Dignity is the basic principle and the bottom line of being a man. Throughout the ages, there are many touching stories about dignity. How to treat dignity?
In the face of right and wrong, there are many martyrs who regard dignity as life. They would rather die than surrender, leaving many beautiful stories in the long river of history. During the Western Han Dynasty, Su Wu went to the Western Regions and was trapped in the desert for several decades. However, he remained loyal to the emperor and remained unmoved by threats and inducements. In the face of persuasion, Wen Tianxiang wrote, "Since ancient times, no one has died in life, leaving a glowing heart." Facing the enemy's hay cutter, Liu Hulan held his head high and stood upright, and was praised as "the greatness of life and the glory of death". In their view, a country, a nation, faith is dignity, which is placed above its own interests and cannot be violated.
In ordinary daily life, some people can stand out, highlight their backbones, embody their personal dignity and write touching chapters. Sun is a famous young man in China. When the boss of South Korea flew into a rage and ordered the workers in the factory to kneel down, he was the only one holding his noble head high, preferring to lose his job without losing his dignity. In his eyes, a person without dignity is like a walking corpse, which has lost the meaning of life.
However, some people give up their dignity in the face of fame and fortune. People like Cheng and Cheng, for their own selfish interests, betray their personality and dignity, and completely forget their basic principles and bottom line. People like Li Zhen, who give up their dignity, flatter themselves, and evade official positions, do everything they can. And during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, hundreds of thousands of puppet troops appeared in China. These are obscene people who have no personality. In their eyes, fame and fortune are above everything else.
However, in some trivial matters, we should also be flexible in dealing with issues involving face, be patient, and sometimes compromise for greater ideals, so that we can achieve success.
If Han Xinlian couldn't stand the humiliation of his legs, how could there be a Vietnamese army waiting for the world to become famous? If Sima Qian can't stand the humiliation of castration, how can he write Historical Records? This is the swan song of historians, and there are some young people now. If they don't agree, they will fight and hurt others. This is not to maintain dignity, but to care about unnecessary face. We should take this as a warning.
China has a vast territory and respects dignity, which is what people want. We should also vigorously advocate maintaining noble dignity on issues of right and wrong. In this way, the morality of our society will change in a good direction. If we persist, our nation and our country will be lucky.
Dignity is a Mountain, Dignity is Water —— Thoughts on Reading Dignity Won't Give Up
Yu Xiangle, Class 6, Hua Luogeng Experimental School, Jintan City, Jiangsu Province.
"The car is driving, carrying a car full of people who give in and the only woman who doesn't give in." After reading this article, this sentence was deeply imprinted in my mind.
The main idea of the article is this: a bus bound for the provincial capital stopped at a place in the middle of the village without looking at the shops behind it. The conductor and the driver announced in a tough tone that the transportation fee would be increased 10 yuan. Other passengers took out their money one after another. Only when they received the young woman sitting at the back, she looked out of the window as if she didn't see what was happening in the car. The angry conductor waved to the young woman who refused to pay. The young woman was slapped in the face, but she stubbornly turned to face the conductor. In a flash, everyone in the car was stunned by the young woman's "stubbornness".
Fierce and strong conductor, luxurious and beautiful young woman. She is certainly not without this area 10 yuan, nor is she unwilling to pay this 10 yuan. What she refuses to sell is the dignity that those "timid" people in the car are selling bit by bit anytime and anywhere. ...
I also read a story:1In the spring of 1995, a large number of migrant workers and female workers of Zhuhai Ruijin Electronics Company fell to their knees. This is only because of an exceptional 10 minute break, which makes the workers happily forget the iron rule set by Korean boss Kim: all workers leave the workshop in four teams during the break.
The only one who refused to kneel was a 22-year-old boy. Kim ordered him again and again, and his family tried to persuade him, but he still stood there. The young man said, "Never kneel before you die! I am a China person with personality and dignity! "
Indeed, when dignity is most needed, it is often too heavy to be borne by body and mind.
Dignity is the most dazzling bunch of wintersweet in the ice and snow; Dignity is the blooming saussurea involucrata in the Himalayas; Dignity is the flag of a ship that suddenly appears in the vast ocean. ...
In recent years, TV programs about children's charity seem to be particularly popular. This is a good thing, but after watching more, I found that these programs are all similar in form. It is nothing more than asking the host to introduce the names, occupations, ages and even addresses of both donors in public, and then letting the donors and even their children go on stage and put stacks of RMB with different thicknesses in the hands of the donated children on the stage. Through the screen, we can see the smiling faces of the audience around us, the flashing lights, and the same innocent children, but we can't see the same relaxed children. Finally, the enthusiastic host put the microphones together and asked the children what they thought. The answers are all expected, such as "study hard and make progress every day to repay everyone's expectations". The ending is touching and happy. However, I don't know if anyone noticed the donated children during the whole process.
Standing on the stage wriggling, embarrassed?
Here, I have no intention to doubt the original intention of the organizers, but I feel that such a form of donation that is too straightforward under the eyes of the public will put the parties in a very embarrassing situation. Indeed, the donation itself is valuable, but it has invisibly caused an imbalance between the two sides. Don't the expressions of those poor children explain this? It is not their fault that they are forced to face the cruelty of real life prematurely because of various family reasons. At the same time, because they are also members of the social family, good people want to lend them a helping hand, so they have charity. But please don't forget that the highest principle of kindness is to safeguard the dignity of the recipient, which is exactly what our charity today ignores. Yes, we helped them, gave our love and did our part. But who can consider the children's feelings? Who would have thought that when our help unintentionally hurt children's self-esteem, what's the point of any material contribution? Material poverty left a deep impression on their faces. How can we have the heart to hurt them? Of course, the original intention of the organizer's publicity is only to let these children feel the warmth of the big family and let them laugh at the difficulties and setbacks in life, that's all. This spirit of Lei Feng is valuable. Can Lei Feng, who can preserve the dignity of others, be more touching and inspire people in trouble to work hard?
From this, I think we can change the form of charitable donation and give people material and dignity. Otherwise, I would rather retreat, although I really want to help them. Because I know that nothing can replace a person's dignity.