Lei Feng’s Creeds

I will always be loyal to the Party, to socialism, and to communism.
Human life is limited but serving people is unlimited. I want to devote my limited life to serving people unlimitedly.
If you were a water drop, would you like to moisten an inch of land? If you were a ray of sunshine, would you like to light up a portion of the dark? If you were a morsel of food, would you like to nurture innocent life? If you were the tiniest bolt, would you like to stay in place and fulfill your duty?
The nail has at least two strong points: one is squeezing, and the other is drilling. We should advocate this “nail spirit” in our studies.

本书是在中国特色社会主义新时代，在世界视野里，展现中国人民熟悉和爱戴的一个普通士兵的身世和成长经历。他短暂的一生，献给了祖国和人民，他的故事曾为中国几代人所熟知，但仍须在广大青少年中进一步传播，更应该让世界读者了解中国二十世纪出现的这个仅在世上生存了22岁的优秀士兵的故事，雷锋可以作为中国人民解放军的代表，可以作为中国青年的代表，可以作为中国人的代表。

Preface 1
Chapter I
A Miserable Childhood 3
Chapter II
A Cheerful Youngster 13
Chapter III
A Correspondent 23
Chapter IV
Admiration for Model Workers 31
Chapter V
A Tractor Operator 41
Chapter VI
Heading for Ansteel 51
Chapter VII
A Bulldozer Operator 61
Chapter VIII
The Chinese Pavel Korchagin 69
Chapter IX
Joining the Army 81
Chapter X
A Magnetic Recruit 115
Chapter XI
A Simple and Frugal Life 145
Chapter XII
Stemming the Flood in the Rain 199
Chapter XIII
A Remarkable Counselor 211
Chapter XIV
The Party’s Guidance 231
Chapter XV
A Gathering of Model Soldiers 247
Chapter XVI
The Everlasting Spirit of Lei Feng 263
To Promote the Spirit of Lei Feng in the New Era 281
Epilogue 287