President Ho Chi Minh's affection for his homeland, Nghe An.

(Baonghean.vn) - Setting out to find a way to save the country with the ultimate desire of achieving national independence, ensuring the people's freedom, and providing everyone with food, clothing, and education, Ho Chi Minh always carried a deep and poignant longing for his homeland.

In his early childhood, President Ho Chi Minh received his first lessons in morality and character from his parents, and his paternal and maternal hometowns nurtured his patriotic feelings and love for his people. The cultural cradle of his family and homeland became a sweet source of nourishment and a spiritual anchor for Ho Chi Minh on his later revolutionary path.

Sen Village – the ancestral home of President Ho Chi Minh, a village fragrant with the scent of lotus flowers, is where he lived during his childhood (1901-1906).

Within the family, Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac had a profound influence on Ho Chi Minh. His father directly influenced him through his deep learning, his patriotic character, and his extraordinary willpower to achieve his goals. Nguyen Sinh Sac was a highly educated and talented man, yet very humble, disliking formality and ostentation. He lived a simple life, closely connected to the poor working people, and was loved and supported by them, in return living a life of unwavering loyalty and devotion.

President Ho Chi Minh never forgot the lessons of humility and simplicity taught by his father, and he embraced and emulated those shining examples. It can be said that Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac made a significant contribution to building the ideology, morality, and character of Ho Chi Minh – a great personality of our time.

Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan had a positive impact on her children through her simplicity, self-sacrifice, loyalty, love of life, and patriotism. As a woman with some knowledge of classical literature, she devoted much effort to imparting to her children the initial understanding of the natural and social world. She always found ways to answer all of their innocent and whimsical questions clearly, thoroughly, and in an easy-to-understand manner.

As a diligent and hardworking mother, she taught her children to love labor, to do tasks suitable to their strength and age with passion, creativity, and perseverance. This simple, noble lifestyle and love of labor were clearly reflected in Ho Chi Minh's later life.

Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac, a high-ranking scholar, and Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan...

In Ho Chi Minh's case, his mother's influence was manifested in a folk culture deeply rooted in local identity and national traditions, truthfully reflecting the aspirations, desires, and qualities of the working class. She set a shining example of moral character for her children to emulate. Wherever she went, she demonstrated a pure, righteous, and compassionate way of life, earning the love and respect of everyone.

With the heart and sensitivity of a mother, she nurtured, shaped, and taught her children the first lessons about how to live, about morality, and about being a good person. Therefore, from their early childhood, her obedient children knew how to speak kind words, do good deeds, respect their elders, live harmoniously with friends, possess great compassion and kindness, and be considerate of others. All these virtues and good qualities accompanied Ho Chi Minh throughout his life, enriching, deepening, and multiplying them many times over.

Furthermore, Ho Chi Minh's childhood was nurtured by folk songs, lullabies, and verses imbued with love for his homeland. Activities such as reciting the Tale of Kieu, telling fairy tales, and singing folk songs, as practiced by his grandmother, Aunt An, and other villagers, left a deep impression on his soul, fostering in him positive thoughts and feelings towards working people and his homeland.

Hoang Tru Village is where Uncle Ho was born, where he lay in his childhood hammock listening to his mother, Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan, weaving cloth while singing lullabies to soothe him to sleep.

Those sentiments were nurtured from his early childhood, and over the years, they permeated every patriotic thought and action of Cung, becoming increasingly cultivated and enhanced, forming a solid foundation for his valuing and cherishing of national culture and arts – a precious source that will never run dry.

Thus, from his family environment, through the example of his relatives, Nguyen Sinh Cung not only received knowledge about life and an appreciation for nature, fostering a deeper love for his village, his country, and the nation's historical traditions, but he was also meticulously taught how to treat others and how to cultivate good character. The character of the great cultural figure Ho Chi Minh originated from this.

President Ho Chi Minh always showed special affection and concern for his homeland, Nghe An. As an outstanding son of the province, despite his busy schedule leading the revolution, even during times of illness, he always cared about the revolutionary movement in his home province. He wrote 34 articles, letters, telegrams, and speeches to the Party Committee and people of Nghe An province from the 1930s to July 1969. Sometimes he shared his experience "in the name of an old comrade," and other times he met with them in his capacity as President of the Republic, or sent letters of encouragement and guidance.

President Ho Chi Minh visited his hometown for the first time in 1957.

Whenever officials from Nghe An went to the Central Committee for meetings, or when Central Committee officials returned from working in Nghe An, President Ho Chi Minh would often meet with them and inquire about the local situation. He was very pleased to see the progress of the province's revolutionary movement and promptly rewarded localities and units with outstanding achievements. However, he was also very strict in criticizing and kindly instructing us when we made mistakes.

We are very proud to reread the report of the Comintern's Eastern Bureau on the revolutionary traditions of Nghe Tinh nearly a century ago, and we are also moved to see the first letter he sent to "Comrades in the province" less than a month after the successful August Revolution. He instructed: "During your work, if you encounter any difficult problems, please write to me to discuss them; I am ready to offer my opinions." From then on, he regularly sent letters to inquire about and remind the Party Committee and people of the province to unite, love, and encourage each other to enthusiastically participate in the resistance and national construction efforts to live up to the heroic Soviet tradition.

The people of Sen village, Kim Lien commune, welcomed President Ho Chi Minh back to his hometown.

During his two visits to his hometown, he personally visited, encouraged, and advised the Party Committee and people of the province with utmost care and affection. Especially before his death on July 21, 1969, he sent a letter to the Provincial Party Committee, instructing them on matters he cared deeply about regarding the province and asking them to convey his best wishes for good health and progress to all compatriots, soldiers, cadres, Party members, and Youth Union members in the province. This last letter holds the value of a sacred testament from him to his homeland.

Today, as the country enters a new revolutionary phase, the ideological and cultural values, as well as the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh, are more relevant than ever to the Party Committee and people of the province. Cadres, Party members, and the people of the province should study, emulate, and deeply engrave his teachings in their hearts, determined to build Nghe An into a model province as President Ho Chi Minh wished during his lifetime.

Peace

(Compiled from VNA news agency)