Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC issued the Opinions on Cultivating and Practicing Socialist Core Values, which pointed out the direction for actively cultivating and practicing socialist core values. The report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to advocate prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony, freedom, equality, justice, the rule of law, patriotism, professionalism, honesty and friendliness. This is a high generalization of the socialist core values and reflects the "common denominator" of the national people's values at this stage.
The essence, characteristics and ideal pursuit of a society are embodied in the core values of this society. Socialist core values are the essential requirement of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony are the value goals at the national level, the typical characteristics of modern socialist countries, and the goal of our country in the primary stage of socialism. The socialist modernized country we want to build on the centenary of the founding of New China is a country with strong economy, political democracy, spiritual civilization and social harmony. This ideal of value is inspiring and full of our beautiful expectations for the future of the motherland.
Freedom, equality, justice and the rule of law are the value orientation at the social level and the basic attributes of socialist society. In the practice of socialist modernization, from the reform of political, economic and social systems to the formation of a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, the Party and the government have always attached importance to people's freedom and equality, social justice and the rule of law. In recent years, our party has been practicing this lofty concept in practice, precisely for the early realization of social freedom, equality, justice and the rule of law, so that the people can get more free and comprehensive development.
Patriotism, dedication, honesty and friendliness are the personal values of citizens and the basic moral norms of citizens in socialist society. They cover all aspects of socialist citizens' moral behavior and run through all aspects of social morality, professional ethics, family virtue and personal morality. They are the basic value pursuit that every citizen in socialist countries should establish. As long as every citizen can love the motherland, love his job, be honest and trustworthy, be kind and start from himself and his side, the society will be more harmonious and happy, and the country will be more prosperous and civilized.
Socialist core values have achieved the unity of political ideals, social orientation and code of conduct through the interconnection and mutual penetration of three levels of ideas, and the unity of national, collective and individual value goals, taking into account the value demands and pursuits of the state, society and individuals. It can be said that this expression reflects the development requirements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's cause, shows the consistent proposition of the long-term struggle of China's * * * production party, inherits the essence of China's traditional culture and draws on the outstanding achievements of human civilization. It not only adheres to the Marxism, but also covers Socialism with Chinese characteristics's personality. It not only adheres to the goals of the country and society, but also publicizes people's subjectivity. It has profound traditional heritage and distinctive characteristics of the times, which conforms to history and practice, is close to people's feelings and conforms to the current situation.
It is of great significance to vigorously carry forward the socialist core values. At present, China has experienced historical vicissitudes and undergone comprehensive changes after more than 30 years of reform and opening up. After development, China attaches more importance to spiritual beliefs, ethics and social customs than ever before, and has a strong sense of belonging to mainstream values and common beliefs. The heated discussion about "help or not" of the elderly who fell to the ground reflects people's cherish and anxiety about moral conscience; Education equity, employment equity and judicial justice have repeatedly become the focus of public opinion, which shows people's attitude and expectation to social rules. Life needs to be driven by faith, society needs knowledge guidance, and development needs value guidance. The guiding requirements of socialist core values correspond to the requirements of the times in these three levels, which can be described as the general trend and the right time. This is the reason why the socialist core values have aroused heated discussion, generated recognition and gained popular support since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
History has proved that poverty, weakness and backwardness of a country and a nation are terrible, but what is even more terrible is spiritual emptiness. Without core values, no matter how rich the material life is, it will inevitably make the country and society lost. The important connotation of the Chinese dream is to seek the value core of the country, realize the ideal of social unity and build the spiritual home of the people. Therefore, we should vigorously carry forward the socialist core values and integrate the education and publicity activities of socialist core values into the whole process of national education and spiritual civilization construction, so as to help the country's development and cast souls for national progress.