On July 26, 2012, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un taught the officials concerned that patriotism can be likened to a gemstone and thus everyone should cherish patriotism as valuable and beautiful as a gemstone, and volunteer to do the undertakings helpful to achieving the prosperity of the country and the well-being of the people.
Kim Jong Un continued that, always reflecting oneself on the question about what one has devoted to the good of the country and people, one should cultivate the idea of loving the country and only then will one be able to display genuine patriotism when planting even a tree and shed sweat out of patriotism when digging up a spadeful of earth in a construction site.
As a gemstone keeps sparkling even under the ground, the idea of loving the country, however small it may be and irrespective of whether it is recognized or not, is valuable and always beautiful.
When patriotism is displayed like a sparkling gem in every corner of the country, the country will make more rapid progress and socialist Korea be more powerful and prosperous.
Kim Jong Un’s saying teaches the value of patriotism once again to all people.
