Kong Wei

Building a harmonious socialist society requires two prerequisites, one is stability and unity, and the other is all-round development. They are like two wheels of a car and two wings of a bird, and they are indispensable. As a special group among the elderly, the elderly play an irreplaceable and unique role in building a harmonious society.

First, the cohesive function

China has been a harmonious country since ancient times, with profound moral and cultural connotations. Traditional ethical virtues such as filial piety to the elderly, orderly aging, brotherly love and so on all embody "reciprocity, harmony is precious". Wang Zhidao first, Smee ". As a social norm, "Li" is also the habitual code of conduct of all the people in China. From the country's code system to people's clothing, architecture, behavior, etc., all of them run through the ritual spirit. Etiquette is the foundation of building and stabilizing social order, and it is also one of the cultural cores of a harmonious society. Filial piety, as one of the core concepts of "courtesy" culture, is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. There is an ancient saying in China that "luck is the foundation of our society". Although great changes have taken place in our society for thousands of years, the most basic morality of dealing with interpersonal relationships with filial piety as the core has never changed.

During the Spring Festival, 2.2 billion people from China poured into the largest mass migration in the world. Spring Festival, like a long bond, binds the hearts of Chinese people all over the world. At this time of the year, Chinese people all over the country, even those far away from the ends of the earth, are heading for a warm reunion with their long-cherished wishes and "suffering" journey. What kind of strength and belief drives them and makes them unwilling and willing? This is home. Because there are old people at home, there is warmth at home and cohesion at home.

Although the world has changed, the wave of modern civilization has not eliminated the imprint of traditional culture. The Spring Festival, a special moment bearing heavy historical accumulation and emotional aggregation, makes us firmly believe that our cultural tradition and increasingly tolerant social mind have become the fulcrum to support us towards "harmony". The existence of the elderly is a force for our action. No matter what changes have taken place in the world we live in, no matter what different choices we have made in this rapidly developing era, no matter how different our lifestyles are, the existence of the elderly will eventually give us a common direction and a "home" that we agree with each other.

As the saying goes, if the elderly are safe, the family will be safe; If the family is safe, the society is safe. The existence of the elderly itself is an important factor in building a harmonious society. In the traditional big family with the elderly as the core, the close dependence and strong sense of belonging among family members is a strong centripetal force and a strong family relationship. Family is the cell of society, and a stable and peaceful society is bound to be a harmonious society, in which the elderly play an irreplaceable role. Therefore, vigorously carrying forward the fine tradition of respecting, loving, helping and supporting the elderly and actively building a harmonious, happy and civilized modern new family is an important prerequisite for building a harmonious socialist society and a basic project for achieving national prosperity and progress.

Second, the educational function

At present, China has entered an aging society, and how to let the elderly spend their twilight years has become a social problem that cannot be ignored. Educating and cultivating the younger generation to respect, love and care for others has become an important aspect of spiritual civilization. Confucianism believes: "Filial piety is the crown of a hundred lines and the beginning of all good deeds. It is also the classics of heaven, the meaning of the earth, the trip of people and the foundation of virtue. " As an important group of spiritual civilization-contemporary youth, most of them are only children. Most of them are confined to campus education and lack social practice. What's more, they are selfish, spoiled and hate labor. Self-centeredness and disrespect for parents are also prominent.

Just as a generous statement in a book does not mean being proactive in practice, sitting in an ivory tower and talking empty does not mean being fruitful in practice. If the education of spiritual civilization is divorced from the social background and ignores the social reality, then the cultivated students are like flowers cultivated in artificial greenhouses, and once they move into the soil of society, they cannot survive. Therefore, spiritual civilization education must break through the shackles of school walls, enter society and practice.

"I think it's an armchair strategist. I don't know if it should be done." The process of serving the elderly is not only the process of young people's moral practice, but also an important way to cultivate caring citizens. In the process of being taken care of, the elderly can subtly influence the service providers through their own words and deeds and life experiences, so that they can establish correct ways of thinking, behavior habits and values.

Filial piety for the elderly is not confined to the small circle of family affairs. An educated person, a filial person, will expand the feelings of loving parents and family to the lofty realm of loving others, loving society and loving the motherland, thus truly shouldering the responsibilities of family and society. Under the current economic level and traditional cultural model in China, family pension is still the mainstream way of providing for the aged. This is a perfect way of providing for the aged, and its advantage is incomparable and irreplaceable by any other way of providing for the aged. It not only conforms to China's national conditions, but also embodies the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. Therefore, vigorously developing home-based care for the elderly and volunteer teams is not only an effective way for the elderly to fully enjoy family happiness and spend their twilight years, but also the only way to cultivate young people to establish correct values and inherit fine traditions.

Third, dedication function

The old man is not only a symbol of the country's long-term stability, but also a representative of knowledge and wisdom. The elderly group is like a rich and profound museum, which contains all kinds of talents and great potential and creativity. At present, the total number of retired scientific and technological workers in China is about 6 million, and the number of retired old professors and experts is nearly 1 10,000. It is preliminarily predicted that 200,000-250,000 old professors and experts will retire in the next five years. 70% of these elderly people with high IQ are under 70 years old, and about 70% of them are healthy and can go to work. These old professors and experts have accumulated rich knowledge and experience in long-term teaching and scientific research, cultivated profound professional talents, cultivated noble moral sentiments and formed extensive social contacts, which have irreplaceable unique advantages. Many of them still maintain strong innovation ability and make new contributions to the motherland. Take Wu Wenjun, Yuan Longping, Jin Yilian, Wang Yongzhi, Liu Dongsheng and other academicians who have won the highest national science and technology awards for four times since 2000 as an example. When they won this award, the oldest was 86 years old and the youngest was 64 years old, with an average age of 75 years. They are not only high IQ talents, but also active in the forefront of contemporary science and technology, engaged in scientific research or technology development. Although with the increasing aging population in China, there will be more and more low-cost talents with high IQ without training, but this talent treasure is different from the underground treasure, which can be sealed for a period of time and does not need to be excavated. However, if the resource treasure of high-intelligence elderly talents is not developed and utilized in time, it will naturally disappear with the passage of time, which will be the biggest waste of resources and a huge loss of national economic construction and social development.

Therefore, in real life, we should not only protect this treasure, but also make full use of it. We should establish systems and incentive mechanisms to support and encourage the elderly to integrate into society and actively participate in social development, so as to turn the pressure of the elderly population into the driving force for human resources to create social wealth.

In short, the construction of a harmonious socialist society cannot be separated from the active participation of the elderly. Therefore, we should vigorously carry forward the fine tradition of respecting the elderly in China and actively encourage the elderly to participate in economic and social development, educating the next generation, social welfare undertakings and other activities in different ways, which is not only conducive to improving the quality of life of the elderly in their later years, but also of great significance to alleviating the pressure of the government to deal with the crisis of population aging.