“儉(jian)者(zhe)廉本，廉者(zhe)行先。”意為儉(jian)樸乃廉潔(jie)之(zhi)本源，廉潔(jie)為品行之(zhi)前(qian)提。古往今來，廉則(ze)(ze)(ze)(ze)興、儉(jian)則(ze)(ze)(ze)(ze)固，貪則(ze)(ze)(ze)(ze)衰、奢(she)則(ze)(ze)(ze)(ze)敗的箴言，始終(zhong)警示(shi)后人。

　　奢生(sheng)貪(tan)，儉(jian)(jian)生(sheng)廉(lian)，儉(jian)(jian)乃為(wei)官(guan)之(zhi)本色(se)、為(wei)政之(zhi)大德。縱觀歷史(shi)長(chang)河(he)，“儉(jian)(jian)者(zhe)廉(lian)本”這一(yi)明訓體現在無(wu)數仁人志士的(de)著(zhu)述與實(shi)踐當(dang)中。宋(song)代范純仁“自為(wei)布衣至宰相，廉(lian)儉(jian)(jian)如(ru)一(yi)”，其“惟儉(jian)(jian)可(ke)以助廉(lian)，惟恕可(ke)以成(cheng)德”的(de)警(jing)句(ju)，至今仍(reng)頗具啟示意義。儉(jian)(jian)者(zhe)清心寡欲，不(bu)(bu)(bu)近肥甘(gan)、不(bu)(bu)(bu)羨(xian)浮華、不(bu)(bu)(bu)役(yi)于物(wu)，故而不(bu)(bu)(bu)求奢靡、不(bu)(bu)(bu)圖富貴、不(bu)(bu)(bu)為(wei)物(wu)欲所累，自然(ran)能養成(cheng)克(ke)己奉(feng)公之(zhi)德。反之(zhi)，“凡不(bu)(bu)(bu)能儉(jian)(jian)于己者(zhe)，必妄(wang)取于人”，若(ruo)做不(bu)(bu)(bu)到清廉(lian)，沉溺奢靡，必墜入貪(tan)腐深淵。因而，儉(jian)(jian)是(shi)因、廉(lian)是(shi)果(guo)，儉(jian)(jian)是(shi)源、廉(lian)是(shi)流。若(ruo)戒貪(tan)，必去(qu)奢；若(ruo)守廉(lian)，必尚儉(jian)(jian)。

　　做(zuo)不到“廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)者(zhe)行先”，面(mian)對利益時就(jiu)穩不住(zhu)心神，在誘(you)惑面(mian)前(qian)就(jiu)容易動搖信(xin)念，遭遇(yu)考驗(yan)時就(jiu)容易失(shi)守(shou)底線。《周禮(li)》提出(chu)考察官吏要看“六廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)”——廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)善、廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)能(neng)、廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)敬、廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)正、廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)法、廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)辨，皆以廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)為(wei)(wei)本(ben)。宋代蘇(su)軾曾作《六事廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)為(wei)(wei)本(ben)賦》，認為(wei)(wei)“廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)”是善良、能(neng)干、恭(gong)敬、正直、守(shou)法、明察等“六事”的根本(ben)。明代汪天賜有(you)言：“為(wei)(wei)政者(zhe)以正為(wei)(wei)本(ben)，以廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)為(wei)(wei)先。”崇廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)方行廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)，行廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)方長遠(yuan)，長遠(yuan)方成事，道出(chu)了廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)潔的人(ren)生(sheng)哲學(xue)。缺(que)失(shi)清廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)之志(zhi)，就(jiu)失(shi)去(qu)了最(zui)基(ji)本(ben)的政德，即使(shi)有(you)出(chu)類拔萃的才能(neng)，也難以善終。因此，只有(you)視“廉(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)”為(wei)(wei)品行之先，不貪財(cai)、不營私、不受饋、不自欺(qi)，才能(neng)真(zhen)正守(shou)住(zhu)立身之大節、為(wei)(wei)政之根本(ben)，在人(ren)生(sheng)路上走得穩、行得遠(yuan)。

　　在百(bai)余年黨史的(de)(de)(de)紅色(se)基(ji)因中，儉(jian)(jian)與廉(lian)始終是鮮明的(de)(de)(de)標識(shi)。方志(zhi)敏經手百(bai)萬錢款，依然甘于清(qing)貧；“四有(you)”書記谷(gu)文昌，一(yi)件舊大衣穿了(le)幾(ji)十年，調任福建(jian)省林業(ye)廳(ting)副廳(ting)長時，從東山(shan)帶到(dao)(dao)福州的(de)(de)(de)全部家(jia)當，只有(you)兩(liang)只皮箱、兩(liang)只木箱、兩(liang)甕咸菜、幾(ji)麻(ma)袋雜(za)物；楊業(ye)功(gong)在一(yi)張由(you)四個箱子拼成的(de)(de)(de)床上(shang)，從結婚開(kai)始睡了(le)三十幾(ji)年……這些共產黨人用行(xing)動詮(quan)釋：以儉(jian)(jian)修(xiu)身、以儉(jian)(jian)興業(ye)、以儉(jian)(jian)助廉(lian)，方能初心不(bu)(bu)改(gai)、志(zhi)向不(bu)(bu)移。黨員干部唯有(you)把崇儉(jian)(jian)尚廉(lian)作為一(yi)種追求、一(yi)種行(xing)動自(zi)覺，才能保持思(si)想上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)樸實純粹、德(de)行(xing)上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)清(qing)正(zheng)如水、操守上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)知止有(you)定，做到(dao)(dao)政治本色(se)不(bu)(bu)變、優(you)良傳(chuan)統不(bu)(bu)丟、奮(fen)斗精神不(bu)(bu)減(jian)。

　　儉(jian)者(zhe)不妄(wang)(wang)思、不妄(wang)(wang)求，自(zi)然(ran)能安貧樂(le)道(dao)、清(qing)廉(lian)自(zi)持(chi)；廉(lian)者(zhe)不妄(wang)(wang)取、不妄(wang)(wang)行，自(zi)然(ran)能身正影直、行穩致遠。黨員干部應當(dang)以(yi)儉(jian)修(xiu)身、以(yi)儉(jian)助廉(lian)，堅(jian)持(chi)以(yi)廉(lian)為先(xian)、以(yi)廉(lian)守德，常懷“奢者(zhe)狼藉儉(jian)者(zhe)安”的(de)清(qing)醒、恪(ke)守“廉(lian)者(zhe)不求非(fei)其有(you)”的(de)自(zi)律，讓勤儉(jian)廉(lian)潔在全社會(hui)蔚然(ran)成風。（作(zuo)者(zhe) 蔡鎮元）