President Ho Chi Minh visited Hung Son people, Phuc Linh commune, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province, in 1954. Photo: Document

That it is time for us to learn from Uncle Ho in a more practical, courageous, and committed way - not to praise, but to act, to light the way for today's innovation.

The General Secretary emphasized: “Learn from Uncle Ho to live with ideals, discipline, love, responsibility, dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common good.” This is the key requirement for today’s cadres and civil servants – those who are shouldering the responsibility of continuing the country’s innovation in the context of deep integration and fierce competition.

Looking back at nearly 40 years of renovation, Vietnam has risen to become a middle-income economy, deeply integrated into the international community, and gradually affirmed its position in the international arena. However, the General Secretary frankly pointed out that the challenges are still very great: low labor productivity, corruption and waste have not been completely eliminated, and the ideological and political degradation and moral degradation among a number of cadres and civil servants have not been fundamentally overcome...

In that context, learning from Uncle Ho about morality, responsibility to the people, and the will to be "diligent, thrifty, honest, upright, and impartial" is not only a lesson, but an urgent requirement to rectify the Party and build a clean and constructive State apparatus.

Uncle Ho once advised: “If the people are hungry, the Party and the Government are at fault. If the people are cold, the Party and the Government are at fault. If the people are ignorant, the Party and the Government are at fault.” These words, to this day, are still a measure of the legitimacy and effectiveness of the government.

We cannot expect a service-oriented administration if the officials do not truly respect the people, do not act for the common good, and do not take the people's satisfaction as the ultimate goal of reform. Learning from Uncle Ho is to correct ourselves, to look into ourselves to see how far we have served the people, how honest we have been, how fair we have been in every decision and every action.

In particular, the spirit of “dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility” that the General Secretary emphasized is also the solution to the situation of shirking responsibility, stagnation, and fear of making mistakes – which is becoming a major bottleneck in the current enforcement apparatus. Learning from Uncle Ho is not to find a safe place, but to commit oneself to what is right, for the common good, even at the personal cost.

Learning from Uncle Ho in economic development is not only a call for independence and self-reliance, but also needs to be transformed into a strategy to build a self-reliant economy in the new era. The General Secretary cited impressive figures: From a poor country after the war, Vietnam has risen to the top 35 economies in the world, top 20 countries with the largest trade scale, and leading agricultural exporter.

However, without strong innovation in the growth model, improving labor productivity and technological capacity, the economy will remain vulnerable to global shocks. Therefore, learning from Uncle Ho is to know how to arouse the desire for development, setting the goal of standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers not only in words, but also in actions of institutional reform, innovation, green transformation, and digital transformation.

At the national level, learning from Uncle Ho is to continue to strengthen national defense, security, and protect sovereignty - but at the same time flexibly apply Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic ideology to maintain a peaceful environment and maximize external resources for development.

Vietnam today is a friend, a trusted partner and a responsible member of the international community. This is a testament to the enduring vitality of President Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic policy of "being unchanging, responding to all changes".

At the human level, learning from Uncle Ho is learning to live more kindly, more compassionately, and more simply. A powerful country cannot rely solely on GDP, but also needs a healthy political culture, a compassionate society, and a young generation that knows how to live an ideal life, not being attracted by hedonism or pragmatism.

The 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday is an opportunity for each of us to reflect on ourselves: How much have we truly learned from Uncle Ho, and how much have we lived worthy of him? Because learning from Uncle Ho is not a matter of celebration, but a lifelong task.

Only when every cadre, party member and citizen learns from Uncle Ho in every little thing, in every decision and daily behavior, will Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style truly permeate the blood vessels of society, becoming a driving force for sustainable innovation for the country.

From Grace

Source: https://huengaynay.vn/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/hoc-bac-de-soi-duong-cho-doi-moi-hom-nay-153795.html