Since the 18th national congress of the CPC, in the practice of state governance, general secretary xi jinping attaches great importance to historical thinking and its role, advocating historical thinking as an important scientific thinking methodology. In the year of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the crucial year of the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, the central committee of the communist party of China has made an important decision to carry out education with the theme of "keeping the original intention in mind and the mission in mind" from a historical perspective. The original intention and mission of Chinese communists are born and tested in history. Only by understanding and grasping the original intention and mission of the CPC with historical thinking can we truly identify with and stick to our original intention.

1. Historical conditions for the emergence of the initial aspiration of Chinese communists

According to historical materialism, only under certain social and historical conditions can we understand the emergence and development of a thing. The communist party of China (CPC) was born when the nation was in danger.

In the middle and late 19th century, the ancient China was forced into the process of modernization and globalization by the powerful western powers. Marx, too, once set his sights far east, speaking sympathetically of "crumbling Asian empires that are, one by one, the prey of ambitious europeans." The invasion of western powers and accelerated the decline of Chinese the disaster of the Chinese nation, in the domestic squeezed between strong and weak of foreign enemy, the majority of the Chinese people's life increasingly Mired in poverty, no dignity, and no food and clothing, in the long history of the Chinese nation is in the lead in stark contrast to the tragic fate of the after the opium war. Against this historical background, the Chinese nation faces a very clear historical proposition, which is to get rid of the destiny of oppression and exploitation, realize national independence and rejuvenation, and thus provide a basic guarantee for hundreds of millions of people to survive. It should be said that the advanced elements at that time had a clear understanding of this situation, and made a hard exploration for it. However, from the reformism of kang youwei and liang qichao to the three people's principles of sun yat-sen, history gives a negative answer. Without the guidance of scientific theories, scientific analysis of China's reality and effective class mobilization, all kinds of social protests inevitably lead to failure.

The firing of the cannon of the October revolution brought marxism to China and pointed out the direction and provided a new choice for the Chinese people who were struggling to save the nation. Starting from this scientific theory, the Chinese communists correctly answered the questions of "for whom" and "on whom" in the Chinese revolution, and on this basis laid the consciousness of the Chinese communists about "who I am". The people are the starting point, destination and source of strength of the Chinese communist revolution. The communist party of China has no special interests of its own. The CPC was born out of the land and people of China, and was born out of the historical proposition of China at that time. Seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation is the most simple and direct pursuit of the CPC in the realistic context of the development of China's modern history.

2. History has given us the task of adhering to our original aspiration

To seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation is the mission of the Chinese communists endowed by history. At different historical stages of China's revolution, construction and reform, the world, national conditions and party conditions are different, and historical tasks and issues of The Times are different.

New-democratic revolution period, the whole country under domestically, social unrest, failure, safety and survival needs of the people's most basic still difficult to meet, happiness life, national rejuvenation, is the great ideal, the Chinese people to get rid of the oppression and exploitation, and make the Chinese nation to get rid of the fate of the behind is the realistic demand. Therefore, under the guidance of marxism and based on the special national conditions of China, the CPC fully mobilized the broad masses of the people to push forward the sinicization of marxism and find a revolutionary path suitable for the national conditions. Through 28 years of bloody struggle, the communist party of China united and led the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to overthrow the three mountains, complete the new democratic revolution, and establish the socialist new China under the people's democratic dictatorship.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is necessary to establish an advanced social system in line with China's actual conditions in order to realize the original intention and mission of Chinese communists. Therefore, on the basis of the completion of the new democratic revolution, the communist party of China to establish and consolidate the socialist system as the basic task, unite and lead the Chinese people to achieve the socialist revolution, establish the basic socialist system, pushing forward the construction of the socialism thus complete the history of the Chinese nation is the most extensive and profound social change, for all development in contemporary China laid the fundamental political prerequisite and institutional basis.

Since reform and opening up, based on a new understanding of China's national conditions, the CPC has always taken economic development as the central task and embarked on a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Reform and opening up have removed all kinds of systems and mechanisms that hindered social development in the past, greatly liberated and developed social productive forces, fully stimulated the enthusiasm and creativity of the people, and initiated a sustained, stable and rapid development process. Since the beginning of reform and opening up, people's living standards have risen significantly, China's overall national strength has increased significantly, and China's international standing has risen significantly.

Since the eighteenth congress, our party has to bear great political courage and strong responsibility, bearing on the development of China and to make new, new strategy put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, open a series of new practice of governing principle politics, we wanted to do a lot of the past without succeeds, promote the historic change within the party and the state of business, so that socialism with Chinese characteristics into the new era. It is through the unremitting efforts of generations of communists that the Chinese people today are closer than ever to the great ideal of a happy life and national rejuvenation.

It is always difficult to keep the original intention. Throughout the history of political parties in the world, many once-prominent political parties eventually declined. Despite setbacks, the CPC continued to forge ahead and achieve great achievements, enabling the Chinese people to stand up, become rich and strong. The history of the communist party of China is a history of the struggle of the communist party of China to lay a solid foundation for the happiness of the Chinese people and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Since its founding, the communist party of China has gone through numerous difficulties and obstacles. At different stages of its history, Chinese communists have moved from time to time and changed according to circumstances. The Chinese communists' original intention has been tested in history, and it is the fundamental truth that Chinese communists have learned from their own history that their original intention remains unchanged and unswervingly determined.

3. Practice originality in the practice of creating history

General secretary xi jinping has demanded that "leading cadres read more history", saying that "history is the best teacher". In the long course of history, the Chinese nation has created a splendid culture of its own and accumulated rich experience in governing the country, including both successful experience of social development and progress in times of prosperity and profound lessons of social turbulence in times of decline and chaos." Obviously, reading history on the one hand is to understand the real history itself, but it is more important to learn experience and wisdom from the summary and reflection of history, so as to better deal with the current issues facing people and create a better future. "Never forget our original intention and bear in mind our mission" is a solemn political oath made by our party in the new era. Our original intention and mission are not empty political promises, but must be implemented in the practice of creating history.

First, firm ideals and convictions. General secretary xi jinping said: "' never forget why we started out, and only then can we continue to do so. 'ideals and convictions are the spiritual support of our communists." It is the Chinese expression and practice of the great ideals and beliefs of marxism to point out the direction, provide the means and impetus for us to seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. In real life, some leading cadres have problems of one kind or another. In the final analysis, they are not firm in their ideals and beliefs. History also tells us that if we deviate from marxism, our party will lose its soul and direction. Only by firmly believing in marxism and communism can the CPC withstand all kinds of tests in the course of practice.

Second, uphold the people's position. "Serving the people wholeheartedly" is the fundamental purpose of the party. The report to the 19th CPC national congress pointed out that the party comes from the people, is rooted in the people, and serves the people. Once it separates itself from the people, it will lose its vitality. The foundation and strength of the party lie with the people. To believe in the people, rely on the people and serve the people is what our party has always stood for and an important guarantee for the success of our cause.

Third, face up to historical setbacks. There is a fundamental characteristic of human history, that is, history develops in twists and turns, advances in waves and presents a spiral upward trend. It is not dialectical and unscientific to assume that we are going smoothly in the process of advancing. It is foolish to give up once encountering setbacks. The history of the communist party of China is not without setbacks and failures. However, on the whole, because we have the courage to face up to the inevitable progress of setbacks, a fundamental feature of human history, and are good at rational summary of the failures that have been suffered, the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics can continue to develop in twists and turns.

Fourth, respect the law of history. Seeks happiness for the people of China, is seeks the revival of the Chinese nation is the value pursuit of the Chinese communists and the ideal target, it meets the demands of the people, follow the law of historical development, but, in accordance with the concrete practice of beginner's mind, if you don't respect history rule, inverse historical trend, we will be far from beginner's mind is more and more. Only in the historical practice of the unity of science and value can we truly stick to the original intention and carry out the mission bravely.

Five is to find the correct historical location. General secretary xi jinping has pointed out that history, reality and the future are interconnected. History is the past and reality is the future. The history of the communist party of China is a process of getting close to the ideal goal step by step, and it is a historical stage of accurate positioning, mutual correlation and progressive layer by layer. Entered the new era, historic changes have taken place in the party and the state's career, has made brilliant achievement, we should not only certain achievement, and to avoid one-sided exaggerated the significance of their own time, to grasp the integrity of our past, present and future, found in the historical basis and foundation of reality in the logic of history to grasp the direction and task.

Sixth, grasp the historical node. History is not a uniform linear process. If we look back at the history of our party, we will find that the accurate grasp of some key historical nodes enables us to stick to our original intention and direction, and makes a great leap forward in history. Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which means that the Chinese nation has made a great leap forward from standing up and becoming rich to becoming strong. It has also ushered in a bright future for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At this critical juncture, we must study and implement xi jinping thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, stay firm in our convictions, rally the people, make rational plans, and work hard to write the most colorful chapter in our journey to fulfill our original aspiration and mission.

Engels put it this way: "a party that knows its purpose and how to get there, a party that really wants to get there and has the tenacity necessary to get there -- such a party will be invincible." The communist party of China (CPC) has been such a party in the history of establishing and practicing its original aspiration.

Source: theory web