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A composition that promotes the virtues of the Chinese nation.

(A) the content of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation

1. Emphasize the overall interests and advocate patriotism.

China's traditional morality emphasizes the overall interests, national interests and national interests, and advocates the patriotic thought of making contributions to society, nation and country.

Confucian traditional ethics is based on the principle of national interests and overall interests. In the relationship between individuals and others, groups, and society, it advocates "righteousness is supreme" and opposes "forgetting the righteousness". Generally speaking, "righteousness" in China's traditional ethics mainly refers to the principle of overall interests, while "profit" mainly refers to personal self-interest. Advocating the idea of "paying equal attention to justice and benefit" and opposing the idea of "forgetting justice while benefiting" is not only beneficial to the long-term development of the Chinese nation, but also plays a positive role in improving the realistic moral level of our country. Especially in the process of establishing and perfecting the socialist market economic system, we should carry forward this spirit of dedication to the country, the nation and the whole. Of course, we should combine the characteristics of market economy and critically inherit the Confucian thought of belittling "profit"

2. Advocate the principle of "benevolence" and emphasize interpersonal harmony.

China's traditional ethical thought especially emphasizes "putting yourself in others' shoes" and caring for others, that is, "loving others". Confucius, the founder of Confucian ethics, took "benevolence" as the core of his ethical thought and first linked "benevolence" with "love". Confucius made a comprehensive explanation of "benevolence" from all aspects. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" and "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you". It is believed that when people get along with each other, especially when there are contradictions between people, they should start from their own desires, feelings, will and pursuit and put themselves in the other's shoes. I think when people get along with each other, they should try not to hurt others and try not to interfere with their interests. I don't want everything that others impose on me, I should consciously not put it on others' heads, lest others get hurt. Mozi put forward the idea of "mutual love and mutual benefit" from the principle of mutual respect and utility between people. Mencius also stressed: "The elderly are old, the young are young, and the young are young." Confucianism regards benevolence as the basic principle of interpersonal communication, which has played a positive role in carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation that attach importance to interpersonal harmony. This principle of dealing with interpersonal relationships needs to be carried forward today.

3. Advocate the value of interpersonal relationship and emphasize moral responsibility.

4. Pursuing spiritual realm and paying attention to moral ideal.

5. Advocate the supremacy of benevolence and righteousness, and stress dedication.

6. Pay attention to moral practice and emphasize self-cultivation.

(B) the significance of carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation

Secondly, inheriting and carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation can enrich socialist morality. Judging from the development of morality, socialist morality did not come into being out of thin air, but inherited and developed all the excellent human morality in the past. The establishment of a new socialist moral system must be rooted in traditional national morality. There are many excellent contents in the traditional morality of our country, which have become the virtues of being a man handed down from generation to generation, such as: determination to study hard, patriotism and love for the people, filial piety to parents, respect for teachers and dedication, unity and friendship, diligence and thrift, etc. There are also a large number of famous sentences, aphorisms and epigrams that reflect the excellent contents of China's traditional ethics. These famous sentences and epigrams are widely circulated and guide people's words and deeds. We should combine these excellent moral traditions with the reality of socialist modernization, endow them with new connotations, bring forth the old and bring forth the new, strive to tap the modern significance of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, integrate them into socialist morality, and constantly enrich the contents of socialist morality.

Third, inheriting and carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation can better coordinate interpersonal relationships in socialist society and promote the healthy development of the socialist market economy. The Chinese nation has always had an excellent tradition of "respecting morality and attaching importance to harmony" and is known as a country of etiquette. The idea of "benevolence" embodies the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation's active pursuit of mutual assistance, friendship, peace and coordination between people and generosity to others. Our country is in the primary stage of developing market economy. Due to the erosion of decadent bourgeois ideas, many traditional virtues of our nation have been abandoned by some people. Such as indifference, self-destruction, asking for money to save people, refusing to act according to justice, etc. , often seen in newspapers. Inheriting and carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation is conducive to the formation of solidarity, mutual assistance, equality and friendly interpersonal relationships and the healthy development of the socialist market economy.

Fourthly, inheriting and carrying forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation can make socialism, collectivism and patriotism more deeply rooted in people's hearts, make them the main theme of socialist ideology and culture, and form values and ethical norms with China characteristics suitable for the development of modern society. China's traditional morality has always emphasized the integrity of society, nation, country and people. It can be said that all traditional virtues revolve around this holism, including collectivism and patriotism. With the rapid development of economic globalization and the vicious expansion of neo-interventionism and hegemonism, it is even more necessary to carry forward this strong dedication to society, country and nation. This is a conscious resistance to uniting the people of all ethnic groups in Qi Xin to work together to build a Socialism with Chinese characteristics and to educate and guide the younger generation.