Son of the People Kim Jong Il (1942-2011), Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, used to say that he regarded it as his motto of life that the people were above him and he was their son. What did he mean? We can find the answer to this question in the following anecdotes. It is well known that he often used a train for his visit to factories and farms across the country. Train is supposed to whistle at certain places. But he disallowed the driver of his train to give whistles at midnight or dawn lest it should wake the people from sleep. On December 4, 2011, about ten days before he passed away, he visited the Amusement Park of Kaeson Youth Park despite the unusually cold weather. When the employees of the park asked him why he had to come on such a cold day of all days, he replied with a smile on his face that only then, could the people come here on fine days. During his days at Kim Il Sung University, he took part ...
