In order to realize national independence and people's liberation, Mao Zedong devoted his whole life to the military and was determined to fight. He not only sacrificed his family for the country, but also worked hard to make the Chinese nation stand among the nations of the world. Studying Mao Zedong’s feelings about his family and country from the perspective of his daily conversations is of great significance in inspiring contemporary youth to carry forward the spirit of struggle and dedication and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In 1946, the soldiers and civilians of Yan'an presented a golden plaque to Mao Zedong
■Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world and the responsibility of his family and country■
Mao Zedong had lofty aspirations and cared about the world, which was evident as early as his youth. Mao Zedong read a lot of books when he was young, and met countless heroes, loyal ministers and righteous men in history books and novels. Seeing these romantic figures sacrificing their lives and blood for the country, the young Mao Zedong couldn't help but sigh: "Nowadays, the country is in trouble, foreign thieves are showing off, the Chinese nation is in a critical moment, and the people are in dire straits. How can we, the students, stay at home and do nothing in the years when they are promising?" Therefore, Mao Zedong determined: "We must take advantage of the opportunity. Learn skills well when you are young, and you will make contributions to the country and benefit the people in the future. "I am determined to contribute all my strength to the suffering people in China and the suffering people all over the world." With the youthful responsibility of saving the people in dire straits and saving the Chinese nation in times of crisis, he bravely shouldered heavy responsibilities and sought ways to revitalize the nation and enrich the country and strengthen the army.
■ "Forefathers worked hard, and future generations will be happy." ■
In 1916, in order to persuade his father to support his revolution, Mao Zedong had a long talk with his father and said: "The book I read may not be of much use to our family, nor will it be of much use to you, the old man, in making a fortune. But, sir, have you ever thought about it?" We only care about our own family, can't we think about others and our country? "Didn't I serve as a soldier, fight in the war, and contribute to the country? I am young now, and it is time to contribute to the country!" After a heart-to-heart conversation, my father couldn't help but sigh at his persistent revolutionary ambitions, and he resolutely became a staunch supporter of Mao Zedong's revolutionary path.
In the spring of 1919, Mao Zedong's mother went to Changsha for treatment due to illness. Mao Zedong blamed himself endlessly for being unable to serve his mother every day because of his heavy revolutionary responsibilities. However, thinking of his mother's teaching when he was a child that he should save the people by himself, he still chose to sacrifice his family for everyone. In the end, even when his parents died of illness, he failed to observe mourning and mourned, but continued to work on the revolutionary cause.
When he returned to his grandmother's house in Shaoshan in 1921, Mao Zedong said while chatting with his uncle: "The things I do now may not be successful soon. It will take eight, ten or even decades or a lifetime. Uncle, you may or may not be able to see it, but please rest assured, uncle, what I do is business, for everyone and for the country." When Mao Zedong's cousin asked him where he was going in what he was doing. , Mao Zedong said: "Maybe it will not be considered successful until a new people's country is established!" In 1959, Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan. He stood in front of his parents' graves and bowed deeply, saying with emotion: "The predecessors worked hard, and the descendants will be happy. Worry about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness." Mao Zedong not only told his parents, but also told himself. He hoped that his parents could understand his painstaking efforts, and he hoped that he would carry out this wish to the end.
■ "Go out of your hometown, go to society, join the revolution, and transform China."■
After the death of his parents, Mao Zedong even mobilized his brothers and sisters to join the revolution. In 1920, Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan, renamed Ju Meizi Zejian, and told her: "The times have changed. You must have your own opinion and be a pillar in building the country in the future." In the early spring of 1921, Mao Zedong persuaded his eldest brother Mao Zemin and his family to abandon their houses and fields and follow him to study in Changsha. When preparing to participate in some work that would benefit the country, the nation and the majority of the people in the future, he said: "You Don't be reluctant to leave this home. In order to build a beautiful home and let millions of people have a good home, we have to leave our home for everyone and the country!" Seeing Mao Zemin's hesitation, Mao Zedong added: "It's not good to just feed yourself! How can we do it? We need to go out and work for the revolution.Encouraged by Mao Zedong, Mao Zemin and his family gave up their family property in Shaoshan and followed Mao Zedong on the road to revolution. In addition, when his younger brother Mao Zedong was only a member of the Communist Youth League, Mao Zedong strictly held him to the standards of a Communist Party member and urged him to actively move closer to the party organization so as to join the Communist Party of China as soon as possible. He told his younger brother: "My brother and your sister-in-law are engaged in very dangerous careers. What you have to do now is to keep this secret." When you finish your studies, we three brothers will work together to do big things that can save our country. "
■ "For those who have great ambitions to sacrifice, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky." ■
Mao Zedong also often called on the neighbors and villagers to unite for a common revolution and fight the national disaster. After losing the battle in Changsha in 1930, the Red Army retreated to Zhuzhou Town, which was only 25 kilometers away from his home. Mao Zedong still insisted: "If the revolution is unsuccessful, I, Mao Runzhi, will never return to my hometown! "On the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, Mao Zedong asked Mao Yuanyao to say hello to his fellow villagers: "We must tell them that our revolution must win and will succeed. We have this confidence that as long as we work together, the revolution will definitely win and succeed. We need to tell the elders in our hometown that everyone should unite and have this confidence. "Encouraged by Mao Zedong, the villagers of Shaoshan fought bravely. "For those who have great ambitions to sacrifice, they dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky. "The song " Qilu·Going to Shaoshan " expresses the people of Shaoshan's firm revolutionary determination and noble revolutionary spirit.
In the years of war, Mao Zedong could have been alone, but when the nation was in danger, national affairs were not just the responsibility of the temple. For thousands of years, whenever a national crisis has faced a national crisis, there has always been a national crisis. Heroes stood up and shed their blood to defend their country, and together they built the backbone of our nation, thus allowing the Chinese civilization to continue to this day.
■ Not afraid of sacrifice and dedication to the country ■
Mao Zedong has always been ready to sacrifice himself for the country at any time, sacrificing his family for the country and himself for the people. determination to the end. In addition to doing a good job in ideological construction, he also proved his broad mind to dedicate everything to the revolution with practical actions.
■ "Is it okay to be afraid of death when doing revolution?" ■
During the severe revolutionary situation, Mao Zedong and his family often lived a wandering life. Even so, it did not dampen his enthusiasm for persisting in the revolution. On the night of November 7, 1921, Mao Zedong organized a rally "Celebrating the Fourth Anniversary of the Victory of the October Revolution" in Changsha. The crowd clashed with the police, and he did not return home until midnight. Facing his very worried wife Yang Kaihui, Mao Zedong said: "If you want to do something good, you will have to endure some hardships. I, Mao Zedong, am not afraid of death! After beheading, there is only one scar as big as a bowl! "Facing the tense situation, although Mao Zedong ignored his own life and death, he could not help but worry about his relatives. In 1927, when Eastern Hunan launched an uprising, Mao Zedong did not forget to encourage his younger brother Mao Zemin when he sent him to the Xiangjiang pier: "We parted here. From now on, both of us will walk with our heads in our hands, don't be afraid! "And told Mao Zemin: "When you see Kaihui, tell her to be strong. As for me, life and death are outside the realm, so don’t worry about me and ask her to take care of the child. Mao Zedong also often reminded everyone of the dangers of what they were doing: "Everyone must be mentally prepared for the separation of life and death." "This is also a sentence that Mao Zedong often talks about.
Since embarking on the road of revolution, Mao Zedong has put personal life and death aside, replacing it with the destiny of the family and the country. In late October 1931, when Mao Zedong met Mao Zetan and his wife, he said: "It is still the same sentence 10 years ago: abandon the small family for the sake of the country. The Chinese are extremely clever in creating characters. They connect the words "country" and "home" together and cannot be separated. If the country does not exist, why should we call home? How can we speak of a country when our families are broken and people are destroyed? Our family's rule is: sacrifice your family to serve your country, and unite your family and country's destiny. "
■"Things have twists and turns, and revolution cannot be without sacrifices."■
When there is revolution, there will be sacrifices. Scenes of life and death were often staged in that turbulent era, and Mao Zedong's family was no exception. In the process of running for the revolution, Mao Zedong's relatives devoted their precious lives to the cause of national independence and people's liberation one after another.The eldest brother Mao Zemin, the younger brother Mao Zetan, and the nephew Mao Chuxiong all embarked on the road of revolution under the influence of Mao Zedong, and eventually died heroically in the revolutionary struggle. When his cousin Mao Zejian died, Mao Zedong was marching in the southern Gansu and western Fujian regions. Upon hearing the news of Ju Meizi's death, Mao Zedong said to Mao Zetan sadly: "Zetan, don't blame yourself. If you have to blame yourself, I am in more pain than you. I brought Zejian out of Shaoshan... But revolution will always kill people. For the sake of the people, there will be less sacrifice and more happiness. We Communists can only take the lead in sacrifice, and we can only answer the enemy's cruelty with fighting." !” Fang Zhichun couldn’t help but choke up when he told Mao Zedong about Mao Zemin’s sacrifice. Mao Zedong couldn’t hide his sadness, but he still advised him: “Don’t be too sad, if you have to fight, you have to sacrifice!”
In addition to Mao Zedong’s brothers and sisters who shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the revolution, Mao Zedong’s wife and children also selflessly dedicated themselves to the revolution. In October 1930, Yang Kaihui was arrested in Changsha and died heroically on November 14. When Mao Zedong learned of Yang Kaihui's death, he said to Zhu De: "Kaihui's death will never be redeemed! I feel guilty! Back then, I failed to fulfill my filial piety to my mother; now I have failed to fulfill my responsibilities as a husband and father to Kaihui and Anying." Mao Zedong's eldest son, Mao Anying, followed Mao Zedong around since he was a child. Recalling Mao Anying's short life, Mao Zedong said: "For the revolutionary cause, this child has eaten hundreds of meals since he was a child and traveled thousands of miles!" After the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Mao Anying even took the initiative to go to North Korea to participate in the war. On November 25, 1950, Mao Anying unfortunately sacrificed his life and stayed in North Korea forever together with many Chinese volunteer soldiers who went to North Korea to fight bravely. When Peng Dehuai reported to Mao Zedong the news of Mao Anying's sacrifice in North Korea, Mao Zedong's eyes were wet and he said slowly: "In the revolutionary war, you have to pay a price. Who made him Mao Zedong's son?" Mao Zedong also suppressed his inner grief to comfort his daughter-in-law Liu Siqi (also known as Liu Songlin) and said: "In war, people will die. Just because Anying is my son, he should not sacrifice for the people of China and North Korea." Faced with flesh and blood relatives. After the separation of life and death, Mao Zedong not only hid his grief in his heart, but also turned his grief into strength, encouraging soldiers and relatives to remember: "If you struggle, there will be sacrifices. Deaths often happen, but we think of the interests of the people and the pain of the majority of the people. When we die for the people, we die well."
Children whose whereabouts are unknown during the revolution have always affected Mao Zedong's heart. In the spring of 1940, Zeng Zhi and Mao Zedong had a family affair. Mao Zedong said: "What I miss most is Maomao, who was born in the Central Soviet Area. When the army set off, the child stood on the roadside to see him off. Maomao was only 2 years old at that time. I didn't expect that we would never see him again after saying goodbye." Whenever he talked about the children who had searched to no avail, Mao Zedong was filled with emotion: "We are making revolution to benefit the next generation. Revolution. What a dilemma it is to fight for our lives and leave our next generation behind!"
One day in the early spring of 1950, when he learned that He Yi and Zeng Biyi's son were killed in a traffic accident, Mao Zedong comforted the visiting Zeng Biyi and said: "It's a pity that your son is gone. Life must involve sacrifice. I have participated in the revolution for decades, and my parents are no longer alive. My elder brother Mao Zemin and younger brother Mao Zetan both died for the revolution. One of Mao Zetan's sons was buried alive by the enemy when he was only eighteen years old. Yang Kaihui also died for the revolution, and Xiao Mao was not found. For the revolutionary cause, our family also paid a heavy price. We should not dwell too much on our own affairs and our own sons. We should think more about the liberation of the people across the country and the revolutionary cause we are carrying out. "In 1946, Mao Zedong and his son Mao Anying also said similar words during a long talk in Yan'an. Recalling it now makes Mao Zedong feel like he has passed away. However, the successive sacrifices of his relatives did not dampen his determination and courage to carry the revolution to the end. He and his family still rushed to the forefront of the battle. Just as Mao Zedong said when he met with Dr. Du Bois and Strong in Wuchang, China in 1959, and recalled that his family sacrificed six relatives: "The situation in my family shows how many people have been killed in thousands of families in China. However, the Communist Party cannot kill them all, and it will only increase more and more."There are fewer people in our family, but more Communist Party members have emerged throughout China. "
It was such magnanimous feelings that supported Mao Zedong to overcome obstacles and move forward bravely, which ultimately enabled him to lead the Chinese revolution to victory after victory, allowing the great People's Republic of China to dominate the east of the world, and let the blazing fire of victory shine across the vast country of China. On the ground.
In 1959, Mao Zedong talked with steel workers in Hefei.
■ Distinguish between public and private affairs, rejecting the nepotistic style of family and country ■
As a leader of a country, Mao Zedong had to deal with public and private matters. In the practice of relationships, we have always been clear-cut, and we have always adhered to the strict principle of "putting public before private, and keeping public and private separate."
■ "Keep the true nature of honor, do not talk about pleasure, and do not allow corruption."■
Mao Zedong loved smoking. Once, the staff around me bought imported cigarettes from abroad and planned to use public funds to reimburse the money for the cigarettes. After learning about it, Mao Zedong firmly disagreed, believing that the cigarettes he smoked had to be paid for by himself and could never be counted as public expenses. Regarding this kind of issue, he said to the staff around him: "China does not lack what Mao Zedong can eat alone. However, if I live a disorderly life and eat and take it casually, those ministers, provincial governors, mayors, and county magistrates can all eat and take it. Then how to govern this country? "Mao Zedong not only strictly restrained himself, but also deeply hated those officials who did not distinguish between public and private affairs and took advantage of anything. On February 11, 1952, when Mao Zedong and Li Jiaji discussed the "three evils" issue, he seriously criticized those big and small "tigers" who dared to take and spend public money and property: "They must be strictly required, severely criticized and dealt with. Someone told me a few days ago that there is a cadre in a confidential department who builds a house for himself privately. What is the difference between such a person and Liu Zongmin? A few of these people must be shot, otherwise the people will not be angry enough. "Mao Zedong believed that using one's position to seek power for personal gain was a serious damage to the interests of the country, the collective and the people, and must be resolutely resisted. In order to maintain the true nature of integrity, one must start from "honoring others first".
■ "When you love your relatives, don't seek selfish benefits for them; when you miss your past, don't seek benefits for your past; when you help your relatives, don't support your relatives." ■
As a national leader Mao Zedong had a strict family tradition and emphasized that discipline begins with restraining himself and his family. Mao Zedong had strict requirements for his children and would never allow his children to take advantage of the country. During the three-year difficult period, due to the great famine and food shortages, Mao Zedong's daughters often did not have enough to eat in school. Mao Zedong only said to them lovingly: "The country is now in a difficult period, and we must share our destiny with the people of the country to overcome difficulties." "But the guards around Mao Zedong couldn't bear it. They once brought snacks privately to supplement the nutrition of the children. When Mao Zedong found out, he sternly criticized him: "Why do you need to make specializations after repeated orders? "Compared with the people across the country, she is slightly better off. Who calls her Mao Zedong's daughter?" It's better to abide by one's duties, especially in this situation! However, seeing that the child was small and lacked nutrition, the nanny Han Guixin tried her best to give the child special treatment. Mao Zedong repeatedly tried to dissuade him: "Don't think that Mao Zedong's children are special. This kind of thinking cannot be instilled from an early age. My children must be educated to be the same as ordinary people's children, and they cannot be allowed to use my name to enjoy special treatment." "In addition, Mao Zedong asked Mao Anying and Li Min to only mention their own names when working and not to mention Mao Zedong's name. Mao Zedong said: "My honor is not allowed for children. I am me and they are them. It is up to them to make it on their own. "During the "Three Investigations and Three Rectifications" campaign, Mao Zedong heard that there was a problem with Jiang Qing's time to join the party. He was very angry with Jiang Qing and lost his temper: "According to organizational principles, no one can be special! "
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many of Mao Zedong's relatives and friends wrote letters, either expressing congratulations or asking for help. After receiving these letters, Mao Zedong said: "Many of my relatives and friends are deeply understanding of righteousness, but some still have the old idea of climbing dragons and phoenixes in the feudal era, thinking that I am the emperor. They believed that they were relatives of the emperor and should be rewarded and favored.Now that I am a high-ranking official, if I turn my back on others, people will say that the Communist Party is ruthless and unjust, not to mention that some people have helped me and our party in the past. If we respond to requests, it will be like the Kuomintang. If our Communist Party engages in nepotism like Chiang Kai-shek and others, where one person is enlightened and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, over time, it will become separated from the masses and collapse. When the secretary asked how to deal with such letters, Mao Zedong replied: "I follow the 'four no' doctrine here: no introduction, no recommendation, no writing, and no speaking." "Mao Zedong rebuffed those who tried to get an official position through his connections with such a firm attitude. Mao Zedong and his adopted son Mao Huihua went to Beijing to ask Mao Zedong for a job introduction. His cousin came to Beijing to treat his eye disease and hoped that Mao Zedong would open a fast track. His cousin Mao Zedong encountered difficulties and wanted to ask Mao Zedong for help, but Mao Zedong politely refused.
Not to mention fellow villagers and friends who hope to benefit from it, even his brother Mao Zedong treated them equally. As early as the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong worked together in the Soviet Area. Mao Zedong severely criticized Mao Zedong for the mistakes he made in his work many times: "The Communist Party is not the ancestral hall of the Mao family. Don't think that you can expect to be protected just because you are a brother." " Regarding the relatives who came in joy and returned in despair, Mao Zedong only said in a gentle tone: "The revolution sacrificed thousands of martyrs. Only those of us who survived are what we are today. We must think and act in a manner worthy of the martyrs. I am now the Chairman of the People's Republic of China. This is the need of the revolution. It is to serve the people and do things for the people. It cannot be like the feudal society. Once I become the emperor, my relatives and friends will all take advantage of it and enjoy it. We are Communists and revolutionaries. The purpose of revolution is to liberate the working people and peasants and to seek benefits for the vast majority of people, not for a few! "
In the eyes of the villagers, it is natural to use one's power to get a good job for relatives and friends. However, Mao Zedong always kept in mind that the power in his hands came from the people and was received from the people in order to better serve the people and not to bend the law for personal gain. It was precisely because of this courage that Mao Zedong always maintained a clear mind between family affection, the interests of the party, and the interests of the people.
■Realistic Enlightenment of Encouraging Youth and Inheriting the Spirit■
On May 12, 1949, when Mao Zedong met with representatives of the First National Youth Congress of China, he said: "In my opinion, the voice of Chinese youth is also the source of my hope and courage... The future revolutionary cause must be completed by young people. They are China's future and China's hope. "This fully expresses Mao Zedong's ardent hope that the younger generation will continue to work hard in the future revolutionary cause and carry forward the feelings of family and country.
■ Strengthen the body externally, protect the home and the country ■
Mao Zedong loved sports throughout his life and always believed that sports were related to the rise and fall of the country and the nation. Behind every great victory such as the Long March and the Anti-Japanese War, strong physical fitness was the basis.
In 1917, Mao Zedong. Several alumni died due to neglect of physical exercise. When faced with questions from parents and requests for the school to carry out sports, Mao Zedong stood up and said: "The elegiac couplet at this memorial service was written by me. On the one hand, it was a public criticism of the school for not paying attention to sports, and on the other hand, it was a pity for the dead classmates and a warning for the living. " Soon, Mao Zedong vigorously criticized and exposed the general lack of emphasis on physical exercise in schools with an article "Research on Physical Education". After Yang Changji read this article, he praised its pattern of linking physical exercise with the destiny of the country. Mao Zedong said humbly: "Everyone is a member of society. Only when individuals are strong can society have hope. "
Mao Zedong loved swimming, table tennis and many other sports. He also called on everyone to strengthen exercise and lay a good physical foundation for the development of the revolutionary cause. In his youth, Mao Zedong often told his classmates: "To be a new youth who is capable of literary and military skills, only if you are in good health can you devote more energy to social practice and serve the school's public welfare activities and social activities. “If a person is not in good health, it will be difficult for him to advance in knowledge and morality.If you don't strengthen your body, you won't be worthy of talking about saving the country and talking about revolution. "In 1951, when he met with educators, he emphasized: "When you teach and educate people, you must not train young people to become people like Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu. We need young people who are healthy, physically strong, and strong-willed. Only by exercising can we build and defend the motherland. "When Mao Zedong saw Shao Hua's failing physical education scores, he couldn't help but said to her earnestly: "Son, it's not good to fail the physical education class. Sports strengthen the body and exercise the will. If you can’t climb mountains and dare not dive into water, how can you be a good successor to the revolutionary cause? The imperialists slander us as the sick men of East Asia, but we insist on training our bodies to be great for them to see. You must make up for this lesson, and you must fight for yourself and the country! "He also said to the children: Children, exercising your body is to exercise your will, perseverance, and courage. Towering trees cannot grow in a greenhouse. The body is the capital of the revolution. If your physical fitness is not good, you will lose all your capital. How can you fight the enemy? You can't escape even if you want to be a deserter. Then you will have to be tied up and escorted as a prisoner!
■ Internal knowledge, strong will ■
“In addition to being physically fit, Chinese people must also have a strong mind, otherwise they will inevitably be oppressed by foreign powers. "Mao Zedong always attached great importance to the accumulation of knowledge and emphasized the importance of learning. Mao Zedong once said: "Young people need to learn more than adults. "On March 14, 1920, when Mao Zedong bid farewell to the Hunan youth who went to France for work-study studies, he said: "I think we need some people to go abroad to see some new things, learn some new principles, study some useful knowledge, and bring them back to transform our country. "This group of young people who are aspiring to save the country "lost world civilization to the country" and saved the Chinese nation from dire straits.
Mao Zedong was well aware of the important role of Marxism-Leninism in the process of the Chinese revolution. He said: "Both intellectuals and young students should study hard. In addition to studying majors, we must make progress ideologically and politically. This requires learning Marxism and current affairs politics. Without correct political views, there is no soul. Mao Zedong encouraged some uneducated "red brats" around him to study at the Red Army University: "To make a revolution, you must not only be able to fight, but also understand Marxism-Leninism." To understand Marxism-Leninism, you must learn culture! "In order to stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning Marxism-Leninism, in September 1937, Mao Zedong said when seeing off the students: "I recommend two people to you. One is a teacher I admire, Professor Zhang Ruxin who came back from eating bread in the Soviet Union. He can recite many Marxist-Leninist works. Ruliu, you can learn systematic Marxist-Leninist theory from him; one is Hu Yaobang, the political commissar of the brigade, who is not much older than you. He is a "red kid" who loves learning and is full of vitality that I watched grow up. He is still writing articles and publishing them in newspapers, and he is very popular among readers. I hope you will follow the example of these two comrades and study hard. ”
Analyzing Mao Zedong’s righteousness for the family and the country in the face of the fate of the country from his daily conversations, we see a noble and vivid image of a great man, a great monument standing at the top of the nation. Today, young people in the new era should take Mao Zedong as their inspiration As an example, we strive to inherit and carry forward this red gene of family and country feelings, put our country first, care about the world, and contribute our youth and wisdom to shoulder the great responsibility of national rejuvenation. ■
Article source: Chinese Communist Party History Network
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