Brilliant Leadership

Difficult Yet Worthwhile

One day some years ago, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made an inspection tour of the newly-built Pyongyang Bag Factory as his first field-guidance of the new year and he went round different parts of the production site. Watching the bags in different shapes and colours suited to the tastes, interests and aesthetic senses of children and schoolchildren, he felt delighted as if he was picturing our happy children laughing boisterously from and to school with our own stylish bags on their backs. He told the officials: It is not easy to produce school bags as well as school uniforms, notebooks and textbooks on our own strength. But now that I have done another difficult but worthwhile job, I am full of pride. I regard it as pleasure and happiness.

President’s Car over a Railway Bridge

It was one day in July, Juche 39 (1950). When the car with President Kim Il Sung in reached the River Rimjin, the bridge had been heavily bombed into halves by enemy planes. Having learnt about it, the President proposed crossing a nearby railway bridge as a last resort. His proposal was a complete surprise to the accompanying officials. (It is absolutely impossible since the railway bridge is uneven with a series of sleepers and, what is more, it is in danger of being attacked by enemy planes at any time.) They stood in his way. At this time, too, our combatants are shedding blood in battles against enemies and they are waiting for us, so we shouldn’t hesitate to go ahead, said the President, persuading them to make way for him. Eventually, the car, directed by the white flag one of the officials waved ahead of it, struggled over the railway bridge little by little on the pitch-dark night. It was indeed an immortal sight unprecedented in the world war history.

Honor Bestowed on Scientist Couple

One winter day some years ago, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gave a grand banquet for scientists and technicians who had made a great contribution to the country’s development of science and technology. The participants, who were bestowed a greater affection than they deserve, were in the state of great excitement. The time of happiness and joy was passing second by second amidst the affection of kinship. The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who was very delighted to hear that there was a hero scientist couple at the place, called them beside him. Warmly shaking hands with the scientist couple who were greatly excited by his unexpected call, he affectionately listened to their research work one by one. After listening to their stories to the last, he suggested having a souvenir photo taken with them arm in arm. The couple were bubbling with excitement. The stormy cheers of “Hurrah!” and loud applauses full of excitement from the audience towards him burst out inside the hall. On the day, the scientist couple hardened their pledge of faith looking up at the sacred Party flag – We’ll carry on with our scientific research forever under the red Party flag only!

Praising the Province for Always Taking the Lead

One day in July some years ago, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Tree Nursery of Kangwon Province. Looking round the nursery, he highly praised the officials there for firmly consolidating material and technical foundations for stable production of saplings by completing the colossal project in a short span of time by the province itself and successfully solving problems arising in the management and operation of the nursery over the past one year. His generous praise greatly excited the officials. On the day the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said that he feels happy about giving assignments to this provincial Party committee, which always takes the lead in the implementation of Party’s policies, and that he would like to give as much help as possible to the officials in the committee who always make every effort to do even a bit more by themselves. Then, he took measures on the spot to solve urgent problems arising in the economic work of the province.

More Powerful than Nuclear Weapons

One day, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Pyongyang Condiment Factory. Looking at a production building, he asked the officials which unit had built it. One of them replied that it was built by the staff of the factory itself. Noting that it was praiseworthy to have upgraded the production lines and established the production culture and life culture, and yet more important was that they modernized their factory on their own strength by giving full play to spiritual strength of the producer masses, he stressed that it is just more powerful than nuclear weapons.

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.