rubble to love. Everyone is a survivor and everyone deserves love. The great earthquake allowed us to rediscover ourselves and return to ourselves. All indifference, all arrogance, all frivolity are no longer fashionable at this time. We cherish each other and we work together. It turns out that Chinese people are not ugly, it turns out that Chinese people can be so friendly, and society can be so tender.

What’s more important is that all this is the result of the ruling party and government’s practice and active advocacy. We should regard the crisis of citizens' lives as the country's highest crisis, regard the dignity of citizens' lives as the country's highest dignity, and use the power of the entire country to save individual lives and the lives of ordinary citizens. The country is taking such practical actions to fulfill its commitment to universal values ??to its own people and the world.

What a great opportunity for transformation. It’s time for the century-old soup of China’s modernization to boil. It’s time for a nation’s century-old tragedy to be sublimated. People originally thought that, with the Beijing Olympics as a symbol, China was reaching the exit of the historical Three Gorges; unexpectedly, nature gave China a difficult problem in advance, and as overseas media commented, the Chinese passed the exam with high scores. The Wenchuan earthquake and the Beijing Olympics are a mixture of sorrow and joy. Whether China can get through it, whether our ancient nation can achieve phoenix nirvana, and whether we can achieve a peaceful future depends on our current choices. In this regard, this earthquake relief operation is undoubtedly a successful exercise and should build our confidence and determination.

Above the ruins, we seek the ladder of progress - Dongfang.com

Above the ruins, there must be a kind of value growing. The common people take care of things and never abandon them. What is crucial is the expression of the system and the firmness of the concept. Disasters may kill people and destroy houses, but they will not destroy universal civilization and ethics. Some major disasters have thus become an endorsement of human civilization and further turned into a driving force for the progress of civilization. Whether it is the operation of reconstruction funds, the quality of school buildings or the construction of civil society, all these issues, while attracting attention, are actually pointing in the direction of a country's progress.

After the Wenchuan earthquake, whether it is the timely rescue, the high degree of openness of information, the open reporting of the media, or the national ceremony of lowering flags at half-mast and establishing a national day of mourning, all of these are worthy of praise and will become precious memory of the nation. It is even more necessary for these advances and thoughts to become ideas for solving all practical problems and a way for all survivors to comfort the victims. Only by drawing the wisdom of progress and the courage to move forward from disasters can we know how to face suffering and live forever.