Thinking of our Uncle
(Baonghean.vn) - Every time we remember Uncle Ho, every time we celebrate his birthday is an opportunity for us to reflect more. Only by studying and following his great thoughts and shining moral example can we confidently speak from our hearts: our Uncle Ho.
Following his father from Sen village to Hue for the second time in 1906, on the day of returning to visit his hometown on the morning of June 16, 1957, the young man Nguyen Tat Thanh, our Uncle Ho, had to be away from his hometown for 51 years. Leaving as a young man with empty hands, he returned as an old man nearly 70 years old with an independent and free country.
FAMILY AND NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Many of us cannot remember how many times we have visited Uncle Ho's hometown, how many times we have heard familiar stories about him that still fill us with emotion. After more than 50 years of separation, we are filled with longing.away from home for a few decades"He returned to his homeland not as President, but as a son who had been away for a long time, now returning to visit his father's homeland, his motherland, and his poor and miserable neighbors of the past.
Many witnesses recounted that on the morning of June 16, 1957, when Uncle Ho had just returned to Nghe An, the provincial leaders invited him to stay at the newly built guest house, but he calmly said: "I've been away from home for a long time, so I need to go home first. The guest house is for receiving and accommodating guests. I'm a family member, not a guest.”. What few people noticed later was that Uncle Ho returned to his hometown on a Sunday morning. Surely this was not a coincidence for a man who always“"Putting public service first", always clearly distinguish between public and private matters like our Uncle Ho.
According to the Special Information and Documentation Issue, No. XVI, September 2014 of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site, from October 15, 1954 - the day Uncle returned to the Capital until August 12, 1969 - the day Uncle fell seriously ill, President Ho Chi Minh went on field trips, worked, and visited localities and units 923 times. The provinces Uncle visited many times were: Bac Ninh 18 times, Hung Yen 10 times, Hai Phong 9 times, Thai Binh 5 times, Thanh Hoa 4 times, Quang Ninh 9 times... The history of local Party committees and through the memories of many people who were fortunate enough to meet and work with Uncle Ho, there are many touching stories, thoughtful and profound teachings right from his work, lifestyle, and noble personality.
Just through the story of Uncle Ho visiting a poor cleaning lady’s family in the capital on the night of the 30th of Tet, it has moved and awakened many people to the morality of “the healthy leaves cover the torn leaves” in daily life; to the disease of bureaucracy, lack of closeness to the people, lack of care for the people of a part of the “servants” of the people. Educating and training cadres and people from all that naturally emanates from their thoughts and exemplary actions, that is the revolutionary method, the morality of Ho Chi Minh.
With my homeland, from the day our country gained independence in September 1945, to the day "return to the world of the wiseUncle Ho only visited his homeland twice, the second time on December 8-11, 1961. Although he was so busy with national affairs, deep in his heart, Uncle Ho always reserved time for his homeland.“"Homeland is a place of great love and affection"a warm feeling, deep concern.
According to incomplete statistics, from 1930 until before entering eternity, Uncle Ho had 9 articles, 31 letters, 10 speeches, 3 telegrams sent to his homeland. Notably, in mid-1969, foreseeing his health, Uncle sent a letter to the Nghe An Party Executive Committee.“What should we do next? That is: Actively practice democracy with the people more/ Restore and develop the economy/ Take great care of people's lives and try to contribute more efforts to join the army and people of the whole country to completely defeat the American invaders.”. The Party Committee and people of Nghe An always consider this as the sacred Testament that he dedicated to his homeland, and as the motivation to strive to fulfill his teachings:“I hope that our compatriots and comrades in the province will strive to make Nghe An soon become one of the best provinces in the North."
THE COUNTRY IS STILL THE HOMELAND FOR A THOUSAND YEARS
Uncle Ho was born in his mother's village of Chua, and spent his childhood in his father's village of Sen in Nam Dan, Nghe An. Deep in his heart, his homeland was also Duong No village, the citadel - the place associated with his childhood with his mother who worked hard all her life to provide for her husband and children's education, and to nurture his great ambitions; the ultimate pain of losing his mother and younger brother when he was only 10 years old; and the imperial capital of Hue - the place that nurtured and educated intellectuals, formed his personality, patriotism, and aspiration for national liberation.
Surely, along with his hometown Nam Dan, Nghe An, the childhood years in Hue Citadel were a very important time in acquiring knowledge, forming personality, patriotism and aspiration for national liberation of the young man Nguyen Tat Thanh.
Uncle Ho's hometown is the sunny and windy land of Binh Khe - Binh Dinh - where Nguyen Tat Thanh came to say goodbye to his father; where Uncle Ho was passed on the aspiration to save the country from his father:The country is lost, why not find a way to save the country, look for your father?Recalling the situation when Nguyen Trai bid farewell to his father Nguyen Phi Khanh at Nam Quan pass in the summer of Dinh Hoi year 1407; when Nguyen Phi Khanh taught his son:Let's go back to the South and find a way to take revenge, rather than shedding manly tears on this path of resentment and injustice...
Remember, before writing his Will to leave to future generations, on February 15, 1965, Uncle Ho returned to Con Son."visit"Nguyen Trai. Born more than 5 centuries apart (1380-1890), but there seems to be a strange coincidence, like a historical appointment of two outstanding politicians and military men, of two poets and great personalities. It seems to be a coincidence, a continuation of thoughts."humanity is based on peace for the people", "the country is based on the people";is the great heart of great men"A single inch of old affection remains, day and night the winter tide rolls on."
With Cao Bang, later the Viet Bac base, where there was“"Heavenly time, Earthly advantage, and human harmony", place“had a good movement from before"was chosen by Uncle Ho as a revolutionary base after 30 years of wandering to find a way to save the country. Here, the people of the Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao, Kinh, Hoa, Lo Lo... ethnic groups considered Uncle Ho as their father and grandfather; raised and protected Mr. Ke and the revolutionary bases. The people respected Uncle Ho and followed the revolution, not afraid of hardship and sacrifice for the revolution. General Secretary Le Duan said:“Uncle Ho's life is closely associated with the country of Vietnam, especially with the people of Cao Bang... That is the honor and pride of Cao Bang".
For the people of the South, Uncle Ho always had a very special affection. In 1969, when receiving journalist Marta Rojas (Granma Newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Cuba), Uncle Ho said:“In the South, each person, mholei giaDboth have a nholei pain separately. Combine nholei pain of mholei person, mholei family again then become nholemy suffering”.
Homeland with Uncle Ho is always synonymous with“"The homeland of a thousand years"To be“North - South reunion".Homeland and country are always the thoughts, the consistent will, the burning desire in his heart:“I have only one desire, an ultimate desire, which is to make our country completely independent, our people completely free, our compatriots all have food to eat, clothes to wear, and access to education.".
General Secretary Le Duan affirmed:“Our nation, our people, our country gave birth to President Ho, the great national hero and it was he who made our nation, our people, our country glorious.”Perhaps that is the most complete, profound and also the simplest assessment of our Uncle Ho.
UNCLE LEAVE YOUR LOVE FOR US
Every time we remember Uncle Ho, every time we celebrate his birthday, it is an opportunity for us to reflect more. Uncle Ho left us a truly monumental legacy. That is an independent and complete country, a brilliant revolutionary cause, a bright example and a noble and pure lifestyle. Uncle Ho also left behind:“My love to all the people, the whole Party, the entire army, the youth and children.”
"Loving Uncle Ho makes my heart purer."That is the purity of love for the country, the love for the people, for each human being in the immense meaning of the two sacred words “compatriots”. Those are the thoughts and actions we need to learn from Uncle Ho every day: “Whatever is beneficial to the people must be done with all our might, no matter how small. Whatever is harmful to the people must be avoided at all costs.".
Only by always thinking and sincerely doing more and better than his simple yet profound advice can we be somewhat worthy of the boundless love Uncle Ho has for us. Only by studying and following his great thoughts and shining moral example can we be confident when speaking from our hearts:our uncle ho
