I watched the film "Zhang Side" with tears in my eyes. Zhang Side, honest and simple, and speechless, impressed the people around him with his simplicity and purity. It also made me stand in awe and think about it for a long time after 61 years on the screen.
Zhang Side is an ordinary person. He joined the army in 1933 and served as an orderly, signal corpsman, and guard. His highest position was a squad leader. He participated in the 25,000-mile Long March, engaged in production, and burned charcoal. In the course of his life, he had no amazing deeds or beautiful words. He was "ordinary and ordinary, like the grass on the cool mountain. We don't notice them and often don't hear their voices."
Zhang Side is extraordinary. Mao Zedong commented that he was "thoughtful and moral, but he lacked a mouth." He was pure but not superficial, honest and loyal. Once the taciturn man speaks, it will be hard to forget: "No matter what kind of work he does, he always thinks that the front line is under his feet." "If you want to be a horseshoe, you can't be a piece of iron!" "Join the revolutionary ranks. It’s to fill our stomachs, and when we have a full stomach and become conscious, we should let more people fill their bellies..." He did the work that others didn't want to do with great enjoyment; he also strived for perfection in the most inconspicuous work. Hard days, ordinary positions, he is so clumsy when he comes out, but he is so indifferent before his fame and position. The corners that others cannot see are caught in his eyes; the most ordinary people and things are quietly kept in his heart. From the quiet behavior and bits and pieces of true feelings, we see a noble soul. The valuable thing about Zhang Side is that he made extraordinary contributions in ordinary life and work. Only after his sacrifice can we describe his life as "great" in retrospect. What he brings to us on the screen is a soul-stirring and shocking force. He is a spirit of dedication that is willing to benefit others regardless of personal gains and losses. He is a spirit of sacrifice that is dedicated to death. This kind of shocking force comes from the yearning deep in the soul. and pursuit. Zhang Side used his actions to interpret the party's purpose of serving the people. He used his life to compose a poem that served the people.
Greatness is born from the ordinary, and the ordinary achieves greatness, and what closely connects and integrates the two is those five words - serving the people. Zhang Side's short life at the age of 29 and his 13 arduous years in Yan'an are a vivid interpretation of these five words. It is as simple as a grain of sand by the Yan River. Thousands of fine sands gathered together form a rock in the middle of the main stream. It is as small as a grass on Qingliang Mountain, and thousands of grasses are swaying together, and they can also stretch out and be full of vitality. As a result, Marxism-Leninism emerged from the cave dwellings, a political party was nurtured in the loess soil, and the largest people's war in the world was directed from the smallest headquarters in the world... Zhang Side was a person of flesh and blood, and all the people gathered in him There are many virtues in ordinary Chinese people - simplicity, kindness, and helpfulness. He is such an ordinary but great hero. We can see many things from him: the moral sense of a collectivist, the light of Confucian tradition, the devotion of believers... Yan'an was not rich in material things at that time, but people's spiritual world was substantial. Zhang Side was from that era The representative of the nation, the vitality of the nation lies precisely in this place. But Zhang Side is just a representative of this great team. There is a long list of names before and behind him: Lei Feng, Jiao Yulu, Kong Fansen, Zheng Peimin... From conquering the country to taking power, from reforming to attacking difficulties To speed up development, each ordinary life prolongs the glory of the Chinese Communists, and our cause grows day by day. Today, times have changed a lot. However, no matter how different the situation and tasks are, we cannot forget this book and lose this root. Seek truth and be pragmatic, and work hard. The party is founded for the public good and governs for the people. The spiritual motivation that once made our career possible will also reflect our long and glorious journey.