An example of seeking self-discipline

Zhou Enlai doesn't accept gifts. On the eve of the Spring Festival, he received native products such as lotus seeds and lotus root starch from his hometown, and immediately entrusted the office to reply, and remitted 100 yuan. The letter said: "Premier Zhou believes that it is not good for you to do so when the Central Committee has repeatedly refused to give gifts." Once, one of his old guards brought him a basket of fresh oranges. He asked for the exact value of 25 yuan's money and asked him to send it to 50 yuan. He said, "Let him deal with the extra money. If you don't do this, you can't stop him, and he won't send it again. "

Mao Zedong is very strict with her children. He never allows his children to be different. Mao's eldest son came back from the Soviet Union. Instead of being with him, he sent his son to the countryside for exercise. Mao wants to get married, and his fiancee is under 18. He doesn't agree, saying that "you can't get married until you are old"; After the Korean War broke out, the Maoists went to war. Some comrades advised him, and he said, "At present, everyone is responsible, and Mao Zedong's son is no exception." Daughters CoCo Lee and Lena didn't go home until they were admitted to the university last Saturday. The school is in the suburbs. Li Yinqiao, the bodyguard, saw that it was far from dark and sent a car to pick him up without telling him. He was very angry and said, "My Lord, don't touch the child. I am me, and children are children. "

Kuang Heng is diligent and studious, but there are no candles at home. There are candles next door, but the light can't reach his house. Therefore, Kuang Heng dug a hole in the wall to attract the light from his neighbors, so that it could be read in a book. There is a large family in the county, which is not very literate, but it is rich and has many books. Kuang Heng went to his house as an employee, but he didn't want to be paid. The host was surprised and asked him why. He said, "I hope to read all the books of the host family." Hearing this, the master sighed deeply, so he lent Kuang Heng a book (to help Kuang Heng read it). So Kuang Heng became a great scholar.

When Yang Zhen went to Jingzhou, he found that Wang Mi, a scholar, was a talented person, so he recommended Wang Mi as the county magistrate of Changyi. Later, Yang Zhen was appointed as the magistrate of Donglai. When he passed Changyi, Wang Mi took good care of him. In the evening, Wang Mi quietly came to Yang Zhen's residence. Seeing that no one was in the room, she took out 10 Jin of gold and gave it to Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen quickly waved his hand and refused to say, "I recommend you because I used to know you;" You just don't know me very well! " Wang Mi said softly, "It's night, and no one knows." Yang Zhen said seriously, "God knows, earth knows, you know, I know, no one knows how to say it!" " Hearing this, Wang Mi withdrew in shame.

Read thousands of books. Gu, a thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, had a very unfortunate childhood, and smallpox almost killed him. Although weak and sick, under the guidance and encouragement of his mother, Gu studied hard and wrote Zi with extraordinary perseverance, and eventually became a generation of great scholars.

Comrade Dong compared himself to a "cloth head" and a "walk-on". "Cloth head" means that you regard yourself as an ordinary member of the revolutionary ranks and don't take yourself seriously. As long as the revolution needs it, the party will be firm and do whatever it needs, regardless of the cost and gain or loss. "Walk-on" means working regardless of level, being willing to be a supporting role and being willing to "start". No matter what position, I will do my duty, work hard and work for the party in obscurity.

Being strict with yourself is an idiom in China, and the pinyin is yán yǐ lǜ jǐ, which means being strict with yourself. The language comes from Chen Liang's Xie Zengcha Yuan Qi: "Be strict with yourself and do what you see; If you love the people, you must be careful what you do. "