[Forum on Party Building] The Spiritual Root of Strengthening Youth’s Ambition and Spirit

　　Authors: Associate Dean, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Marxism, Northeastern University, Ren Peng

　　The great spirit of party building is the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s great creation, the spiritual symbol of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s century-old struggle, the youthful gene of the century-old party and the spiritual source of leading the youth in the new era. Moreover, it has been created by taking young people as the main body to create pioneers, and it has been passed on from generation to generation, and it contains important spiritual values to enhance the ambition, backbone and confidence of young people. It is of great practical value and methodological significance to continuously absorb rich nutrients and powerful strength from the great spirit of party building for cultivating the ambition, backbone and confidence of young people in the new era.

　　Clearly demonstrate the ambition of "taking the great rejuvenation as its own responsibility". Ambition is the pursuit of goals and ideals that conform to the laws of social and historical development and strive for the motherland and the people, as well as the determination and courage to make positive progress and strive to achieve the goals. Only when you are sober in theory can you be firm in politics. "Insisting on truth and ideals" is the soul of the great party-building spirit, while adhering to the scientific truth of Marxism, the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of Socialism with Chinese characteristics are the spiritual pillar and political soul of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, which embodies the organic unity of the power of truth and belief. The persistence of the great Party-building spirit in truth and its firm belief are concentrated in the lofty value pursuit that the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been striving for the historical theme of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation for a hundred years, which constantly inspires the young people in China to always take the national rejuvenation as their own responsibility. Under the scientific guidance of the great spirit of party building, generations of advanced young people have seen the essence and mainstream of historical development in their pursuit of truth, stood on the side of the majority of working people, regarded communism as their lofty pursuit in their firm ideals and beliefs, shouldered the mission of national rejuvenation, and walked in the same direction with the development of the party and the country.

　　"Practicing the initial intention and undertaking the mission" is an important connotation of the great party-building spirit. Remembering and practicing the initial intention and mission of seeking happiness for the people of China and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation is a red line that runs through the century-long struggle history of our party. The initial intention and mission contain the historical responsibility and goal of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, and they are the cornerstones of building young people’s ambition. Always follow the initial heart and always carry out the mission, so that young people can always be at the forefront of the times and always be the vanguard force to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　It embodies the spirit of "bravely shouldering heavy burdens, bravely overcoming difficulties and bravely fighting risks". Character is a kind of indomitable revolutionary spirit and a spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies and risks. Engels once said, a political party that knows its own purpose and how to achieve it, a political party that really wants to achieve this goal and has the indomitable spirit necessary to achieve it — — Such a party will be invincible. Similarly, a young man who knows how to achieve his life goals and has a tenacious spirit is invincible. "Not afraid of sacrifice and heroic struggle" is the foundation of the great spirit of party building, a vivid interpretation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s will to "make up their minds, not afraid of sacrifice, overcome all difficulties and strive for victory", and a youthful portrayal of generations of enthusiastic young people who are brave in fighting, unremitting struggle and willing to give up their "ego" to build their "big ego". It is under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that young people in China grew up, developed and contributed in the struggle. In the heroic struggle, they honed the backbone quality of "bravely shouldering heavy burdens, bravely overcoming difficulties and bravely fighting risks", and practiced "courageously forging ahead" and "making great efforts to achieve it" with their precious lives in repeated struggles of blood and fire.The youth oath of decapitation and bleeding.

　　"Not afraid of sacrifice and heroic struggle" embodies the spirit of going your own way, not believing in evil, not afraid of ghosts and not being a wimp. Over the past century, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has always adhered to its own path of independence and steadfastness, opening up the revolutionary road of China, the socialist transformation road of "one transformation and three reforms", and the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road of building a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modern country. In the historical process of exploring, forming and adhering to the correct path, we have forged the indomitable spirit in the face of difficulties, fearless in the face of sacrifice and daring to win all victories. Practice has proved that to create a new road requires truth guidance and ideal illumination, and to take this new road well requires the spirit of continuous great struggle and dedication to be ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people.

　　Intrinsically, it contains the confidence of "please rest assured that the country has me". Bottom spirit is an individual’s mental attitude full of confidence that he or her group can achieve their goals. "The solid national strength accumulated since the founding of New China is the profound confidence to calmly cope with the stormy waves", "The key to running China well lies in the party" and "China people are people with great spirit of struggle". These important expositions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary enlighten us from the standpoint of historical materialism that the confidence of young people comes not only from their development achievements as a material force, but also from the main reason for their development achievements — — The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s strong leadership. "Being loyal to the Party and not serving the people" is the root of the great spirit of party building, and it is the spirit of communist party people who have always been loyal to the party’s beliefs, organization, theory, line, principles and policies, never shouldering the people’s trust, persisting in the supremacy of the people, serving the people wholeheartedly, and always loving the party and loving the people and serving the party for the people. It profoundly reveals the high degree of unity of party spirit and people’s nature, and contains the youth subjective consciousness of persisting in the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and working together with the people for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which is the source of vigorous cultivation.

　　"Being loyal to the Party and not living up to the people" runs through the historical journey of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s century-long endeavor, and is also reflected in the youthful chapter of China’s youth’s century-long struggle. From the revolutionary movement of young pioneers "following the Communist Party of China (CPC) to break an old world" in the revolutionary period to the patriotic ideal of "dedicating their youth to the motherland" in the construction period, from the loud declaration of "uniting and rejuvenating China" shouted by young college students in the 1980s to the strong voice of the times that "please rest assured that the party will be strong and have me" in the new era, all these convey the loyalty of young people to listen to the party and follow it, and win by the people in fighting for the people.

　　On the new journey, young people in the new era should bear in mind that "the country is the greatest" and "the people are the country, and the country is the people", strengthen their ideals and beliefs, stand firm on the people’s stand, practice excellent skills, devote themselves to the great cause of strengthening the country, and dedicate their most beautiful youth to the motherland and the people. At the same time, we will always maintain our high morale of striving for success, self-confidence and self-improvement, resolutely fight against words and deeds that undermine the party’s leadership and harm the people’s interests, and consciously fight against the wrong thoughts and behaviors that regard exploration and attempt as a fear of the road, treat carrying heavy loads as a loss, and "hide in a small building and become a unified one", and be brave enough to be a pioneer, pioneer and devotee in the forefront of the times.