Restlessness
Reflected in Study-Weary and Study-Pretense of Leading Cadres Xiong Jianhua
To read a book, read only the
cover, and to read newspapers, read only the major titles. Books are kept only
for show and newspapers are treated simply as waster paper.
Obviously study-weary and
study-pretense reflects a typical restlessness that is manifested in some cadres’
attitude towards reading: They have neither interest in studying nor willingness
to or are in any mood to study. As a matter of fact, quite a few Party carders
hold similar attitude like this. For example, some grass-root level leading
members are suffering from serious dependent mentality though they are but
minor officials. They let their secretaries do everything from writing reports
to attending Party lectures, while they themselves only put up a show by
reading out documents or written drafts word for word. Some leading cadres are
suffering from habitual evasion. Their names always appear in the list for
investigation but they actually seldom take part in real investigations. They simply
ignore any chance to study through practice or from the masses. Some leading
cadres are suffering from the bad habit of resorting to deception. They manage
to obtain fake diplomas as their “passport of knowledge”. They are nothing but
fake academic masters who never attach any importance to reading but are good
at playing tricks. Still some Party cadres have caught study-weariness. They are
never in a proper state when studying. When listening to lectures, they are
always listless and absent-minded, or nodding off when the lecturer is speaking
in earnest. Some of them simply went off after registering their names in the
attendance book. Though such cadres often say that “I have fallen behind the
times in learning” and that “I feel the urgent need to enhance my ability”,
when it comes to actual study there are nonchalant, showing no urgency at all.
If such weariness, and sluggishness in and desertion of study go on day by day
and even year by year, great amount of valuable time and opportunities of study
will be lost, and large number of things that must be studied constantly will
flash away before one’s eyes and may never come back again.
Leading cadres at different
levels all have their own “domain” whose people they are supposed to lead. If
they are always weary of study or put on a pretense of study, and want to treat
and solve new problems with old methods according to their old experience, they
shall never be able to pilot the aircraft of scientific development “Forward”.
（陈德彰 译） |
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