What is the motherland? The motherland is the land and people under our feet, every citizen of China and our whole Chinese nation. The motherland is our home. Where is the motherland? The motherland is in front of us. In our classrooms and on our campuses, we are confronted with classmates, teachers and family members every day. The rise and fall of the motherland is the responsibility of each of us, which is accumulated by our daily behavior.
National spirit is an outstanding thought, noble character and firm ambition with vitality, which has formed its own unique language, customs and humanistic traditions in the long-term development process of adapting to the environment and transforming the world. It has the characteristics of nationality, times and advancement. Carrying forward and cultivating national spirit is the fundamental requirement of continuously enhancing comprehensive national strength, the core content of improving the ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality of the whole nation, and a powerful driving force for building a well-off society in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Confucius said, "Man can be Tao, not Tao." Ceng Zi said: "Scholars should not be arrogant, and they have a long way to go." However, behind this so-called morality, there is always a spirit that will remain unchanged for thousands of years in heroic deeds, and that is the national spirit. National spirit is an outstanding thought, noble character and firm ambition with vitality in the long-term development process of adapting to the environment, transforming the world and forming its own unique language, customs and humanistic traditions. National spirit is the spiritual support for the survival and development of a nation.
China is a big family of 56 nationalities. People of all ethnic groups have merged with each other and become a great Chinese nation, creating splendid culture and making great contributions to the development of all mankind. A great nation needs a great national spirit, and a great era needs a great national spirit. What is the national spirit? The poet Ai Qing wrote: "Why do I always have tears in my eyes, because I love this land deeply?" I think this is the best interpretation of our national spirit, that is, loving our motherland-patriotism. In the long history of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has formed a great national spirit of unity, peace-loving, hard-working, courage and self-improvement with patriotism as the core.
The Chinese nation has a long history and a fine tradition of attaching importance to unity. In the long river of historical development, the people of all ethnic groups have integrated with each other, lived in harmony, helped each other in the same boat and made common progress, and nurtured, cultivated and formed a noble and simple sense of national unity. It is this sense of national unity that has enabled the Chinese nation to stand proudly among the nations of the world for thousands of years. National unity and national unity have been the common aspiration of the people of China for thousands of years, which has determined the mainstream and direction of China's historical development. Relying on the sense of national unity of one mind and going to the national disaster together, the Chinese nation overcame one difficulty after another fearlessly, eliminated one obstacle after another and went forward bravely. Adhering to the consciousness of national unity is the fundamental guarantee for the survival, development and prosperity of the Chinese nation.
Chinese civilization has lasted for 5,000 years, so let's look back, reflect and be alert. We should carry forward the national spirit and make our motherland more prosperous through our efforts!
Whenever the five-star red flag is raised and the march of the volunteers is played, everyone in the Chinese nation will feel that they are standing with solemnity, greatness, victory and the sun!
Five-star red flag, I am proud of you; My motherland, I am proud of you!