The Story of Lei Feng

Author: Ai Dan
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: "A good piece of wood has no holes, but a nail can still be hammered into it. This is because of the pressure it exerts, forcing its way in. From this, we can see that a nail has two strengths: one is the ability to squeeze in, and the other is the ability to drill in. In our studies, we should also advocate the 'nail' spirit, being good at squeezing and drilling." These are words that Lei Feng quoted in his diary to encourage himself to study. In the motorized transport unit, his comrades gave him the nickname 'Bookworm.' This was because Lei Feng loved reading so much that whenever he had a spare moment, he would open the book he carried with him and read intently. The yellow military backpack he carried with him was also jokingly called a small 'mobile library' by his comrades. It was precisely with the 'squeezing' and 'drilling' spirit of a nail that, not long after enlisting, Lei Feng had read through the first four volumes of Selected Works of Mao Zedong, as well as a large number of popular philosophical works, literary novels, and biographies of heroes. Among them, many famous articles by Chairman Mao, such as Remembering Norman Bethune, Serve the People, Carry the Revolution to the End, as well as On Practice and On Contradiction, he had read countless times. Every time he read an article, he would write down his thoughts and reflections in his diary.