1962年2月3日

　　今天我一口气看完了《中国青年》刊上徐老(特立)写给晚辈的几封家信。越看越感到浑身是劲，越看越觉得亲切，越看越想看。特别是徐老说的：“共产党员应当什么都知，什么都能，什么都学，什么都干，什么人都交，什么生活都过得下去。”这些话对我来说，是有很大的启发和教育，也是我应当知道的，必须要做的。我要永远牢记徐老这些有益的话，并且要贯串于一切言论和行动之中，决心要把自己锻炼成为一个“名副其实”的共产党员，为人类做出贡献。

　　我一定听党和毛主席的话，把我的青春献给世界上最壮丽的事业——为人类解放而斗争。

Today I read the letters written to the younger generation by Mr. Xu Teli in the Journal of China Youth at one sitting. The more I read, the stronger I felt. The more intimate I felt, the more I wanted to read. Just as he said，"A communist is supposed to know anything, master anything, learn anything, do anything, contact any kind of people, and live any kind of life.” I was deeply inspired and educated by these words, which was what I should know and what I must follow. I will keep his wholesome words in mind forever and implement it through all my words and actions. I am determined to make myself a real communist, who can make a contribution to human beings. I must do as the Party and Chairman Mao say and dedicate my youth to the finest cause in all over the world--the fight for the liberation of mankind.