Phone Call at Lunch Time
One day President Kim Il Sung phoned up an official who was in charge of school affairs.
Having asked him kindly if he had had lunch, the President said that he happened to find some primary school pupils in uniforms with some of their buttons off while looking round the street.
As soon as the President asked him if he had any idea to solve the problem, he replied he would take immediate measures.
Saying that warning those naughty children with words was not a solution, the President told him to seek appropriate methods, before asking him once again if he had any plans for it.
He was not able to give a prompt response.
Then, the President suggested his idea, which was to make every teacher-in-charge and instructor of Children’s Union keep small button bags in their drawers of tables to help them whenever necessary.
The official found himself deeply moved by his instructions full of warm affection towards children, when all of a sudden the very sound from the receiver froze him.
The faint clink must have been that of a spoon and chopsticks.
(He has been so worried about the buttons of children that he forced himself to make a phone call during lunch.)
The official felt tears welling up in his eyes.
