自律英文(2000)

Self-discipline, the Most Basic and Important Ability

Discipline and rules are indispensable in our daily life. Without them, the whole of our

daily life will be a mess. Many facts can explain this truth, such as waiting in line to buy

tickets; observing traffic rules on the road. Our daily actions are subject to these requirements

and constrains, otherwise everything will be out of order. As students, we are in a period of

transition to the society, and there are countless disciplines and rules that tell us what to do

and how to do. This requires us to be a self-disciplined person.

Self-discipline was first recorded in “Legend of Spring and Autumn Century by Zuo

Qiuming”, refers to the requirement of oneself to change from passive to active, consciously

follow the law, and one can use it to restrain his words and deeds without any supervision.

Self-discipline refers to the moral principles that people can act according to their own moral

laws without subjecting to external constraints and emotional control. This is the most basic

explanation of the self-discipline. The German philosopher Kant believed that “self-discipline

is not subject to external constraints, not dominated by emotions, and based on one’s own will

and conscience, established ethical principle in order to pursue morality itself”. This is the

first philosopher in history to formally expound the concept of “self-discipline”. In my mind,

self-discipline is the most basic and important ability of a person. The more self-discipline a

person has, the easier it is to succeed.

Self-discipline is often manifested in self-love, introspection and self-control. First of all,

people with strong self-discipline will know how to love themselves. In life, they know their

goals, clarify their pursuits, and constantly understand and change themselves through social

practice. Second, people with strong self-discipline will continue to reflect on themselves.

They often look for their shortcomings, and be strict with themselves. They also be cautious

in words and deeds. People with weak self-discipline are easy to give up. A well-planned ideal

has become a fantasy, and a well-arranged work has become a decoration. It is difficult for

them to accomplish what they want to do. Third, they can control their words and deeds to a

certain extent, which is an important part of self-discipline. If we want to improve our

self-discipline ability, we must learn to control ourselves, control our thoughts and behaviors,

and make rational choices.

Self-discipline should include the following aspects: First, we need specific substantive

content as the basis for self-discipline. The specific substantive content, broadly speaking, is

the social ethics and behavioral norms within the society. For us, it can be specifically

formulated for the school’s management regulations and disciplines, as well as the most basic

civic ethics norms. Second, we must be able to identify with the existing social ethics and

behavioral norms, and gradually form behavior norms in practice. For us, we must be able to

identify with the various rules and regulations within the school. And we should abide by and

implement these rules and regulations for a long time. Third, we can always consciously abide

by social moral standards. At any time and place, we can consciously use social ethics to

control our social behavior, and develop this social behavior into a subconscious state.

As the core content of comprehensive quality, self-discipline is the need of social

development. For us, self-discipline can guide behavior and play a positive role in our study

and life during school. A harmonious and orderly learning environment can be create only by

everyone in school obeying the rules. Improving students' self-discipline ability can improve

school management efficiency and promote family happiness. Self-discipline ability is

significant to the growth of us. Improving self-discipline ability is an important way to

improve our overall quality. In today's increasingly developing society, due to the influence of

various subjective and objective factors, the improvement of self-discipline ability is facing

severe challenges. The self-discipline ability of some of us has been greatly reduced. To

improve our self-discipline ability, on the one hand, we need to start from ourselves. We

should strengthen self-management, consciously abide by the law, take the initiative to take

responsibility. On the other hand, the society needs to further improve laws, disciplines,

principles and other regulations, so as to provide guarantee for the improvement of

self-discipline ability. In short, we should take the initiative to observe discipline in practice,

so as to continuously improve our self-discipline ability.

We can cultivate self-discipline through the following methods.

Persevere: Cultivating self-discipline is to arrange time and plan well. We should not

waste time, and we should cherish the prime time of study. We can use this time formulate

and improve personal self-cultivation plans, and continuously enhance various abilities. Mao

Zedong had a very high self-control ability when he was a teenager. He strictly demanded

himself everywhere until he became a role model.

Overcome inertia: By reflecting on what things we have wasted time on, we can correct

our mistakes in time. We can do self-examination by keeping a diary every day. We can lie in

bed every night and filter out what happened that day, find out bad habits and shortcomings,

remind ourselves not to make the same mistake again. In fact, the most difficult enemy to

defeat is one's own inertia. Self-disciplane is to overcome shortcomings, develop strengths, as

far as possible to avoid weaknesses.

Establish lofty ideals: Achieving self-discipline requires us have lofty ambitions in youth.

We should constantly warn ourselves: live to be old and learn to be old. We should work in a

planned and organized manner. In addition, we must maintain close contact with our peers

and take advantage of others to make up for our shortcomings. Just like the beloved Premier

Zhou, we should be strict with ourselves, develop a good habit of self-discipline, and lay a

solid foundation in various subjects, so as to participate in society in the future.

Beautify the mind: We must learn to beautify our own hearts, including ideal and moral

cultivation. We can learn heroic deeds of advanced characters, such as their spirit of

unyielding to hardship and cherishing life. We should enhance our courage and ability to

overcome difficulties. We must know that a good image is also the wealth of life. With all the

existing, study hard and make progress every day, we can reach the lofty ideal state.

Enhance the sense of responsibility: With the development of social, the situation at

home and abroad has tremendous changes. Contemporary students shoulder a great historical

mission. However, the greater the responsibility, the heavier the burden. Improving the

self-discipline ability of us can strengthen our sense of responsibility and improve our ability.

As the hope of the country, in the critical period of social development, we must strengthen

the sense of responsibility. In social practice, we should consciously agree with social ethics,

continuously improve moral self-discipline ability and contribute to social development. We

must strictly discipline ourselves, actively abide by the law, and maintain a good campus

order. We need to actively maintain school discipline and class rules. We should transform the

social responsibility awareness into practical actions. We need consciously undertake the

important task of realizing the great rejuvenation of China and practice the core values of

socialism. What’s more we should consciously maintain social order and work hard for

building a harmonious society.

Self-discipline is an indispensable personality force. To adapt the fierce competition in

the society, we need to constantly clarify our goals, constantly self-reflection, and learn to

control our words and deeds. It will make us discover the beauty of health, feel happy and

calm. It can help us form a strong heart and make us full of positive force.