BEIJING – “An act of kindness, no matter how insignificant, is worth doing. “President Xi Jinping on Wednesday used this Chinese adage to inspire other young people to move step by step towards the skill that the Party and others need.
Participating in a tree-planting activity in Beijing, Xi told nearby youth to tame awareness of work, environmental cover and the economy from childhood, and to “hesitate to do smart works, no matter how small. “
The quote is taken from an annotation of former historian Chen Shou’s “San Guo Zhi” or “Records of the Three Kingdoms. “
According to the annotation account, Liu Bei, founder of the Shu State in the Three Kingdoms era (220-280), told his son and successor Liu Shan that “an evil act, however small, deserves to be avoided, while an act of kindness, however insignificant, is an act of courage. “
The adage has been cited for centuries to warn that many small actions can turn into big actions, while various small evils can turn into serious diseases.