Brilliant Leadership

First Deputy Nominated by People

It was when a democratic election was first held in our country. As the historic election day was approaching, nomination of candidates for deputies to the provincial, city and county people's committees was in progress in every election district. At that time, in the mass rally held in Samdung myon (in those days), Kangdong County, President Kim Il Sung was nominated as a candidate for deputy to the South Phyongan Province People’s Committee. So, two delegates came to Pyongyang in order to report the news. When they met President Kim Il Sung, one of them, deeply impressed by the personality of the boundlessly benevolent President, told him without any hesitation that every person in Samdung myon including the old wanted to come to visit him. The President replied he would really appreciate their willingness to visit him, as it was natural for him to be the first to visit the elderly people, and that he would meet them before anything else when they bothered to visit him. That is how about 10 of elderly people, workers, farmers and students, on behalf of the people in Samdung myon, enjoyed the honorable privilege of meeting President Kim Il Sung the next day. On the day President Kim Il Sung with a broad smile on his face promised to work with devotion, always mindful of their trusts and expectations. Our people’s belief in and respect for President Kim Il Sung were clearly demonstrated in the first democratic election.

First Criterion

Political independence is the first criterion of an independent and sovereign state. President Kim Il Sung, on the start line of building a new country, set forth an original line for defending and realizing the basic interests of our people and the sovereignty of our country and nation. Sitting together with some military and political cadres on August 20, Juche 34 (1945), President Kim Il Sung said that we should continue to advance the Korean revolution on the basis of the victory already achieved and that we should build a prosperous and independent sovereign state with our own efforts. Then, he set forth a clear immediate task for realizing the cause of building a party, a state and an army, the real guarantee of an independent and sovereign state, by our own efforts in keeping with the demands of our people without delay. As President Kim Il Sung set forth the line of building a new country to defend the fundamental interests of our people on the untrodden road of state building and led our country along the road of independence, the people-centered socialism of our own style could be built on this land.

Exceptional Benevolence

In March, Juche 101(2012), the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un paid a visit to Cho Island. After the photo session with the soldiers, he looked around different places of the island to show warm care of their life. Still not satisfied with his affection for the soldiers, he was moving his thoughtful steps when he told the commanding officers that he would send State Merited Chorus to the island. They could hardly believe their ears at that moment. They were totally gripped by ineffable feelings because it was beyond their imagination that such a large-scale performance should be arranged just for the soldiers on the island quite a long way from the land. Having learnt how many times of its performance in the soldiers’ hall would be sufficient for all the soldiers, service persons’ families and staff, he took necessary measures for the arrangement of the performance of State Merited Chorus.

President’s Splendid Idea

It happened when President Kim Il Sung was on his field guidance tours in North Hamgyong Province. Acquainting himself with the actual conditions of a county, he came to learn that the officials there had trouble with stones in the fields. Having heard about the details from an official, the President asked him if he had ever thought of utilizing them. The official made no reply as he had never thought about it. Stressing the need to wage a vigorous campaign for building terraced fields in this county of many sloping lands, the President said that they could directly pile up stones in the fields into terraces without bothering to bring them from riversides or quarries as they did in other areas. He added that building terraced fields offers all the advantages; no labor to sift out stones, readjusting and improving land, protecting land from washing by rain. Subsequently, they readjusted the fields in their county methodically in a short span of time, which resulted in a high crop yield every year.

Thanks to Embrace of Sun

Beautiful flowers and memorial greeting cards our mothers are given on Mother’s Day are associated with a touching story. One day in September, Juche 101 (2012), the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited Pyongyang Floriculture Institute. Appreciating the beautiful flowers in full bloom, he said affectionately that as the Mother’s Day was nationally enacted, it would be wonderful to congratulate mothers with those beautiful flowers. After that, one day in November when the Mother’s Day was drawing near, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said to an official that congratulatory cards for sale for the Mother’s Day that year should be well designed and well printed like New Year Cards. That is how our mothers were given various kinds of beautiful flowers and cards from their sons and daughters on the first Mother’s Day in Juche 101 (2012).

To Realize Plan for Capital Construction of Preside...

The order of the Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army on building Chongryu Bridge (stage 2) and Kumrung Tunnel 2 was issued on November 9, Juche 83(1994). According to the order, those projects were supposed to be completed by October 10 the next year that would mark the 50th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. On receipt of the news that Chairman Kim Jong Il issued the order, people across the country were in great excitement and joy. That was because it was an important and responsible undertaking to translate into reality the noble intention of President Kim Il Sung, who took huge pains throughout his life to provide our people with richer and more cultured living conditions. Having been reported that the project of Chongryu Bridge (stage 1) was completed, Chairman Kim Jong Il came out to the site to look round the suspension bridge, another monumental structure of the era of the Workers’ Party. He expressed great satisfaction at the peculiar and modern bridge. Saying that the suspension bridge was built in perfect harmony with Moran Hill, May Day Stadium and Taedong River, he stressed that when the stage 2 project stretching to West Pyongyang was completed, Chongryu Bridge would play an important role in solving traffic problems of Pyongyangites in a more efficient way. Modern Chongryu Bridge (stage 2) and Kumrung Tunnel 2 that connect the east Pyongyang and west Pyongyang areas were completed as grand monumental edifices of lasting significance on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of the WPK on October 10, Juche 84(1995), which made another stride in solving the traffic problems of the citizens and added more beauty to the scenery of the bank of the Taedong River.