Chapter 17 Even if a heavy sense of responsibility weighs down on me
I went to schools all over the country to call on everyone to participate in the New Countryside Movement and the New Heart Movement.Whenever I visit the school, the young students give me great support.No matter where I am at the school, smiles and cheers always greet me. I think maybe it is because the title of "Young First Lady" arouses everyone's curiosity.
I have diligently visited various places to personally understand the operating conditions of orphanages, army hospitals, mother and child homes, and nursing homes. When a disaster occurs, no matter how remote it is, I will rush to the scene.When my father fretted over major policy decisions, I would try to get my foot in the door where my father hadn't.
That day happened to be on my way back from visiting the Water Purification Vocational Training Institute. This day was different from usual, the weather was particularly gloomy, as if it was going to rain in winter.The weather suddenly turned cold, maybe because the clothes I wore were too thin, so I kept rubbing the corners of the clothes.After returning to Cheong Wa Dae, I turned on the TV to watch the evening news, and heard reports that this year’s cold snap would come earlier, and it would be the coldest winter in recent years.I urgently called the staff in the secretary's office who were about to get off work.
"Please talk to me briefly, please? I heard that this winter's cold snap will come earlier. May I ask if you have prepared some countermeasures for this severe winter snow? If some countermeasures have been proposed in various places, can you also take some countermeasures?" Give it to me?"
"Ah, yes... so far I haven't received any relevant documents. Tomorrow I will immediately send an official document to all parts of the country, asking them to come up with countermeasures against the cold wave and give a briefing."
In order to minimize the losses caused by disasters, preparations must be made in advance, but most of the time in the past, we waited for disasters to come, and then rushed to think of countermeasures to make up for it.Even if all the preparations are made in advance, disasters cannot be 100% prevented.
"I know you are very busy, but I have to work hard for you. I seem to always make some embarrassing requests. In a few days, find time to have a meal with the staff in the secretary's office."
A closer look reveals that no matter how hard civil servants try, they are scolded by the public.The civil servants in the Blue House are also very hard-working, with a mountain of things to deal with every day. As the first lady, I always don't let go of any trivial matter, let alone the father of the president.It is required to report the real-time status correctly, and after listening to the report, they will also go to the bottom and ask whether the matter has been successfully completed. It is conceivable that the employees must have considerable pressure at work.
The mood of working under a difficult boss was also my mood at that time.No matter how carefully you handle everything, it is still not easy to replace the role of mother.Sometimes I even feel that my responsibilities are too heavy to bear, and I really want to leave everything behind and fly away, but as long as I see my father's strong will, that wavering heart will return to its original position.
Even though I was so busy that ten clones were not enough, whenever I saw the people working hard, I cheered up.In Hanbai Training Academy.
A few days later, I prepared hundreds of warm sanitary clothes and went to the dormitory for the extremely poor.Thinking that people who live in poverty have to spend the cold winter here, their hearts are quite heavy. There are many people who have no family members or whose living conditions are not enough to support their children and rely on this institution.I shuttled in every room to chat with everyone, and heard many people's complaints.
"Please help me, my back hurts so much that I can't go out to work since a month ago."
I held their hands one by one and told them that although the current government cannot give much support immediately, I promise to use my best efforts to come up with solutions as soon as possible to improve the status quo.It was late at night when we left there.Like the cold evening wind, my mood was very gloomy, as if I had a greater sense of responsibility on my shoulders.Suddenly, I thought of my deceased mother, and finally understood why she would do charity activities day and night.
In order to share my feelings with the people and also want to do my part for the people, the volunteer work has never stopped.Volunteer at the Red Cross.
As the mother of the first lady, she decided to be the shadow of her father throughout her life, taking care of those places that we usually neglect or even care about in place of my father.Mother has done many things silently, such as promoting the status of women, improving income in rural areas, and leading society to care about those forgotten classes.It is not enough to rely on one heart alone for so many things. If there is no correct knowledge and judgment, it will be difficult to obtain satisfactory results.
"Your current position is very important. During the period of taking the role of mother, you may not be able to sleep well for a day. If you are not mentally prepared, you are not qualified to be the hostess of this country. Be sure to think every day that you can Do what you can for the country."
That's what my father said to me one day, he was the one who was the most supportive and the most ruthless advisor for me to be the first lady.Whenever there is a difficulty in doing things, my father's advice is always the clue to solve the problem.
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Even though I was so busy that ten clones were not enough, whenever I saw the people working hard, I cheered up.In Hanbai Training Academy.
In order to share my feelings with the people and also want to do my part for the people, the volunteer work has never stopped.Volunteer at the Red Cross.
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