Brilliant Leadership

Children Win Ssirum

One day soon after liberation President Kim Il Sung visited Mangyongdae Revolutionary School. At that time the playground were buzzing with the schoolchildren doing ssirum. The President took off his outerwear, handed it to the anti-Japanese war heroine Kim Jong Suk, and suggested a match to the children. The innocent children attacked him at once, some clinging to the lower part of his body, some others shouldering into him, and yet some others pulling him by the arm with all their force… However hard they tried, the President remained unmoved. Comrade Kim Jong Suk, observing the scene, advised the children to unite their strength. The children, more encouraged by her support, shouted in chorus to unite their strength. At that moment the President pretended to lose balance and lean to one side. Then the children’s cheers of hurrah shook the playground. “We won. Hip, hip, hurray!” She congratulated them on winning the match. The President embraced the children with a broad smile as if he were relieved of all his anxiety.

Commending Highly as Most Trusted University

It was late September, Juche 107(2018), when the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a visit to Kim Chaek University of Technology (KUT) celebrating its 70th founding anniversary. Noting that the university had made great contributions to the country’s scientific and technological education and independent development of the national economy, he said he was pleased to personally meet and congratulate the teachers and researchers of the glorious university on its 70th birthday. He extended congratulations on behalf of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the DPRK government to all the teachers and researchers who devoted themselves to the education and scientific research for the prosperity and future of the socialist country. Then, he had a photo session wishing them proud successes in scientific and technological research and talents training by reliably carrying forward the 70 year-long brilliant tradition. Saying that KUT is one of the universities the Party trusts, boasts and holds up most, he set forth vital tasks for the university to train students into creation-oriented talents and scientists faithful to the Party and revolution with strong revolutionary spirit and high faculties of inquiry and application by steadily enhancing the quality of education as required by the new century. That day he clarified the issues of improving the educational conditions and environment, content and method of the university, and bestowed great favors on the university.

Great Trust

On September 19, Juche 90(2001), Chairman Kim Jong Il visited Kim Chaek University of Technology and gave instructions on training more and better sci-tech talents who would shoulder the building of a powerful socialist country in accordance with its mission and duty. He also clarified in detail all the issues of improving the education of the university ranging from preparing teaching programs and plans and modernizing the content of scientific and technological education to raising the proportion of application of IT and computers in technological subjects. In addition, he took benevolent measures for building an e-library and a multifunctional gymnasium at the university and for providing with all necessary experimental equipment for scientific research and education, books and vehicles. Some years after that, the Chairman made another visit to KUT. Highly appreciating the university, which was making great contributions to the development of science and technology of the country and to the building of an economic power, he said that Kim Chaek University of Technology is a pedigree for training sci-tech talents and a pioneer of an IT industry revolution in our country.

He Foresees Profound Secret of Heaven

It happened on the day of the Banjiegou Battle. When the sun already set and the darkness of the night set in, President Kim Il Sung soon held a commanders’ meeting and issued battle orders. When the ranks of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army quickly got out of the forest onto Banjiegou Road nearby, hanging in the middle of the sky was a silvery moon. It was shining so bright that even ants were likely to be seen crawling. But the guerrillas were full of dauntless courage, as they realized keenly through practical experiences that the battles organized and guided by the President emerged ever victorious. It turned out they were right. The guerrillas fully prepared for battle were about to go over to the further action when suddenly the bright moon faded away, leaving the world pitch-dark. It was an eclipse of the moon. Being admired by his foresightedness once again, they shouted for joy in mind. The raiding party climbed over the earthen wall swiftly, opened the gate and showered a fire on the enemy’s camps and battery. It was only a few minutes before the battle ended in victory of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army.

Absolutely Intolerable

It was one day in summer, Juche 92(2003). While inspecting a unit of the Korean People’s Army, Chairman Kim Jong Il admonished an official that the catfish farm built by the unit was causing inconvenience to the people who were using the spa. It was absolutely intolerable to the Chairman, who was giving top and absolute priority to the people’s interests and convenience whatever he did. The Chairman told the officials that he was always giving priority to the people’s interests in everything and he regarded people’s joy as his greatest pleasure, adding that people’s pleasure and happiness are just his own pleasure and happiness, which is his firm outlook on happiness and the people. Thanks to the measure of love taken on the spot by the Chairman that day, the catfish farm in the middle of the hot-spring village moved a long distance away.

Newly-equipped Facilities

In the sweltering weather at the end of July, Juche 101(2012), the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited Rungna People’s Pleasure Park with its completion just ahead. That day looking with satisfaction round the wading pool which would be brimming over with people’s laughter, he was so pleased that the facilities and surroundings were decorated in white, blue and green, making the overall atmosphere around it fresh and clean. Going round the basketball court, volleyball court and beach volleyball court on the roof of the changing room with showers, he expressed great pleasure and satisfaction over the effective use of space and the tremendous change of surroundings. After a moment he instructed that the wading pool should be equipped with an emergency treatment room and an observation post and rescue measures should also be taken. That was how the emergency treatment room and the observation post were added to the wading pool.