Flying the dream of youth in the vivid practice of realizing the Chinese dream
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China painted a grand blueprint for building a well-off society in an all-round way and accelerating socialist modernization, and issued an era call for marching towards the goal of "two hundred years". According to the spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress, we clearly put forward the Chinese dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Now, everyone is talking about the Chinese dream, thinking about the relationship between the Chinese dream and themselves, and their responsibilities for realizing the Chinese dream.
-The Chinese dream is historical, realistic and future. The Chinese dream embodies the unremitting efforts of countless people with lofty ideals, carries the common aspiration of all Chinese sons and daughters, and shows the bright future of national prosperity, national rejuvenation and people’s happiness.
-The Chinese dream belongs to the country, the nation and everyone in China. If the country is good and the nation is good, everyone will be good. Only when everyone strives for a beautiful dream can we gather the majestic power to realize the Chinese dream.
-The Chinese dream belongs to us, and it belongs to your younger generation. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will eventually become a reality in the relay struggle of the vast number of young people.
In various historical periods of revolution, construction and reform, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has always attached great importance to, cared for and trusted the youth, and placed ardent expectations on the younger generation. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has always regarded youth as the future of the motherland and the hope of the nation, and has always regarded youth as a new force in the development of the cause of the party and the people, and has always supported young people to realize their life ideals in the great struggle of the people.
Now, we are closer to the goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history, and we are more confident and capable of achieving this goal than at any time in history. He who travels a hundred miles is half ninety. The closer we are to the goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the more we must not slack off, the more we must redouble our efforts, and the more we must mobilize the broad masses of young people to fight for it.
Looking forward to the future, the younger generation of our country will certainly have a lot to do, and it will also have a lot to do. This is the historical law of "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead" and the youth responsibility of "each generation is stronger than the next". The vast number of young people should bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility entrusted by the times, aim high and be down-to-earth, and strive to release their youth dreams in the vivid practice of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
First, young people must be firm in their ideals and beliefs. "Gong Chong is only ambitious, and the industry is wide and diligent." Ideals guide the direction of life, and beliefs determine the success or failure of a career. Without ideals and beliefs, it will lead to mental "calcium deficiency." The Chinese dream is the common ideal of the people of all ethnic groups in China, and it is also a lofty ideal that the younger generation should firmly establish. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct way to realize the Chinese dream, which our Party has led the people through hardships, and it is also the life belief that the majority of young people should firmly establish.
The majority of young people should persist in arming their minds with Deng Xiaoping Theory, Theory of Three Represents and Scientific Outlook on Development, base their ideals and beliefs on rational recognition of scientific theories, on a correct understanding of historical laws and on an accurate grasp of the basic national conditions, constantly enhance their road confidence, theoretical confidence and institutional confidence, and strengthen their belief in upholding the party’s leadership, and always follow the party and hold high the great banner of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Second, the vast number of young people must develop excellent skills. Learning is the ladder of growth and progress, and practice is the way to improve skills. The quality and skills of young people directly affect the process of realizing the Chinese dream. The ancients said, "Learning is like a crossbow, only like an arrow." It is said that the foundation of learning is like a crossbow, and talent is like an arrow. As long as you rely on solid knowledge to guide, you can make talent play a good role. Young people are in the golden age of learning, so they should take learning as the primary task, as a responsibility, a spiritual pursuit and a way of life, and establish the concept that dreams start with learning and careers are achieved by skills, so that diligent study can become the driving force for youth’s voyage and growth skills can become the energy for youth’s fighting.
The vast number of young people should persist in facing modernization, the world and the future, enhance the sense of urgency in updating knowledge, be eager to learn, not only lay a solid foundation for knowledge but also update knowledge in time, not only study theory assiduously but also actively master skills, and constantly improve their quality and ability that is compatible with the development of the times and the requirements of the cause. We should persist in applying what we have learned, go deep into the grassroots and the masses, master real talents and practical knowledge in the melting pot of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and gain what we can’t do, and strive to become a pillar of great use and responsibility.
Third, the vast number of young people must be brave in innovation. Innovation is the soul of national progress, the inexhaustible source of a country’s prosperity and development, and the deepest national endowment of the Chinese nation. As the saying goes, "If you are new, you will be new, and you will be new." Life never cares for those who are conformist and satisfied with the status quo, never waits for those who are not enterprising and enjoy the success, but leaves more opportunities to people who are good at and brave in innovation. Youth is the most dynamic and creative group in society, and should be at the forefront of innovation and creation.
The broad masses of young people should have the courage to be the first, to emancipate their minds, keep pace with the times, to explore and forge ahead, and to establish their ambition to surpass their predecessors on the basis of inheriting their predecessors, "to create a youthful country and a youthful nation with a youthful self." We must have the will to open the way on every mountain and bridge the river, and persevere and forge ahead for innovation and creation. We should have the attitude of exploring true knowledge, seeking truth and being pragmatic, and constantly accumulate experience and achieve results in our own innovation and creation.
Fourth, the vast number of young people must be determined to work hard. "The sword front comes from sharpening, and the plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold." The beautiful ideals of human beings can’t be readily available, and they can’t be separated from the hard struggle. Our country, our nation, has gone from poverty and weakness to today’s development and prosperity step by step, relying on the tenacious struggle of generation after generation and relying on the spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation. At present, we are faced with both important development opportunities and unprecedented difficulties and challenges. The dream is ahead and the road is at your feet. The winner is strong, and the self-improvement wins. To achieve our development goals, we need the unremitting efforts of the vast number of young people.
The vast number of young people should bear in mind that "empty talk about making mistakes in the country and rejuvenating the country", base themselves on their duties, work hard, start from themselves, start from scratch, and achieve their own wonderful life with hard-working hands and first-class performance. We must not be afraid of difficulties, overcome difficulties, be brave enough to go to the grassroots level with difficult conditions, the front line of national construction, and the forefront of tackling key problems in projects, undergo exercise, and increase our talents. We must be brave in starting a business, dare to venture and dare to do it, strive to break new paths and innovate industries in the reform and opening up, and constantly open up new horizons for career development.
Fifth, the vast number of young people must temper their noble character. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a socialism with all-round development of material civilization and spiritual civilization. It is difficult for a nation without spiritual strength to stand on its own feet, and it is difficult for a cause without cultural support to last long. Youth is a social force that leads the trend. The civilization accomplishment of a nation is largely reflected in the moral standards and spiritual outlook of the younger generation.
Young people should closely combine correct moral cognition, conscious moral cultivation and positive moral practice, consciously establish and practice socialist core values, and take the lead in advocating a good social atmosphere. It is necessary to strengthen ideological and moral cultivation, consciously carry forward patriotism, collectivism and socialism, and actively advocate social morality, professional ethics and family virtues. We should always keep in mind the principle of "from good to bad", and always maintain a positive attitude towards life, good moral quality and healthy interest in life. We should advocate a new style of social civilization, take the lead in learning from Lei Feng, take an active part in voluntary service, take the initiative to assume social responsibilities, care for others with enthusiasm, do more practical and good things to help the poor, the weak and the disabled, and promote social progress with practical actions.
Striving for the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the theme of the youth movement in China. The Communist Youth League should carry out in-depth educational practice activities on the theme of "My Chinese Dream" among the vast number of young people, sow and ignite dreams for each young person, so that more young people can dare to dream, pursue dreams and be diligent in dreams, so that every young person can add strong youthful energy to realize the Chinese dream. We should use the Chinese dream to lay a solid ideological foundation for the vast number of young people, educate and help them to establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values, and always love our great motherland, our great people and our great Chinese nation, and firmly follow the Party’s path of China. It is necessary to use the Chinese dream to inspire the young people’s sense of historical responsibility, carry forward the glorious tradition of "the party has a call and the group has actions", identify the starting point and combining point of their own work in the overall work of the party and the state, and organize and mobilize the young people to support reform, promote development and maintain stability. It is necessary to actively provide services for the majority of young people to realize their dreams, earnestly improve their work style, go deep into the grassroots, enter the youth, think about what young people think and worry about their urgent needs, represent and safeguard the universal interests of young people, and strive to create a good environment for the majority of young people to grow into talents.
Young model figures are role models for teenagers to learn, shoulder more social responsibilities and public expectations, and have a strong demonstration and driving role among teenagers and even the whole society. I hope that young model workers will make persistent efforts, be strict with themselves and forge ahead, and set an example for the vast number of young people with their own growth process, spiritual pursuit and exemplary actions.
A nation will prosper only when its young people thrive Since its establishment, our party has always represented, won and relied on the vast number of young people. Party committees and governments at all levels should fully trust, care for and strictly demand young people, open a broader sky for young people to gallop their thoughts, build a broader stage for young people to practice and innovate, provide more opportunities for young people to shape their lives, and create more favorable conditions for young people to make contributions. Leading cadres at all levels should pay attention to the wishes of young people, help them develop, support their entrepreneurship, be bosom friends of young people and be enthusiastic about youth work.
人的一生只有一次青春。现在，青春是用来奋斗的；将来，青春是用来回忆的。人生之路，有坦途也有陡坡，有平川也有险滩，有直道也有弯路。青年面临的选择很多，关键是要以正确的世界观、人生观、价值观来指导自己的选择。无数人生成功的事实表明，青年时代，选择吃苦也就选择了收获，选择奉献也就选择了高尚。青年时期多经历一点摔打、挫折、考验，有利于走好一生的路。要历练宠辱不惊的心理素质，坚定百折不挠的进取意志，保持乐观向上的精神状态，变挫折为动力，用从挫折中吸取的教训启迪人生，使人生获得升华和超越。总之，只有进行了激情奋斗的青春，只有进行了顽强拼搏的青春，只有为人民作出了奉献的青春，才会留下充实、温暖、持久、无悔的青春回忆。
我坚信，在党的领导下，只要全国各族人民紧密团结，脚踏实地、开拓进取，到本世纪中叶，我们必将建成富强民主文明和谐的社会主义现代化国家，我国广大青年必将同全国各族人民一道共同见证、共同享有中国梦的实现！
——习近平在同各界优秀青年代表座谈时讲话的一部分