Learn every day to understand the supreme leader’s concept of life first from an allusion.

On September 8th, at the national commendation meeting for fighting COVID-19 epidemic, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech, which incisively summarized and profoundly explained the great anti-epidemic spirit of life first, national unity, risking one’s life and forgetting one’s death, respecting science and sharing common destiny.

In his nearly 10,000-word speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader mentioned "people" and "life" many times. He also explained the historical and cultural roots of the supremacy of life by using the old saying "love others and things is called benevolence", which fully demonstrated the profound heritage of Chinese civilization.

[Interpretation]

"Benevolence" is the ideological core of Confucianism, and Taoism also stresses "benevolence", which is where Confucianism and Taoism meet. However, the "benevolence" mentioned by Confucianism is mainly for people, and Zhuangzi’s "theory of uniformity of things" pushes "benevolence" to all things: "All things are universal, and heaven and earth are integrated." ("Zhuangzi Tianxia") advocates that "loving others and things is benevolence". To expand "benevolence" to a deeper level and a wider field, we should not only "love" but also "benefit". The so-called "benefiting things" means caring for all living and non-living substances in nature, which fully embodies the Taoist idea of harmony between man and nature and "harmony between man and nature".

[Interpretation]

"Love for others and things" is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and the spiritual bond on which the Chinese nation depends for its survival and development, which has been fully demonstrated in the process of fighting the epidemic.

The COVID-19 epidemic is a major public health emergency with the fastest spread, the widest infection range and the most difficult prevention and control in China since the founding of New China. It is also a crisis and a big test for China. In the face of the sudden severe epidemic, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader personally commanded and deployed, taking overall situation into consideration and making decisive decisions, which strengthened confidence, consolidated strength and pointed out the direction for the people of China to fight the epidemic. With the mission of being highly responsible to the people, the CPC Central Committee has always put the people’s life safety and physical health first, earnestly adhered to the people-centered development idea, and spared no expense in the short-term "shutdown" of the economy and the enormous financial pressure, but also concentrated all resources and tried every means to fight the epidemic. Mobilize the best doctors, the most advanced equipment and the most urgently needed resources throughout the country, and go all out to invest in disease treatment; In the process of treatment, no infected person is left out, and every patient is not abandoned, so as to realize "all due, all cured, all checked and all separated". From the baby born just over 30 hours to the elderly over 100 years old, all the treatment expenses are borne by the state … … Looking back on the course of anti-epidemic, people first and life first are the distinctive background of China’s anti-epidemic, and it is the general consensus of China society to try our best to save lives.

Under the guidance of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, China has created countless life miracles and achieved great strategic achievements in the fight against epidemic diseases. The 1.4 billion people of China have helped each other in the same boat, fought side by side, overcome difficulties together, and written a great chapter in the struggle against major infectious diseases with practical actions. As General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said: "It is the people of Chinese who have given us strength and confidence to overcome this epidemic." "The people are the real heroes. As long as we rely closely on the people, we will be able to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "　

The people are only the country, and the country is better. A country that cherishes the people will prosper, and a political party that seeks happiness for the people will have a lasting foundation.(Author Yang Lixin)

(Central Radio and Television General Station CCTV Network)