The general secretary of the evening of March 1st in the capital of Xi Jinping rush hour taxi, and sat about people's livelihood and the driver in the copilot position, chitchat. Drivers in the very long period of time "commentator", suddenly found himself "catch the thing" -- its guests turned out to be the supreme leader of the party and the state, excited, nervous wreck, even said that "his blessing". But the president laughed and said: "we already are equal, I also come from basic level." This morning from the Internet to read this article is not the Xinhua News Agency broadcast news, the excited mood than the driver is not much difference. "We already are equal", this in the current situation from the top leaders of the mouth, let the human feel unusual strength.
"All men are created equal", although this is the bourgeois revolution to shout out slogans, but even some claim to "the liberation of all mankind" as the goal of the Communist Party, the official later often consciously or unconsciously, divorced from the masses, and even naturally or half unconsciously to seek and enjoy privileges, and this is as unalterable principles. We heard the director of a city in Northeast of such people with the angry: when the cadre is the horse riding, people and cadres to equality, smelly shameless! We have heard of the Shenzhen maritime bureau deputy director and the masses such a challenge: you people a fart, and I dare to fight! This shows that, some cadres not only lost the civilians, and stand to the masses on the opposite side, as a master. So, officials to take the initiative to return to civilians, in the present more target-oriented.
Xi Jinping this play "Weifu Sifang", there are still a few details to afford much food for thought. It is only with a suite; two is to insist on payment and don't invoice, is clearly out of their own pockets; three is without any reporters follow afterwards, Xinhua news agency did not send a message, but the taxi driver recognized Xi Jinping, it might still not be disclosed in the world. Think of some officials go out to have a retinue before and behind; think of some officials, no matter what are their wages "no flowers", even their products also make every attempt to public reimbursement; think of some officials visit the poor and the suffering, the reporter not to go, I'm feeling a lot. Come to think of it, the details of three general secretary of the play, is the embodiment of civilians, and he told the driver said "we already are equal" the best proof.
Read online news, read yesterday (17 days) published "abstracts" reproduced Zhejiang Su province governor Lv Zushan as a civilian information. Although the former governor has the NPC Financial and economic committee vice chairman of the identity, but as the Zhejiang Provincial Museum duty announcer, last year about 16, also wrote about 2 hours on the draft. He said: I am an ordinary people, after stepping down, or a return to old people themselves.
In fact, not only is the retired officials need to return to civilians, is in place, the incumbent, also need to return to civilians, pull him down from a height. Of course, this need to solve the problem consciousness first, get rid of feudal hierarchy, not pretentious, regard oneself head and shoulders above others, also need institutional settings, leading officials to special not up, really think of themselves as a member of the public. Naturally, such a system, is more important than officials conscious awareness, more fundamental significance. Now, from the Xi Jinping like Lv Zushan and retired officials in the civilian thought, we see the hope.
习近平总书记3月1日晚在京城下班高峰期打的，且坐在副驾驶的位置上与司机聊民生，话家常。司机在当了很长一段时间“时事评论员后，突然发现自己“赶上通天的事儿了——所拉的客人竟然是党和国家的最高领导人，激动、紧张得不行，连说是“自己的福份。但总书记听了笑着说：“大家本来就都是平等的，我也是来自基层。今天早上从网上看完了这条并非新华社播发的资讯，笔者的激动心情比那位司机差不了多少。“大家本来就都是平等的，这话在当今的情势下从最高领导人的口中说出来，让人感受到了不一般的力量。
“人生而平等，这虽然是资产阶级革命时期喊出来的口号，但就连一些自诩以“解放全人类为目标的共产党人，做官以后也往往自觉不自觉地脱离群众，甚至有意无意地谋取和享受特权，并将此视为天经地义。我们听到过东北某市的局长这样与老百姓发狠：当干部的就是骑马坐轿，老百姓想和干部平等，臭不要脸!我们也听到过深圳海事局某副局长这样与群众叫板：你老百姓算个屁，敢和我斗!这表明，一些干部不仅丧失了平民本色，而且站到了群众的对立面，以大老爷自居。所以，官员要主动回归平民本色，在当下更有其针对性。
习近平这次打的“微服私访，还有几个细节耐人寻味。一是只带一名随员;二是坚持付费且不要发票，显然是自掏腰包;三是事前没有记者跟随，事后新华社也没发消息，要不是出租车驾驶员认出了习近平，这事恐怕至今还不会披露于世。想到有些官员一出门就前呼后拥;想到有些官员无论干什么都是自己的工资“基本不花，连自家用品也千方百计要公家报销;想到有些官员访贫问苦，记者不来不走，真叫人感慨良多。细想一下，总书记这次打的三个细节，就是平民本色的体现，也是他对司机所言“大家本来就都是平等的最好印证。
看完了网上这条消息，又读到了昨天(17日)出版的《报刊文摘》转载的浙江苏省前省长吕祖善当平民的信息。这位前省长虽然至今还有全国人大财经委副主任委员的身份，但却充当了浙江省博物馆的义务讲解员，仅去年就讲了16次，还自己编写了2个小时左右的讲解稿。他坦言：我本来就是一个普通老百姓，退下来以后，还是回归老百姓的本色吧。
其实，不光是退休官员需要回归平民本色，就是在位、在职官员，也需要主动回归平民本色，把自己从高处拉下来。当然，这需要首先解决思想意识问题，破除封建落后的等级观念，别自命不凡，高人一等，同时也需要制度层面的设置，使官员们特殊不起来，真正把自己看成民众中的一员。自然，这样的制度设置，比官员的自觉认识更重要，更具根本意义。如今从习近平、吕祖善这样在位和退休官员的平民思想中，我们看到了这种希望。