there are some voices claiming lei fengs spirit has gone out of style in todays society. they reason that in commodity economy people should seek more practical things, such as fame, money and the comfortable life. to them nothing is more important than those things, which is often regarded as the views of the present generation.
there are some other voices claiming that the spirit of lei feng still has an enormous echo in millions of chinese people. the great soldiers story has such a strong influence on peoples ideas, values and ways of life that in every field of society there arise countless living lei fengs, who follow the example of lei feng and serve the people heart and soul.
in my opinion, the spirit of lei feng will never be out of date. instead, it has been brought forward. today more and more lei fengs are coming forth from various circles among whom xu hu has already set a good example to the whole nation. the spirit of lei feng---an unselfish spirit will always encourage us to go forward.