Great Sage Admired by World People
Recollecting Impressive Stories of Noble Virtue of President
The ardent yearning for President
Though ３２ years have passed after the demise of the President, the great loss of the Korean nation, voices of boundless admiration and praises for the President are ringing out ceaselessly from different parts of the world.
The President whom the world people so much praise and ardently yearn for was a great sage of benevolence who took warm care of all the people with the noblest virtue as a natural disposition.
The President met over ７０ ０００ foreigners from １３６ countries since the country’s liberation till the last period of his great revolutionary career.
Among so many facts about the noble virtue of the President deeply admired by the world people is the story about his ardent affection for Premier Zhou Enlai of China.
Premier Zhou Enlai is one of those foreigners the President met times out of number to promote friendship for ２０-odd years.
When he underwent an operation for a fatal disease, the President paid a consolatory visit to him.
In April １９７５ the President even went to see him in hospital.
At that time, the President warmly encouraged him to recover from his illness in a short time, saying that the whole world was worrying about him.
Deeply moved by the President’s revolutionary friendship and noble benevolence, the Premier ardently requested the President to guide the world revolution for the future of mankind.
Premier Zhou Enlai was a veteran revolutionary who was １４ years older than the President and an internationally-recognized outstanding political activist.
As he was completely enchanted by the benevolence of the President, he made such a heartfelt request to the President in his last moments.
When Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia was going through hardships, the President also rendered unsparing assistance to him.
Once, an African country’s president came to Pyongyang to meet the great leader.
He was eager to learn from the valuable experience in building of a new society of the President, a veteran statesman in the era of independence, who defeated two imperialisms in one generation and built a dignified socialist state.
Despite his busy work with all state affairs, the President met him for a long time and gave precious instructions as regards the building of an independent and sovereign state.
The President had a heart-to-heart talk with him, clearly indicating the road ahead for the independent development with his rare wisdom.
He couldn’t help feeling attracted to the humble personality of the President as time passes.
Man of great self-respect as he was, he followed and admired the President, unreservedly calling the President "eldest brother".
Not only him but also lots of foreign party and state leaders and humble and famous figures including President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, President Sukarno of Indonesia and President Tito of Yugoslavia were attracted to the boundless noble virtue of our great leader.
In １９６５ the President became acquainted with the charge d’affaires ad interim of the Indonesian embassy to the DPRK on his state visit to Indonesia.
The charge d’affaires ad interim who returned to Pyongyang begot a cute daughter. As he begot his first child in the DPRK admired by the whole world, he desired the President to name his daughter.
In consideration of his wish, the President personally named his daughter and even wrote a letter carrying the name in person to send it to him.
As days went by, Moran became full of boundless yearning for and gratitude to the President who personally named her and bestowed great loving care.
So she sincerely presented the letter of thanks to the President.
In the letter, she also wished him good health and wellbeing.
Despite his busy schedule, the President personally read the letter enclosed with a photo the Indonesian girl presented to him and sent a benevolent reply letter to her.
He was much rejoiced at the news of her marriage and bestowed great benevolence of sending to her a wedding gift.
It was, indeed, the noblest and warmest parental love.
Even those persons who had been hostile to us bowed to the warm humanity and broad magnanimity of the President.
Among them is Gomes, former president of the Portuguese Republic who served as chief of staff of the Portuguese forces in Macao during the Korean War.
The President personally met him who visited our country and gave detailed answers to his questions.
When he again visited our country, the President hosted a luncheon for him and bestowed great trust, proposing him to frequently visit our country and fight together shoulder to shoulder for the people and for making Europe and developing countries independent.
Deeply attracted by the President’s charisma, Gomes expressed his true feelings, saying that "President
Indeed, the benevolent bosom of the President was the one of great loving care taking responsible for the destiny and future of mankind.
That’s why numerous foreigners came to the embrace of the President and presented to him priceless gifts reflective of their ardent sincerity.
During the whole period of his revolutionary career, the President received a large number of gifts from foreign party and state leaders, figures of all strata and international organizations of １７０-odd countries.
What amazed us was that the sincerity of mankind has been invariably carried on even after the demise of the President.
This fact eloquently shows what a great man we upheld as a leader and father.
The President is alive in the minds of the Korean people and the world progressives forever.
His immortal exploits and the personality as the peerlessly great man will shine forever in the hearts of not only Korean people but the world progressives.
Rodong Sinmun