-- "Speech at the Symposium with Team Members and Representatives of Cadres and Workers of Various Units of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee" and other articles

■Interpretation

In the mass line education and practice activities, Comrade Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized that "we must make good use of the weapon of criticism and self-criticism, and have a little 'spicy'". Mutual criticism should be carried out on a certain occasion, but self-criticism of self-reflection goes hand in hand with the individual and is the most timely and effective ideological weapon. As the saying goes, "flies don't bite seamless eggs", no matter how tight the institutional constraints are, no matter how strict the external supervision is, if the inner self-discipline is broken, it will also "breed laws and regulations, and there are many thieves". Whether it is the new normal of party life or the new requirements of organizational discipline, only when it finally runs on the track of the psychological identity of every party member and cadre can it be carried out for a long time, otherwise after the storm of anti-corruption and style change, all outdated and bad habits and bad work styles will come back. Therefore, leading cadres should all the more have the consciousness of "beating the drum without beating the hammer" in the cultivation of party spirit, be self-respecting, self-introspective, self-vigilant, and self-motivated, be cautious and independent, be cautious at the beginning, and be cautious at the end, and constantly warn themselves, constantly reflect on themselves, and set strict demands on themselves, so that they can build a solid ideological fence, strengthen the cultivation of party spirit, and practice to be invulnerable to all kinds of poisons.

■Original text

Zeng Zi said: "My day and three provinces of my body: seeking for others and not being loyal? Making friends and not believing them? Are you used to it? ”

- (Spring and Autumn) Confucius, "Analects and Learning"

■Definition

"My day, three provinces, my body" is the words of Zeng Zi in the Analects. Zengzi, a native of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn Period, worshipped Confucius as a teacher at the age of 16, was diligent and studious, and was an authentic successor of Confucian orthodoxy. It inherits the Tao of Confucius and the Mengmeng School, and occupies an important position in the history of the development of Confucianism and even the history of Chinese culture.

"I examine my body three times a day" means that I consciously examine myself many times a day. 省 (xǐ

g): Inspection, inspection. There are several explanations for the "three provinces": one is three inspections; the second is to inspect from three aspects; The third is multiple inspections. In fact, the number "three" before the verb in ancient Chinese generally indicates a large number of times, and does not need to be identified as three.

Zeng Zi reflected on himself in this way - "Seeking for others and not being faithful? Making friends and not believing them? Are you used to it? Meaning: Do you do your best to plan for others? Are you sincere in your relationship with friends? Is the knowledge imparted by the teacher reviewed frequently?

In this regard, Yang Xiong, a writer in the Western Han Dynasty, further developed in "Chasing the Poor": "Three provinces and my body, it is said that there is no sorrow." This means that by self-reflection many times a day, mistakes can be avoided.