作者：张兴贵
二十八年。对于一个生命而言，这是从青春走向成熟的黄金时期；而对于中国民主党而言，这二十八年，是一部在荆棘中开辟道路的长诗，是一场在至暗时刻坚守灯塔的修行。我们在这里回望，不是为了沉溺于往昔的伤感，而是为了在血与火的洗礼中，重新确认我们灵魂深处的坐标。
一、浴血之魂，在废墟上挺起的脊梁
回溯1998年，那是一个充满了理想主义色彩的年份，那是中国民主党人的破茧时刻。从那一天起，我们就注定要与“沉重”二字为伍。这二十八年来，我们经历了什么？我们经历过高潮时的激昂，也品尝过低谷期的苦涩。无数的民主党人，在时代的巨轮面前，以肉身抗衡强权，以血肉之躯撞击冰冷的壁垒。有人失去了自由，有人流离失所，有人甚至付出了生命的代价。
为什么？为什么在每一次沉重的打击之后，那面旗帜依然能在硝烟中重新挺立？因为我们深知，民主不是一种装饰品，它是国家尊严的底色，是民族文明的归宿。二十八年，我们用血泪书写的，不仅仅是一个政党的编年史，而是一部关于“良知如何对抗遗忘”的抗争史。我们挺起的不仅仅是脊梁，更是这个民族不甘沉沦的最后一份倔强！
二、旗帜的重量，将民主与自由刻入骨髓
有人问，政党的生命力源于何处？我们给出的答案是：源于灵魂的刻骨。我们不仅将民主写在旗帜上，更是将其植入我们的血管；我们不仅将自由作为追求，更是将其视为我们立党之魂的唯一养料。这绝非轻飘飘的口号，而是我们每一个民主党人的自我拷问。当你看到一个政党能够将“民主”作为旗帜，这意味着我们放弃了依附权力的捷径，选择了最艰难的逆行。这意味着我们要去对抗陈腐的积习，要去挑战权力垄断的堡垒。当我们将“自由”注入党魂，我们便告别了教条与盲从。我们的自由，是思想的解放，是即便在最极端的封锁下，依然能够保持逻辑的独立、人格的尊严。我们要建设的未来，不是一种权力的更迭，而是一个人人可以挺直腰杆、自由呼吸的时代。
三、伟大的力量来自人民的共鸣
任何政党的合法性，都不源于自封的荣耀，而源于它与这片土地上受苦人民的共鸣深度。一个政党的兴衰，终究取决于它是否站在了文明进步的一边。中国民主党的二十八年，是一场漫长的长征。我们清醒地看到，历史的潮流不可阻挡，尽管黑暗有时会遮住太阳，但文明的火焰从未熄灭。我们之所以能够坚持二十八年，是因为我们的根扎在了土地里，扎在了那些渴望权利、渴望公平、渴望尊严的普通人的心底。我们不需要宏大的叙事来包装自己，我们的力量，就源于那一个个真实的声音，那些因为我们的存在而感受到一丝希望的人群。
四、勤奋的意义，在微光中积聚风暴
什么是勤奋？在这个时代，勤奋不是简单的劳作，而是智识的坚持与灵魂的抗压。这种勤奋，不是为了争夺一时的名利，而是为了将文明的火种，在压抑的寒冬中一代代传下去。我们不只要做抗争者，更要做建设者。我们深知，当那个历史性的转折点来临时，中国需要一批拥有现代治理素养、拥有民主精神内核的建设者。因此，我们的勤奋是沉默的，也是深沉的。我们在海外的每一次呐喊，在国内的每一次守望，都是在为自由的回归铺路。我们用行动告诉所有人：不要放弃对民主的信仰，因为中国民主党在这里，因为这面旗帜从未倒下！
我们站在二十八周年的节点，回望过去，心潮澎湃；展望未来，责任如山。我们要清醒地意识到，真正的挑战才刚刚开始。随着国际形势的复杂化，随着中国社会内部矛盾的激化，民主的需求从未像今天这样迫切，我们要完成一次自我的升华。
我们要让民主党成为一个更加理性、更加专业、更加具有感召力的政党。我们要让世界看到，民主的力量不是破坏，而是建设；不是分裂，而是团结。我们的旗帜，要成为中国向现代文明转型的路标；我们的魂，要成为点燃这片土地上每个人自由意识的火种。
在这条漫长的路上，我们是孤独的吗？不，我们不孤独。因为在每一个渴望自由的灵魂中，都有我们的回响。请收起悲观的叹息，擦干泪水，握紧手中的旗帜！我们的征途，是星辰大海。我们的目标，是让民主的阳光，普照神州大地，让每一个中国人，不再需要为说真话而战栗，不再需要为争取自由而牺牲！这就是我们的党魂！
前进吧，为了那终将到来的春天！
编辑：李晶 校对：孔祥庆 翻译：戈冰
Forward, For That Springtime Which Shall Surely Arrive!
Author: Zhang Xinggui
Abstract: Commemorating the twenty-eighth anniversary of the founding of the China Democracy Party. Over the past twenty-eight years, more and more awakened Chinese people have joined the Democracy Party, fighting to realize democracy and freedom in China.
Twenty-eight years. For a life, this is the golden period of moving from youth toward maturity; but for the China Democracy Party, these twenty-eight years have been a long epic poem of bludgeoning a path through thorns, a spiritual cultivation of guarding the lighthouse in the darkest hours. We look back here, not to wallow in the sentimentality of the past, but to reconfirm the coordinates deep within our souls amid the baptism of blood and fire.
I. The Soul of Bloody Battle, the Backbone Erected Upon the Ruins
Looking back to 1998, that was a year filled with the colors of idealism, and it was the moment of breaking out of the cocoon for the members of the China Democracy Party. From that day onward, we were destined to be accompanied by the word “heavy.” What have we experienced over these twenty-eight years? We have experienced the fervor of high tides, and we have also tasted the bitterness of low ebbs. Before the giant wheel of the era, countless Democracy Party members have resisted authoritarian power with their physical bodies, striking the cold ramparts with flesh and blood. Some lost their freedom, some were displaced and became homeless, and some even paid the price of their lives.
Why? Why is it that after every heavy blow, that banner can still stand tall once again amidst the smoke of gunpowder? Because we know deep down that democracy is not a form of decoration; it is the underlying color of national dignity, and the ultimate home of national civilization. For twenty-eight years, what we have written with blood and tears is not merely the chronicle of a political party, but a history of struggle regarding “how conscience confronts forgetting.” What we have erected is not just our backbone, but the final shred of stubbornness of this nation that refuses to sink into ruin!
II. The Weight of the Banner, Engraving Democracy and Freedom Into the Very Marrow of Our Bones
Some people ask, where does the vitality of a political party originate? The answer we give is: it originates from the deep engraving of the soul. We do not merely write democracy upon our banner, but we plant it into our blood vessels; we do not merely pursue freedom as an aspiration, but we regard it as the sole nutrient for the soul of our party’s founding. This is by no means a feather-light slogan, but the self-interrogation of every single one of us as Democracy Party members. When you see a political party capable of taking “democracy” as its banner, it means that we have abandoned the shortcut of attaching ourselves to power and have chosen the most difficult path of moving against the current. It means that we must go against stale and corrupt deep-seated habits, and we must challenge the fortresses of power monopoly. When we inject “freedom” into the soul of the party, we bid farewell to dogma and blind obedience. Our freedom is the liberation of thought, and the ability to maintain independent logic and personal dignity even under the most extreme blockades. The future we want to build is not a turnover of power, but an era in which every person can straighten their back and breathe freely.
III. Great Power Comes from the Resonance of the People
The legitimacy of any political party does not stem from self-proclaimed glory, but from the depth of its resonance with the suffering people on this land. The rise and fall of a political party ultimately depends on whether it stands on the side of civilization and progress. The twenty-eight years of the China Democracy Party have been a long march. We see clearly that the torrent of history is unstoppable; although darkness sometimes obscures the sun, the flame of civilization has never been extinguished. The reason we have been able to persevere for twenty-eight years is that our roots are struck deep into the soil, deep into the hearts of those ordinary people who long for rights, long for fairness, and long for dignity. We do not need grand narratives to package ourselves; our power originates precisely from each of those real voices, from those crowds of people who feel a glimmer of hope because of our existence.
IV. The Meaning of Diligence, Gathering a Storm Amid the Glimmering Light
What is diligence? In this era, diligence is not simple labor, but intellectual perseverance and the soul’s resistance against pressure. This kind of diligence is not for the sake of scrambling for temporary fame and fortune, but for the sake of passing down the sparks of civilization from generation to generation through the suffocating cold of winter. We must not only be resisters, but also builders. We know deep down that when that historic turning point arrives, China will need a cohort of builders who possess modern governance literacy and the core spirit of democracy. Therefore, our diligence is silent, and it is also profound. Every shout we raise overseas and every vigil we keep domestically is paving the way for the return of freedom. We use our actions to tell everyone: do not give up faith in democracy, because the China Democracy Party is here, because this banner has never fallen!
Standing at the node of this twenty-eighth anniversary, we look back at the past with surging emotions; looking forward to the future, our responsibility is as heavy as a mountain. We must soberly realize that the true challenge has only just begun. As the international situation becomes more complex and the internal contradictions within Chinese society intensify, the demand for democracy has never been as urgent as it is today. We must achieve a self-sublimation.
We must make the Democracy Party a more rational, more professional, and more charismatic political party. We must let the world see that the power of democracy is not destruction, but construction; not division, but unity. Our banner must become the road sign for China’s transition toward modern civilization; our soul must become the spark that ignites the consciousness of freedom in every person on this land.
Are we alone on this long road? No, we are not alone. Because within every soul that longs for freedom, there is our resonance. Please put away pessimistic sighs, wipe away your tears, and grip the banner in your hands tightly! Our journey is the sea of stars. Our goal is to let the sunshine of democracy shine universally across the Divine Land (Shenzhou), so that every single Chinese person no longer needs to tremble for speaking the truth, and no longer needs to sacrifice to strive for freedom! This is the soul of our party!
Forward, for that springtime which shall surely arrive!
Editor: Li Jing Proofreader: Kong Xiangqing Translator: Ge Bing
