It was Kim Jong Il's lifetime motto to believe in the people as in Heaven. The popular masses are an almighty being and one should pluck even a star and bring a flower into bloom even on a rock if they want. This was his principle and will.

Enduring his mental and physical fatigue, he had made a ceaseless journey of field guidance for the people's wellbeing till the last moments of his life, regarding their happiness as his greatest pleasure.

He had always considered the people's demands and will as a criterion in adopting any state and party line and policy.

In his lifetime he visited more than 14,290 units across the country, the course of which covers 670,000 kilometers, nearly 17 times the distance round the earth.