what-can-we-learn-today-from-chinese-heroes-yester

WhatcanwelearntodayfromtheChineseheroesyesterdayWhenlookingbackonourhistory,weseemanyheroes.Theycomeandgoastimepasses.Theybelongtothepast,butwe’llengravetheminourmindsforever,theystillremainfreshinourmindsforever.moreoverwecanlearnalotfromthemtillnow.Thefirstwecanlearnfromthemisresponsibility,Ithink.assomebodyputsit“aheroissomeonewhounderstandstheresponsibilitythatcomeswithhisfreedom.”theywereindifferenttimes,theydiddifferentthings,theywereindifferentposition,butwheneverandwhateverhappened,theywerestillclearwhattheydid,whattheyshoulddo,whatresponsibilitytheyshouldtake.Justassomeonesaid”Nopain,nopalm;nothorns,nothrone;nogall,noglory;nocross,nocrown.”So,thesecondwecanlearnfromthemishowtodealwithsuffering.Theyallseedifficultyasastairhelpingthemachievesuccess,andtheyalwaysstayoptimisticnomatterhowdifficulttheproblemwasandhowcruelthecasewas.Thereisalwaysonemomentinlifewhenthedooropensandletsthefuturein.whatletsthefuturein?Ithinktheself-inprovementdoes.Heroesallrealisedintrospectionwhichletstheyknowwhotheywereandhowtoinprovetothebest.Theywereawareoftherootsofimprovementisbitter,butthefruitissweet.wealsoshouldlearnselflessness.Everyheropaysahighpricetoaccomplishhisorherideal.Theyleavetheirhomeandfamilytodoorwhattheshoulddo(becausetheirduties).Although,theremightbeanoldmotherwhoworriessomuchaboutherson.Theremightbeayoungandignorantchildhopingtoseehisparents.Theremightbeawife,whohasbeenwaitingforherloveforsolong.Selflessnessmeanssacrificeyourpersonalintereststohelpothersbeyondthecallofduty.Andthat’sexactlywhywerespectthemasheroes.Alotofqualitiesarewaitingforustolearnfromyesterday’sheroes,fortherearesomanyheroesyesterday.Confucius,whoseteachingsandphilosophyhavebeeninfluencingChinafornearly2500years,wasaneducatoraswellasphilosopher.Hemademanywisephrasesandtheoriesaboutlaw,life,andgovernment,whichteachotherslessonsaboutmoralprinciplesandrulesoflife.”onewholearnsbutdoesnotthinkislost,onewhothinksbutdoesnotlearnisingreatdanger”heobserves,teachingushowtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenthinkandlearn.Whatwecanlearnfromhimisthathowtolearn,howtothink,andhowtodealwiththerelationbetweenthem.Linzexu,aChinesescholarandofficialduringtheQingdynasty.HeismostfamousforhisactivefightagainstopiumsmugglinginGuangzhou,whichprotectChinesefromtheharmofopium,moreover,protectthefundamentalinterestsofthestate.heisnotonlyamanfullofcourage,butalsoamanfullofvision.hefelttheneedofabetterknowledgeofforeigners,whichdrovehimtocollectmuchmaterialforageographyoftheworld.HelatergavethismaterialtoWeiYuan,whopublishedanIllustratedTreatiseontheMaritimeKingdoms(海国图志)in1844.LuXun,agreatwriterandrevolutionist,oncesaid:“Thepatriotismisthemostvaluablespirit.DevelopingistheonlywaytomakeChinesereallygetprogress.”Sowelearnedtobepatriotic.But,patriotismisn’tonlymeanttobepatriotic.There’reotherimportantthingsweshouldlearn.Tostartwith,weshouldlearnloyalty,becauseloyaltyisthebasisofpatriotism.healsosaid“Atruewarriordarestofacethebleaklifeanddrippingblood.”So,welearnthatbraveryisnotonlyaboutaction,butalsoaboutyourmind.Dengxiaoping,thedesignerofreformandopen,pioneeredSocialismwithChinesecharacteristicsandChineseeconomicreform,alsoknownasthesocialistmarketeconomy.HeformedthecoreofthesecondgenerationCCPleadership.Underhistutelage,ChinahasdevelopedintooneofthefastestgrowingeconomiesintheworldwhilekeepingtheCommunistPartyofChinatightlycontrolled.itishewhoteachusweshouldreformaudaciously,andweshouldlearntochangecompeletely.Throughoutthehistory,therearenumerousheroes.soIbelieveourChinesewillgrowmoreandmoreheroesoftoday,andtheywillbelongtothefuture.theywillpassdowntheireldergeneration’spreciousqualitiesgenerationbygeneration.Onedaywe’llhavemanyotherheroeswithallthesepreciousqualifies,andtheywillleadustoabrand-newworld.