Diligence: Do as much as possible or stick to it. Thrift: saving.
The ancients said, "Thrift is a virtue." Luxury is the greatest evil ","Throughout the sages' countries, frugality breaks luxury ". Diligence is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. As small as a person, a family, as big as a country, the whole human being can't survive and develop without the word thrift. In other words, self-cultivation, family planning and governing the country are inseparable from diligence and thrift. Zhuge Liang regards "quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugality to cultivate one's morality" as the way to cultivate one's morality; Zhu Hui "has a porridge and a meal, which is hard to come by;" "Half a silk and half a wisp, always thinking about material difficulties" is regarded as the motto of "family is United"; * * * Take "practicing economy and building the country through diligence and thrift" as the experience of "governing the country". The United Nations has designated 10 and 3 1 every year as World Diligence Day.
* * * Life is simple. A pajamas has been mended 73 times and worn for 20 years. During the difficult economic times, he took the initiative to reduce his salary and living standard, and did not eat fish or fruit. In the 1960s, at a meeting, he invited everyone to lunch. At the dinner table, a large bowl of meatballs boiled cabbage, a few small dishes of pickles, and sesame as the staple food.
An English proverb often used by Queen Elizabeth II is "Save the penny and the pound will come". Every night, she would turn off the lights in the halls and corridors of Buckingham Palace, and she insisted that all toothpaste used by the royal family should be squeezed. Japan's Toyota Company, which claims that "everything will have a result, and finally there will be a Toyota car", starts from bit by bit in cost management. Work gloves are broken and need to be replaced one by one. When using office paper, you should use the front side. One is the most respected in a country, and the other is a world-famous multinational company. It is amazing that the awareness of saving is so strong.
With the strengthening of national strength and the improvement of life, some people have lost the fine tradition of thrift. At present, the phenomenon of random waste is everywhere in society. In these unhealthy phenomena, "big money" and "public funds" have played a major role. This social phenomenon has aroused widespread concern in society. Today's material life is getting richer and richer, but this is no reason to waste money. You can still make money after you spend it, but some resources are exhausted but not renewable. After encountering "coal shortage" and "oil shortage", we felt the inconvenience caused by the shortage of resources. Under the social background of relatively scarce resources and large population, advocating thrift is not only a moral requirement, but also a social obligation and responsibility that every citizen must bear.
Folk frugality stories:
A long time ago, at the foot of Funiu Mountain in the Central Plains, there lived a farmer named Wu Cheng. He lives a hard-working and carefree life and is very happy. Before he died, he gave a plaque with the word "diligence and thrift" to his two sons, warning them: "If you want to be free from hunger all your life, you must be like these two buildings." Later, the two brothers separated and saw the plaque in half. The eldest brother got the word "thrift" and the second got the word "frugality". The boss respectfully hangs the word "diligence" at home, and "works at sunrise and rests at sunset" every day, and harvests are abundant every year. But his wife is extravagant, and the children often throw away the white steamed bread after eating two bites. Over time, there is no surplus grain at home. Since the second child got half a plaque, he took the word "frugality" as nave's "Oracle", but forgot the word "thrift". He neglected farming and refused to intensively cultivate, so he didn't get much food every year. Although a family scrimps, it is difficult to last. This year's drought, the home of the eldest brother and the second child has been empty. At this time, suddenly a piece of paper flew into the house from the window, and the two brothers quickly picked it up-look, it said: "Diligence is like carrying a bottomless bowl, but always full of dissatisfaction!" "If you are frugal and don't work hard, you must be poor and hungry!" The two brothers suddenly realized that the words "diligence and thrift" cannot be separated, complement each other and are indispensable. After learning the lesson, they posted the words "Diligent Housekeeping" on the door to remind themselves, warn their wives and children and live on their own. Life has been getting better and better since then.
The family heirloom of "frugality" cannot be lost.
10 3 1 is the World Diligence Day designated by the United Nations, but this "exotic" festival, which has nothing to do with rest and eating and drinking, seems to be difficult to attract the attention of * * * like a traditional festival. Last year, China's per capita GDP reached $3,266. While the material life has improved, China's luxury consumption has also surpassed that of the United States this year, ranking second in the world. This "laurel" is not very unexpected, and the profligacy in some places is really amazing. Some administrative organs have a per capita office area of several hundred square meters, and public funds are afraid of not being rich; Some urban buildings are keen to be unconventional, artificially increasing the difficulty and cost of construction; In some places, land is not built, resulting in idle land and waste of social capital. All kinds of signs of "luxury before getting rich" are not in harmony with the situation that China's per capita income ranks behind 100 in the world and a large number of people are not rich.
China is still a developing country, and the task of developing economy and improving people's livelihood is still very heavy. Limited land carries one fifth of the world's population with food, clothing, housing and transportation. If the optimal allocation and rational utilization of resources cannot be realized, the contradiction between population and resources will become more prominent. Comrade Xiaoping put forward "let some people get rich first", hoping that "getting rich first" will lead to "getting rich later" and finally achieve common prosperity. This goal is gradually becoming a reality, but some people get rich first and then splurge, completely ignoring the overall situation of social responsibility and common prosperity.
The resources that human beings can develop and utilize are limited, which is a long-standing contradiction with the material needs of human social development. Improving production efficiency and reducing resource consumption is not only a realistic need to produce more wealth with limited resources, but also a long-term need to realize the sustainable development of mankind. We must use resources diligently, especially in a country with a large population like China.
Diligence can promote the optimal allocation of resources and realize the efficient use of resources. China's per capita resources are limited, even ordinary things like air and water are scarce in a certain area and at a certain period. China's per capita fresh water resources are only a quarter of the world average, and more than 400 cities across the country are short of water supply; China is the largest importer of iron ore, and some public buildings often show off more steel than the "Bird's Nest". China's resource utilization rate is not high, and predatory and extensive mining of minerals abound. On the other hand, some developed countries import a lot of oil, rare earth and other resources from abroad, but they don't use their rich natural resources. This is not so much a strategy as a manifestation of long-term thrift. In the era of scarce resources, thrift can meet people's material needs as much as possible and inspire people to work hard to create; In the era of material abundance, people enjoy more diversified and higher-quality consumption, which does not mean that they need to consume more similar resources.
Diligence is a valuable spiritual wealth. The famous sentence "Looking at the sages from afar is a summary of historical experience." Diligence is regarded as a virtue in China tradition, and it is embodied in those who achieve great things. Looking at the present situation, some officials have fallen off the horse because of "sky-high smoke" and expensive watches, which shows that excessive material demand has corroded people's spiritual world and led to decline and sink. The central government has written "being proud of hard work and ashamed of extravagance and waste" into the important exposition of "eight honors and eight disgraces". Although adhering to thrift belongs to the moral category, in the long run, it constructs human consumption ethics, so it can form an international understanding.
Let the consumption and waste of resources go unchecked, and human beings are like frogs in warm water, which will only get temporary comfort. It is based on the long-term consideration that our Party and * * * put forward the strategy of building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society and implementing sustainable development from the height of scientific development. To promote and realize this strategy, the tradition of thrift will never go out of date.
The old adage of frugality has always been the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation: advocating frugality, opposing extravagance and working hard. In history, there are countless stories about thrift at all times and in all countries.
1, Zhu Yuanzhang
In Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, there is also a song with four dishes and one soup: "The emperor treats you, four dishes and one soup, radish and leek are really sweet; Onion tofu, profound and clear, makes corrupt officials flustered. When Zhu Yuanzhang celebrated the queen's birthday, he only used two bowls of carrots, leeks, vegetables and spring onion tofu soup to entertain the officials. Moreover, there are three chapters in the Covenant: in the future, no matter who hosts a banquet, only four dishes and one soup are allowed, and anyone who violates it will pay in hell.
2. Ji Wenzi
Ji Wenzi was born in a family in it runs in the family. He was a famous minister of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and served as an official for more than 30 years. He has been frugal all his life, based on frugality, and also asked his family to be frugal. His clothes are simple and neat, and he has almost no decent clothes except imperial clothes. Every time he goes out, the horses and chariots he rides are extremely humble. Seeing that he was so frugal, a man named Wang advised his son, "As a minister, you are highly respected, but I heard that your wives and concubines are not allowed to wear silk clothes at home, and you don't have to feed horses and food." You don't even pay attention to your appearance and clothes. Is it too shabby to let people in other countries laugh at you? This is also detrimental to the dignity of our country, and people will say what kind of life Lu Shangqing leads. Why not change this way of life? It's good for you and your country. Why not? "
Hearing this, Ji Wenzi smiled indifferently and said to the man seriously, "I also hope to decorate my home luxuriously and elegantly, but look at the people in our country. There are still many people eating coarse grains, wearing shabby clothes, and others are freezing and starving." Considering this, how can I have the heart to add property to myself? If ordinary people are poor in tea and clothes, and I dress up as my wife and concentrate on raising food and horses, it will be heartless to be an official! Besides, I heard that the strength and glory of a country can only be expressed by the noble behavior of its subjects, not by their beautiful wives and horses.
In that case, how can I accept your suggestion? This sentence made Zhong Sun look ashamed, and at the same time made him respect Moon Hee more.
After that, he took Ji Wen Zi as an example and paid great attention to the simplicity of life. His wives and concubines only wear clothes made of ordinary cloth, and the horses at home are only fed with chaff.
3. Su Shi
Su Shi, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, is 2 1 year old and a scholar. He has been an official for 40 years. During his time as an official, he always paid attention to thrift and often lived very carefully. In 1080, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou. Because his salary has been reduced a lot, he is too poor to live. Later, with the help of friends, he got a piece of land and cultivated it himself. In order not to waste a penny, he also plans to spend: first calculate all the money, and then divide it into 12 shares on average, and use one share every month; Each serving is divided into 30 small portions on average, and only one small portion is used every day. After all the money is paid, hang it on the beam according to the amount, and take a bag every morning as the living expenses for the whole day. After getting a small amount of money, he should weigh it carefully. If he can't buy it, he will definitely not buy it. Only surplus is allowed, and overspending is not allowed. Su Shi keeps money in a bamboo tube in case something goes wrong.
4. Zhao Kuangyin
Zhao Kuangyin taught women to be thrifty. "The fairy house in the sky is the home of the emperor on the ground.". As the head of a country, the emperor should be said to be the richest man in the world, and all the treasures can be enjoyed. However, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, not only lived frugally and opposed extravagance and waste, but also strictly educated his children to live frugally.
Argumentative essay on frugality ... how to draw up the title? Thrift is always a family heirloom.
Diligence and thrift, a topic that never goes out of date.
Diligence and thrift are special qualities that citizens must possess.
The key to thrift is to start from yourself.
Write 10 advice on thrift. 1, don't choose food at home, don't leave food. Just dress neatly, don't choose to wear it.
2. Be frugal and put pocket money in a piggy bank or a small bank.
As long as the school supplies are affordable, don't buy "useless" or too expensive items.
4. Parents will not ask to buy snacks or toys in small shops when they come to school to pick them up.
5. Prepare enough school supplies, know how to save and cherish, and don't buy too much and work too hard.
6. When using water at home, turn on the tap moderately, not too big, so that people can turn off the lights when they go out.
Saving water is everyone's responsibility. We should set a good example of saving water from childhood, and we should always do something to save water. For example, when we see the faucet running, we turn it off. When we see someone playing with the faucet from time to time, we have to stop it.
Has this ever happened to you? I once went back to my hometown to visit my grandparents. Looking for a classmate to play in the park, I accidentally saw two girls washing their hands, but after a while they started a water fight. You jumped on me and I helped you. The water keeps flowing, like a continuous stream, I thought; Damn it, how can you waste it like this? It's really annoying I want to go up and talk, but I don't have the courage. I was wondering when a little girl came over. She is not tall, with a ponytail, big eyes, thin lips, curved eyebrows and a short skirt. She went forward to wash her hands, turned off the tap and said; "How can you do this? This water is not suitable. How can you waste it like this? Don't you feel ashamed? " The two girls were angry and retorted; "What do you care? We like to play with you. Besides, we can't drink this water! " The girl said quietly; "Whether the waste water can be drunk or not, it can also be drunk through filtration? What did you say?/Sorry? Through the little girl's teaching, they don't know what to say. He bowed his head and said with shame, "We know the benefits of water, and it won't happen again! "! We are glad to see it. How can such a humble little girl say such a thing She is a kind and lovely girl. After listening to her words, I was ashamed to think of wasting water resources before. So we should unite and save water. Water is the source of life. Without water, we can't live, and there will be no life on earth. Therefore, we should unite and be good teenagers who save water.
An example of thrift Fan Zhongyan, a famous politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, was involved in politics, but he still maintained the character of being rich without forgetting poverty, and still lived a simple life, which was in sharp contrast with the extravagant atmosphere of officialdom at that time. Although his salary is generous, most of it is used to help his neighbors. On weekdays, the family just needs a meal. On one occasion, his eldest son, Fan Chunyou, went out to meet his friends and had to wear his brother's clothes because his clothes were too shabby. Under the influence of Fan Zhongyan, the whole family has developed the habit of thrift.
Looking at the country of sages in the past, from frugality to luxury. -Li Shangyin
Lei Feng has an article or fragment about thrift, and there is a famous saying: "We should keep up with the comrades with the highest enthusiasm in our work and the comrades with the lowest level in our life." This is Lei Feng's motto. Lei Feng said this and did the same. In his short life, for the cause of the party and the people, he was diligent and thrifty, worked hard and was not afraid of difficulties and hardships, which set a brilliant example for us. This spirit of thrift has influenced generations.
However, with the development of the times and the improvement of people's living standards, Lei Feng's frugality spirit has gradually faded in the consciousness of our generation, and bad behaviors such as comparing with others, extravagance and waste, not cherishing the environment and wasting resources are common in life. The 22nd of this month is World Water Day. This moment reminds us of Lei Feng's spirit of diligence and thrift. Take the most common water resources as an example. For a long time, people generally believe that water is "inexhaustible". If you don't know how to cherish it, you waste money. But do you know that China's per capita water resources are not rich, only about 2300 cubic meters, which is about a quarter of the world's per capita water resources. The water shortage is getting bigger and bigger. At present, the annual water shortage of agricultural irrigation in China is more than 30 billion cubic meters, and there are still more than 30 million people in rural areas who have difficulty drinking water. There are more than 400 cities in China that are short of water, and there are more than 1 10 cities that are seriously short of water. The daily water shortage of cities in China is160,000 cubic meters, which affects the industrial output value of cities by more than 200 billion yuan every year and the urban population by about 400.
We are talking about learning and ideals now, but if one day even the most basic water resources are wasted, how can we live! Not to mention learning and ideals, don't let the last drop of water in the world become our human tears. From the point of view of saving water, we need the spirit of Lei Feng. By extension, Lei Feng's spirit of diligence and thrift is a universal truth.
The development of society calls for the spirit of Lei Feng. People's lives need the spirit of Lei Feng, especially in the new century. Only by establishing the idea of learning from Lei Feng for a long time, formulating powerful measures and making unremitting efforts in various effective forms can the spirit of Lei Feng be continuously carried forward in all aspects and show great vitality in the socialist modernization of the motherland.
As for the poem about thrift, it is urgent to know that every grain of food is hard.
The composition material about frugality is thrift, which means to practise thrift, oppose waste, cherish the fruits of labor, save money, not extravagance and waste, and create labor wealth by yourself. Zhuge Liang once said: "Quiet is self-cultivation, frugality is virtue." This does not reflect the important role of thrift in improving one's moral cultivation.
"Every time you eat something, you will read the difficulties of crops; Every piece of clothing, I think of the hard work of textile. " Diligence is a vision, an attitude and a virtue! Responsible for their children and grandchildren. Making thrift a habit and avoiding wasting many resources in life is actually just a little effort. Life tells us that saving is not saving money, but a supreme wisdom. China is a vast country with a civilization history of 5,000 years. Our culture is profound and profound, and our traditional virtues have a long history. The history of the Chinese nation advocates frugality, and Confucius lists "frugality" and "gentleness, courtesy and frugality" as basic moral standards. The story of Zhou Enlai and the revolutionaries' diligence and thrift has become a household name, and it has become a much-told story, which has influenced us to this day. However, with the progress of society, the living standard has improved; Many people forget the virtue of kindness. On sunny days, the classroom is always lit; When the weather is cool, the electric fan is still running; The faucet in the bathroom is dripping, and people coming and going turn a blind eye; More than half of the food is left in the lunch box. ...
It is not difficult for us to see that since ancient times, most people with high moral character have the virtue of thrift. Fan Zhongyan, a famous politician, strategist and scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, came from a poor family when he was a child, but he insisted on studying hard. In order to save food and time, he cooks a small pot of porridge every morning and takes it to school as dry food when it gets cold. Take two tablets in the morning and two tablets in the afternoon. Although his practice is not desirable to us now, isn't his virtue of thrift exactly what we should learn?
"Looking at the former sage country, frugality is defeated by luxury". As a traditional virtue of Chinese civilization for 5,000 years, frugality consciousness should be integrated into the national flesh and blood. I believe that on the road of practicing the socialist concept of honor and disgrace, as long as we hold hands, always restrain our words and deeds with thrift consciousness, and form a good atmosphere of "extravagance and waste are shameful, and thrift is glorious", thrift will certainly become a fashion, a habit and a spirit.
Landlord, if the answer is ok, please adopt it quickly.
Composition about frugality, 500 words. The virtue of thrift cannot be lost.
"Looking ahead to the sage countries of the past, turning frugality into extravagance and failure". This is a profound warning to people of insight from the experiences and lessons of countless families, countries and dynasties in history. Recently, the CPC Central Committee proposed to build a conservation-oriented society, which is a strategic measure related to the long-term development of the country and the rise and fall of the nation.
Saving is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, the spiritual wealth handed down from generation to generation and the inexhaustible source of strength for our nation. China people from generation to generation advocate the virtue of saving. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, frugality
As a public morality, it is strongly advocated by the wise and benevolent. In The Analects of Confucius, there are "teachers who are gentle, kind, respectful, thrifty and tolerant." Among them, "frugality" is frugality. Confucius has five virtues, including frugality, so he can win people's trust. Mozi also strongly advocated that clothing, food, housing, transportation, burial and other aspects should be "formulated into a frugal law" and "saved" in line with "heaven's virtue" Extravagance and waste means "depriving people of food and clothing and wealth" and infringing on others' right to exist. Zuo Zhuan said: "frugality is also a virtue, and extravagance is a great evil." Take thrift as the foundation of self-cultivation and extravagance as the root of all evil. Zhuge Liang said in the Commandment: "A gentleman's trip is to cultivate one's morality by being quiet, to cultivate one's morality by being frugal, to be indifferent to one's ambition and to do nothing." Over the years, in various periods of social development in China, hard work, simplicity and thrift, as a traditional virtue generally recognized by society, have been advocated, maintained and carried forward. This is also an important factor for China to grow from small to large and from weak to strong.
However, in our real life today, some comrades believe that it is a new era of reform and opening up and the development of socialist market economy, and the moral concept of "saving" is out of date, and the moral requirements of "saving" are out of date. Some even put "saving" in the ranks of abnormality. Under the influence of this erroneous idea, "frugality" has almost become synonymous with "small-scale peasant economic thought". Luxury is regarded as "style" while "economy" is regarded as "incompetence". Some people are not ashamed of extravagance and waste, but proud of it. "Enjoy life, spend what you want", "Live a good life first, spend ahead of time" and "punch your face and be fat, spend brightly" have become the "fashion" and life philosophy of some social groups. It is common to waste water, electricity, oil and paper in production and life. What is more serious is that some of our people's "public servants" do not distinguish right from wrong on the issue of "saving" and waste, and even take the lead in ostentation and extravagance, which is even more extravagant, hedonistic and enterprising. It is reported that in 2004, the national public expenditure on eating, drinking, entertainment, bus consumption and going abroad at public expense was 700 billion yuan, including 300 billion yuan for bus consumption and 200 billion yuan for eating, drinking and going abroad. What kind of concept is this 700 billion? If calculated according to China's population of 65.438+300 million, the average price each person has to pay for the "three fairs" is more than 538 yuan. If this extravagance and waste is allowed to spread, the integrity and spiritual pillar of our Chinese nation will be destroyed, and the advanced nature and purity of our party's "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later" will be lost, which will eventually endanger our great cause. We must resolutely resist and oppose this erroneous tendency.
It is true that with the development of reform, opening up and modernization, the material living standards of our people have been greatly improved. But ... our country is not rich. There are still more than 29 million poor people in rural areas across the country who have not solved the problem of food and clothing; There are still more than180 thousand people whose urban net income is below the minimum living security line; Many teachers in poor areas can't pay their salaries, and children can't afford to go to school. Many places rely on central financial subsidies to maintain their lives; There are also some poor people who have solved the problem of food and clothing and returned to poverty after natural disasters. "There will always be a day to think, so don't wait to think." (Ming. After all, China is a developing China with relatively backward economy and culture. Even if it reaches a well-off level, it is not rich; Even if it reaches the level of moderately developed countries by the middle of this century, there is no reason to be extravagant. Comrade * * * has warned us many times, "We must save the country and make it strong, and do all our undertakings well." Comrade * * * has said many times: "We are a poor country and a big country, so we must work hard." Therefore, the traditional virtue of "thrift" can never be lost.
China is a developing country with a large population, relatively insufficient resources and fragile ecology. We don't have much superior material conditions and abundant natural resources to rely on to build socialist modernization and catch up with developed countries in the world. There is only one way to go, that is, work hard, save every limited resource as much as possible, and make it play its greatest role; Save every financial and material resource as much as possible and use it where modernization is most needed; Strive to moisten our country bit by bit with hard sweat. In this sense, frugality is our nation's most precious wealth and reliable resources, and it is also our real advantage and reliable guarantee to get rid of poverty and become rich. Diligence is a sweet spring, and frugality is a cornucopia. Saving is not only an expedient measure when material conditions are scarce, but also a moral quality and mental state that an excellent nation must possess, a civilized fashion that a progressive society should advocate, and a basic quality that a contemporary citizen should possess. Economy is an inexhaustible wealth. This moral requirement will not be out of date, nor should it be out of date, whether in difficult adversity or when conditions are favorable and smooth.
Nowadays, many countries in the world, including some countries with very developed economies, also pay attention to the economy. Japan's economic development level is much higher than ours, and their per capita income is more than 20 thousand dollars. However, their schools all carry out various kinds of "recalling bitter experience and thinking sweet" education and frustration education, and educate the next generation to understand the truth that "every grain is hard", so as to be prepared for danger in times of peace and strive for self-improvement. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world. But they are also frugal in production and careful in life. In contrast, China's per capita GNP is only $65,438+0,000, but there is a trend of advocating and keeping up with the joneses in society. Talking about enjoyment and high consumption has appeared in front of us prematurely, which is so uncoordinated with our national conditions and so uncoordinated compared with developed countries in the world!
Vigorously advocate the traditional virtue of "saving" in the whole society, focusing on practice and persistence. We should firmly establish the concept of honor and disgrace of "being proud of hard work and simplicity, being proud of diligence and thrift, and being ashamed of extravagance and waste"; Party member cadres should take the lead in vigorously practicing economy and set an example for the masses; Every family should be thrifty, not extravagant and wasteful, and not spend in advance; Every citizen should consciously carry forward the fine style of saving in work, study and life, and form a good habit of saving a drop of water, electricity, paper, oil and meter. As long as each of us starts from ourselves, starts from specific things, really puts it into practice, and persists for a long time, the traditional virtue of thrift will certainly be further carried forward in the whole society.