The following anecdote shows what a
courageous woman Kim Jong Suk was.
In 1933, according to Commander Kim Il Sung’s strategy, forming an
alliance with a Chinese anti-Japanese unit called “Pingyi” presented itself as
a pressing task. This was somewhat dangerous because the Chinese
indiscriminately killed Koreans, deceived by the Japanese imperialists’ national
alienation plot.
However, she proposed a negotiation with the
head of the Chinese unit and went to see him. Despite the obstructions by armed
guards, she came to the headquarters and sat face to face with him. The Chinese
man looked overbearing and scornful; by contrast, the young, daring girl looked
composed and self-confident as she kindly and logically explained how the
Japanese imperialists were scheming to alienate the Chinese
from Koreans. Admired by her uncommon character, he
agreed to join hands with the Korean guerrillas.
Kim Jong Suk was possessed of warm
humanity.
She devoted herself heart and soul for the
sake of her comrades and fellow people. When she was engaged in underground
activities, she happened to know that the village landlord ordered a fevered
kitchen maid to be carried away to a hut in a mountain. She immediately rushed
to the hut and shared bed and meal with her. Other members of her organization dissuaded
her from living with the sick girl, for fear of infection, but she continued to
nurse the poor maid. At last, the girl was saved from the jaws of death thanks
to Kim Jong Suk’s self-sacrificing care.
Kim Jong Suk’s warm humanity went beyond the
differences in nationality, ideas and political views. One day, after Japan’s
defeat, a few Japanese girls who had served as nurses of the Japanese army came
to her house for begging. The hostess took good care of the wretched girls
without prejudice. And when they were returning home, she helped them with
their procedures and gave them some new clothes, food and money. Twenty-five years
later, one of them sent a letter of thanks via the governor of Tokyo who was
visiting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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