To establish a correct motivation for joining the party, we must be clear: first, joining the party means suffering more than the masses, and striving for joining the party is for the benefit of the party and the people. Because our party has no special interests except those of the working class and all the people. Second, joining the party means shouldering more burdens and making more contributions than the masses.
Because our party is a political party of the working class, its goals, lines, principles and policies all represent the interests and aspirations of the overwhelming majority of the people. Therefore, employees have always regarded serving the people wholeheartedly, working in a down-to-earth manner and striving to make more contributions to the people as their code of action.
Third, joining the party means making more sacrifices than the masses, and striving to join the party must be full of revolutionary self-sacrifice spirit. During the war years, our Party was surrounded by the enemy, and in the fierce class struggle, party member could bleed and die at any time. Whether you are brave or not is not afraid of sacrifice, which is the minimum condition to measure a member.
Today, although we are in the period of peaceful construction, the danger of invasion by foreign hostile forces still exists, and the attempt to westernize and divide China has never stopped; Domestic class struggle still exists within a certain scope, and sometimes it may be intensified; Even in the process of fighting against nature, all kinds of unexpected disasters and accidents may occur.
Therefore, the spirit of dedication to the cause of the party and the people during the revolutionary war is not only still needed today, but also more needed in a sense. In real life, many employees have made good answers with their own practical actions in the face of life and death tests. Therefore, in the face of all kinds of severe tests, comrades who strive to join the party should have this selfless and fearless dedication.
Those who can't stand the test at the critical moment and are afraid of difficulties are a disgrace to the glorious title of * member, and they are not qualified to be * members at all. Incorrect motivation for joining the party means that his internal reason for striving for joining the party is entirely out of some consideration of personal interests, and he regards joining the party as a means or way to seek personal gain.
We must see that after the party came to power, due to the change of status, some comrades' motives for joining the party are not so correct objectively. Some college students regard joining the party as a "shortcut" to get rid of hard work, thinking that joining the party can make them engage in more work and have a better chance to change to a satisfactory position, instead of suffering and sweating in the front line; Others are in pursuit of ideal jobs, thinking that those who join the Party have superior distribution conditions for demobilization or graduation and can find better jobs than those who are not in party member; Others are to improve their "popularity" in society, thinking that joining the party is more glorious and respected, and so on.
To sum up, the motivation of these people to join the party is to seek personal gain. This individualistic motivation for joining the Party completely deviates from China's lofty ideal, and is incompatible with the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and party member's glorious mission.