First of all, we should realize that ideal is a spiritual phenomenon, a product of human social practice and a product of certain social relations, which originates from reality and transcends reality. This requires us to shape our own ideals in life, which should be close to life and higher than life. When pursuing immediate life goals and eager to meet immediate material and spiritual needs, we are not satisfied with the status quo and pursue the future unremittingly. With the changes of our age, life experience and knowledge, we should gradually deepen, constantly adjust, constantly enrich and develop our ideals, so that our ideals can be closely integrated with society, country and nation.

Ideals and beliefs are the indispensable spiritual pillar of life and the spiritual power to promote people's progress and struggle. It is like a bright spark, igniting people's passion, inspiring people's intelligence and courage to make progress. Taking ideals and beliefs as the core, it is one of the core tasks to strengthen and improve the ideological and political education of college students to carry out in-depth education to establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life, values and lofty ideals.

Strengthening college students' ideal and belief education is related to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Today's international economic and technological competition is increasingly focused on the competition for talents and knowledge. It is the key to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation to take talent training as a breakthrough, strive to improve the scientific and cultural quality of the nation, and cultivate and develop knowledge and scientific and technological innovation ability. College students are talents with modern scientific knowledge and will play an important role in the future economic development. They not only systematically master the modern specialized scientific knowledge in a certain aspect or field, but also are the main body of future knowledge and scientific and technological innovation; And have a systematic understanding of modern management science, and will become the backbone of various departments or units after graduation. The historical mission shouldered by contemporary college students determines the extreme importance of college students' ideal and belief education.

Ideals and beliefs are people's yearning and pursuit for the future. Once formed, it will become a spiritual force that dominates and influences people's activities. A political party, a country and a nation will have strong cohesion and centripetal force only if they have established common ideals and beliefs. Regardless of the past, present and future, the common ideal is the spiritual pillar and motive force to ensure the victory of revolution and construction.