First, the ideal has objective inevitability. The objective inevitability of ideal lies in that ideal, as an imagination, correctly reflects the objective reality and the relationship between reality and the future, conforms to the law of things' change and development, and can be realized through hard work.

Second, the ideal is social. Ideal is a unique spiritual phenomenon of human beings, and ideal has distinct sociality. The sociality of ideal means that ideal is not the random imagination of isolated individuals who are divorced from society, but the imagination which is restricted and decided by society.

Third, the ideal has a class nature. In class society, ideals have distinct class nature. In a class society, because different classes have different social status and economic interests and pursue different goals, they form different ideals.

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The basic meaning of ideal:

As a spiritual phenomenon, ideal is the product of human social practice. In the practice of transforming the objective world and the subjective world, people not only pursue the immediate production and life goals, but also look forward to the future production and life goals to meet the future material and spiritual needs.

Never satisfied with the status quo and pursuing the future is the source of motivation for the formation of ideals. In a certain sense, ideal is the yearning and pursuit of the future society and its own development formed by people in practice, and it is the concentrated embodiment of people's world outlook, outlook on life and values in the goal.