Thinking about our Uncle Ho

FAMILY LOVE AND NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Many of us can't remember how many times we've visited Uncle Ho's hometown, how many times we've heard familiar stories about him that still fill us with emotion. After more than 50 years of separation, filled with poignant longing...Away from home for decades"He returned to his hometown not in the capacity of President, but as a son who had been away for a long time, now returning to visit his ancestral land, to see his poor and suffering neighbors from the past."

Many witnesses recounted that on the morning of June 16, 1957, when Uncle Ho arrived in Nghe An, the provincial leaders invited him to rest at the newly built guesthouse, but Uncle Ho calmly said:You've been away from home and your hometown for a long time, so you need to visit home first. The guesthouse is for receiving guests and providing accommodation. You're family, not a guest."What few people noticed later was that Uncle Ho returned to his hometown on a Sunday morning. Surely this was no coincidence for a man who always..."""Putting public interest above all else"Always keeping public and private matters separate, just like our Uncle Ho.

According to the Special Documentation Issue XVI, September 2014, of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site, from October 15, 1954 - the day Uncle Ho returned to the capital - to August 12, 1969 - the day he fell seriously ill, President Ho Chi Minh made 923 visits to various localities and units. Provinces he visited frequently included: Bac Ninh (18 times), Hung Yen (10 times), Hai Phong (9 times), Thai Binh (5 times), Thanh Hoa (4 times), and Quang Ninh (9 times)... The history of the local Party committees and the recollections of many who were fortunate enough to meet and work with Uncle Ho record countless touching stories, kind and profound teachings, stemming from his actions, lifestyle, and noble character.

The story of Uncle Ho visiting the family of a poor cleaning lady in the capital on the night of the 30th of Tet (Lunar New Year's Eve) has moved and awakened countless people to the moral principle of "helping those in need" in daily life; and to the bureaucratic disease, the lack of closeness to the people, and the lack of care for the people among a segment of those who are supposed to be "public servants." Educating and training cadres and the people from everything that naturally emanates from their thoughts and exemplary actions is the revolutionary method, the ethics of Ho Chi Minh.

Regarding my homeland, from the day our country gained independence in September 1945, to the day..."Return to the world of the righteous."Uncle Ho only visited his homeland twice, the second time from December 8-11, 1961. Despite the overwhelming workload of the nation, deep in his heart, he always cherished his homeland.""Homeland, a place of profound meaning and deep affection."A warm feeling, deep concern.

According to incomplete statistics, from 1930 until his passing, President Ho Chi Minh wrote 9 articles, 31 letters, 10 speeches, and 3 telegrams to his hometown. Notably, in mid-1969, anticipating his declining health, he sent a letter to the Party Committee of Nghe An province.“What should we do next? It is: Actively implement democracy with the people even more / Restore and develop the economy / Take utmost care of the people's lives and strive to contribute even more effort to join the army and people of the whole country in completely defeating the American invaders.”The Party Committee and people of Nghe An have always regarded this as a sacred testament that President Ho Chi Minh dedicated specifically to his homeland, and as a driving force to strive to fulfill his teachings:""I hope that our compatriots and comrades in the province will strive to make Nghe An one of the most prosperous provinces in the North."

THE LAND AND WATER REMAIN OUR HOMELAND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

Ho Chi Minh was born in Chua Village, his mother's hometown, and spent his childhood in Sen Village, his father's hometown in Nam Dan, Nghe An province. Deep in his heart, his homeland also included Duong No Village and the Citadel – places connected to his childhood with his kind mother who toiled her whole life to support her husband and children's education and nurture their great ambitions; the place of profound sorrow at losing his mother and younger sibling when he was only 10 years old; and Hue, the imperial capital – the place that nurtured his intellect, shaped his character, patriotism, and aspirations for national liberation.

Undoubtedly, along with his hometown of Nam Dan, Nghe An, the years spent in the imperial city of Hue were a crucial period in the acquisition of knowledge, the formation of his character, his patriotic ideology, and his aspiration for national liberation.

Uncle Ho's homeland is the sun-drenched, windswept land of Binh Khe, Binh Dinh province – the place where Nguyen Tat Thanh bid farewell to his father; the place where Uncle Ho was further inspired by his father's aspiration to save the country.If the country is lost, instead of searching for a way to save it, what's the point of looking for your father?Recalling the circumstances of Nguyen Trai bidding farewell to his father, Nguyen Phi Khanh, at the Nam Quan Pass in the summer of 1407 (the year of Dinh Hoi); when Nguyen Phi Khanh taught his son:Return to the South, seek revenge, rather than shedding sentimental tears on this path of bitter resentment and injustice…

I recall that, before writing his Last Will and Testament for posterity, on February 15, 1965, President Ho Chi Minh visited Con Son Island.visitNguyen Trai. Born more than five centuries apart (1380-1890), yet there seems to be a strange coincidence, a historical encounter, between two outstanding politicians and military leaders, two great poets and personalities. It seems to be a coincidence, a continuation of thought."The essence of benevolence lies in ensuring the people's peace," "The nation is founded on its people";It is the great heart of great men."Even a tiny bit of old affection remains, like the surging eastern tide day and night."

With Cao Bang, which later became the Viet Bac base area, there was""The right time, the right place, and the right people", place""There was a good movement before."This place was chosen by Uncle Ho as a revolutionary base after 30 years of wandering in search of a way to save the country. Here, people of the Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao, Kinh, Hoa, Lo Lo ethnic groups... regarded Uncle Ho as their father and grandfather; they nurtured and protected Uncle Ho and the revolutionary bases. The people loved Uncle Ho and followed the revolution, not fearing hardship and sacrifice for the revolution. General Secretary Le Duan said:""President Ho Chi Minh's life was closely intertwined with Vietnam, especially with the people of Cao Bang… That is an honor and a source of pride for Cao Bang."

For the people of Southern Vietnam, Uncle Ho always held a very special affection. In 1969, when receiving journalist Marta Rojas (Granma newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Cuban Communist Party), Uncle Ho said:"In the South, each person, mholefamilyDWe all have oneholeI have my own pain. Combine them.holemy sufferingholei people, mholeIf the family comes together, it becomes a family.holemy suffering.

For Uncle Ho, homeland was always synonymous with...""Our homeland, a thousand years old,"To be"North and South reunited.Homeland and country were always the unwavering sentiment, the consistent will, and the burning aspiration in his heart:"I have only one desire, one ultimate desire: to see our country completely independent, our people completely free, and all our compatriots having enough food and clothing, and access to education."

General Secretary Le Duan affirmed:"Our nation, our people, our land and country gave birth to President Ho Chi Minh, the great national hero, and it was he who brought glory to our nation, our people, our land and country."Perhaps that is the most complete, profound, and also the simplest assessment of our Uncle Ho.

Uncle Ho left his love for us.

Every time we remember Uncle Ho, every time we celebrate his birthday, it's an opportunity for us to reflect further. He left us a truly immense legacy: an independent and unified country, a brilliant revolutionary cause, a shining example, and a noble and pure way of life. He also left behind:"My deepest love and affection goes out to the entire nation, the entire Party, all the armed forces, and all the young people and children."

"Loving Uncle Ho makes our hearts purer."It is the purity of love for the country, the love for the people, for each individual in the boundless meaning of the sacred word "compatriots." These are the thoughts and actions we should learn from Uncle Ho every day:Whatever benefits the people must be done to the utmost, no matter how small. Whatever harms the people must be avoided to the utmost."

By always thinking about and sincerely striving to do more and better than those simple yet profound teachings of President Ho Chi Minh, we will be worthy, to some extent, of the boundless love he bestowed upon us. By diligently studying and following his great ideology and shining example of morality, we can confidently raise our voices from the heart.Our Uncle Ho.