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Meaningful Photo He Had Taken on Party Founding AnniversaryWhenever we think of the life of President Kim Il Sung who regarded the young generations as treasures of the country and always lavished warm love on them, we recollect October １０, １９５７, the twelfth founding anniversary of our Party.On that meaningful day, the President, who was on his journey for field guidance, was passing by Tongju-ri, Pyokdong County, against the River Amnok on a boat.That very moment, lots of children cheered toward the boat at a riverside pavilion.The President saw the children and waved back to them with a broad smile on his face.Then the children ran toward the river with vociferous cheers and boarded the boat which had been loaded with the car of the President.Some of the children pulled the oars and others who didn’t get hold of them began to use their open hands to knife through the water.The officials who were aboard the boat repeatedly admonished them not to do so but it was of no use.Meanwhile, the President reached the other side of the river and waited for the children despite his busy schedule.The children threw themselves in the arms of the President regardless of their wet clothes.The President stroked their heads, listened to their hopes and warmly blessed them.Presently, the President suggested taking a picture of the children.The children quarreled with each other, pushing and pulling to get nearer to the President. The President placed them one by one in their seats and urged the photographer to have a picture taken before the sun went down.The photographer said that there were too many children to take a picture of all of them at once.The President took the camera and estimated the position.Then he handed over the camera to the photographer, teaching to place the focus on the second button of one of the children standing in the centre.The photographer couldn’t press the shutter because, if so, the image of the President wouldn’t be placed with respect in the centre.The President, reading his mind, urged him to place the focus on the child, warmly saying that full justice had to be done to the children in the picture.That moment, the photographer and the officials were impressed by the fatherly love of the President.Hence, a meaningful photograph was taken.This touching story still tells us that President Kim Il Sung, who put the children forward as the kings of the country and bestowed all the happiness of the world on them, is a peerlessly great sage mankind has never witnessed.Rodong Sinmun Meaningful Photo He Had Taken on Party Founding Anniversary Whenever we think of the life of President Kim Il Sung who regarded the young generations as treasures of the country and always lavished warm love on them, we recollect October １０, １９５７, the twelfth founding anniversary of our Party. On that meaningful day, the President, who was on his journey for field guidance, was passing by Tongju-ri, Pyokdong County, against the River Amnok on a boat. That very moment, lots of children cheered toward the boat at a riverside pavilion. The President saw the children and waved back to them with a broad smile on his face. Then the children ran toward the river with vociferous cheers and boarded the boat which had been loaded with the car of the President. Some of the children pulled the oars and others who didn’t get hold of them began to use their open hands to knife through the water. The officials who were aboard the boat repeatedly admonished them not to do so but it was of no use. Meanwhile, the President reached the other side of the river and waited for the children despite his busy schedule. The children threw themselves in the arms of the President regardless of their wet clothes. The President stroked their heads, listened to their hopes and warmly blessed them. Presently, the President suggested taking a picture of the children. The children quarreled with each other, pushing and pulling to get nearer to the President. The President placed them one by one in their seats and urged the photographer to have a picture taken before the sun went down. The photographer said that there were too many children to take a picture of all of them at once. The President took the camera and estimated the position. Then he handed over the camera to the photographer, teaching to place the focus on the second button of one of the children standing in the centre. The photographer couldn’t press the shutter because, if so, the image of the President wouldn’t be placed with respect in the centre. The President, reading his mind, urged him to place the focus on the child, warmly saying that full justice had to be done to the children in the picture. That moment, the photographer and the officials were impressed by the fatherly love of the President. Hence, a meaningful photograph was taken. This touching story still tells us that President Kim Il Sung, who put the children forward as the kings of the country and bestowed all the happiness of the world on them, is a peerlessly great sage mankind has never witnessed.