No waste, luxury is a civilized way of life

In today's life, it is not difficult for us to witness manifestations of wasteful and luxurious lifestyles.

It could be the mindset of "save the full, contribute the hungry", normally when there is nothing to eat, when there is something, then eat lavishly, causing excess food to spoil or the concept of "hungry on the anniversary of the father's death, full for three days of Tet" with high tables and full dishes just for show or satisfaction when receiving compliments from others.

These are young people who depend on their families or have unstable jobs, hard work and unstable income, but also own a high-end phone worth tens of millions of dong, even though they cannot use all of its functions. It would be terrible if we made a comparison between the amount of money these people spent on buying that phone and the actual income of them or their relatives.

Many people build big, comfortable houses, buy expensive cars without starting from the actual needs and specific conditions of themselves and their families. The wasteful, luxurious lifestyle of those who are not rich often arises from the mentality of vanity, wanting to use external forms, tools, and material means to exchange for attention, admiration, respect from those around them...

During his lifetime, Uncle Ho especially valued the practice of thrift. In an article published in Nhan Dan newspaper on February 5, 1960, he emphasized: “In the process of building socialism, thrift is a major policy, a great morality, a way of working and a way of living that must never be neglected.”

Previously, in the article “What is Thrift” published in the newspaper Cuu Quoc in May 1949, Uncle Ho clearly explained: “What is thrift? It is saving, not being extravagant, not wasteful, not being indiscriminate...; saving is not stingy. When you should not spend, you should not spend a single coin. When there is something worth doing, something beneficial for the people, for the Fatherland, no matter how much effort or how much money it takes, you are happy. That is true thrift...”.

Implementing his teachings, during the revolutionary periods, our Party and State paid special attention to the issue of practicing thrift, considering it a top national policy. However, there are still a number of cadres and party members who use the budget and public assets wastefully and for the wrong purposes; spend lavishly and wastefully, far from the people's lives. There have been many cadres and party members who, because of their lavish and wasteful lifestyles, have violated the law, damaging the people's trust in the Party.

Vietnamese culture is closely associated with the promotion of a frugal and simple lifestyle, which is summarized in folk songs and proverbs such as: "Eat smart to be full, dress smart to be warm", "Better to be frugal than wasteful", "When the harvest is good, don't neglect corn and potatoes/When the harvest fails, who will be your companion"; "Eat in moderation, use sparingly"...

In the current context, the standard of saving in society remains unchanged and is even more important. Therefore, each person needs to practice saving, specifically saving time, effort, spending in accordance with the current income level, ensuring a normal life to re-work and produce. For cadres and party members, the quality of saving must be promoted and seriously implemented, exemplary, associated with mobilizing families and communities to actively participate.

Not being wasteful or extravagant is a civilized lifestyle of each person to create endogenous strength, great internal force to promote sustainable development of each individual, family and society, making the country increasingly developed.

Huy Nam

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/khong-hoang-phi-xa-xi-la-nep-song-van-minh-194622.htm