We Should Be Able to See through People’s Mind

One January day in 1965 Chairman Kim Jong Il, talking to some officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, spoke of the need for the Party to change its work into the one with people in all cases. He said that they should always think twice and make a proper decision when they treat people's problems as most of them are connected with their political integrity, and that it was important to know their mind. He went on: It is by no means easy to see through their inmost heart. This is how the proverb came that you can see through a ten fathoms deep water but not a fathom deep mind of a man. However difficult it may be to grasp people's mind the Party workers should have an insight into it. They should be able to know the fathom deep mind of the people even though they cannot see into ten fathoms deep water.

After a pause he stressed: Taking full responsibility for people's destiny is an important quality the Party workers should have. Befitting the workers of the motherly Party they should cherish burning love of the Party for the people and truly value and look after the officials, Party members and other working people.

They ought to take full responsibility for their political integrity and take warm care of them to the last.