Research About The Virtue Of Thrift In The New Era

With the rapid development of economy and technology,people's value pursuit,ideology and life style have undergone profound changes.At the present stage,thoughts such as hedonism,money worship and consumerism are growing and spreading,and the symbolic phenomenon of commodities has quietly stepped on the social stage.In contrast,ecological problems are becoming more and more serious.Resources are scarce and the environment is deteriorating worldwide.Alienated consumption behavior and material pursuit run counter to the concept of sustainable development.This social situation has triggered people's thinking about the virtue of thrift.In today's world with abundant materials,whether thrift has value,whether it hinders consumption,and whether it is contrary to economic development.People began to reflect on whether we need to stick to the virtue of thrift in the era of ecological civilization.Therefore,it is necessary for people to further examine the virtue of thrift and recognize the connotation and value of the virtue of thrift in the new era.On the basis of summarizing the meaning and characteristics of thrift,this paper scientifically defines the concept of thrift.Thrift has virtue attribute and is a personal virtue.Its development should not only inherit the traditional thrifty virtue of the Chinese nation,but also combine with the needs of the times.On this basis,it expounds the era value of virtue.The new era is the construction of ecological civilization.The era significance of thrift is to resist the decaying luxury,regulate the relationship between human and nature,and contribute the ecological transformation of lifestyle.Based on the traditional Chinese and Western thrift thoughts,this paper expands the applicable margins and scope of thrifty virtue.Integrate the concept of ecological civilization,and endow the virtue of thrift with new life and value.The virtue of thrift advocated in the era of ecological civilization is to emphasize the harmony and unity between human and nature from the perspective of ethics and ecology,and to advocate a simple and moderate way of life.Therefore,the basic requirements and cultivation paths of the virtue of thrift are further proposed.It is hoped that people can consciously internalize the idea of saving resources and protecting the environment into their own codes of conduct under the guidance of multiple approaches such as self-learning,family and school education and social edification.People realize abstemious desire,economy expenses and contracted life.Finally,the virtue of thrift reveals its practical significance.On the basis of inheriting the traditional thrift thought,the virtue of thrift in the new era integrates the requirements of ecological civilization construction,endows the real sense of moral care and humanistic care to nature,and shows the value trendof harmonious coexistence between man and nature.The virtue of thrift in the new era integrates the concept of sustainable development into modern life,advocates people's ecological consumption and low-carbon life,and pursues ecological sustainability.Only by cooperating with all social groups to create a thrifty atmosphere and internalize the virtue of thrift into personal accomplishment can the harmonious development of man and nature be realized.