Pyongyang, December 22 (KCNA) -- All the Korean people, men and women, young and old, are calling leader Kim Jong Il "Our General" in chocked voices after receiving the sad news of his demise, a bolt from the blue.

This call reflecting the feelings of all people is an expression of the boundless trust and profound adoration for the peerlessly great man.

In those days when Kim Jong Il was recording the long journeys for the Songun revolution with victories, soldiers and people called him "our general" and "our permanent general" which means the unbreakable unity between him and them.

The servicepersons always felt confident, looking up to the Supreme Commander who visited the post under shrub pine trees on the morning of the New Year after seeing off the grief-stricken year and continued his journeys to Cho Islet, Panmunjom and Mt. Osong with death-defying will.

When the imperialist enemies were blustering that the collapse of the DPRK is a matter of time, he made sure that satellite Kwangmyongsong No. 1 was put into orbit and the country had access to nuclear deterrent to emerge a power unlike the miserable destiny of Koreans when they wailed bitterly and loudly over the loss of sovereignty more than 100 years ago. Witnessing this dramatic change in their destiny, they deeply grasped the extraordinary wisdom of the great man born of Heaven whom they call "our general".

Whenever people got tired in face of manifold difficulties and were called upon to make leaping advances again with a great ambition, he visited them to encourage them, always sharing sweets and bitters with them.

When one goes to the front, one may hear soldiers relate a lot of legendary stories carrying so many meanings, calling him "Our Supreme Commander". Wherever one goes, be factories, rural areas, remote villages in the northern areas, people call him "our general" with affection. Children threw themselves into his arms, calling him "our father" in reflection of their great happiness and bright smile.

This call was a clear manifestation of the people's profound trust and reverence for the great father of the nation who showed so warm human love before being the leader of the revolution, the Supreme Commander of the army and the top leader of the party and the state.