General Secretary: Learning from Uncle Ho to live with ideals and dare to think and dare to do

In the article Uncle Ho is still marching with us   On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that President Ho Chi Minh's great revolutionary career has left an invaluable legacy. Not only was he a great leader in the cause of national liberation, he also laid a solid foundation for the country's future with his ideology and moral example. The core of that ideology is the aspiration for national independence associated with socialism, because the ultimate goal is to bring freedom, prosperity and happiness to the people.

The General Secretary affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh is a harmonious unity of ideology, morality and a simple, pure, humble but extremely noble lifestyle. His shining example of “diligence, thrift, integrity, uprightness, impartiality and selflessness” is a standard for all generations.

President Ho Chi Minh is a symbol of peace, freedom, national liberation of the peace-loving and progressive people of the world . UNESCO honored him as “Hero of national liberation and outstanding man of culture” in 1987. Ho Chi Minh's ideology has made great contributions, inspiring the struggle against colonialism and imperialism and building a more just and humane world.

President Ho Chi Minh and his guards stopped at Khe Pass (Dong Hy, Thai Nguyen) while on a mission to the Viet Bac resistance base in October 1947. Photo: Provided by the Guard Command

According to the General Secretary, President Ho Chi Minh's ideology left a deep mark on all areas of Vietnam, from economics, society, education, health to national defense, security and foreign affairs.

Thanks to the steadfastness in following the path chosen by the Party and the President, Vietnam has risen strongly from a poor, backward country before the Doi Moi process, to become a developing country with average income, rapid economic growth and deep integration into the global economy. In the period of 1986-2023, the average GDP growth rate reached about 6.5-7%/year, putting Vietnam in the group of 35 leading economies in the world and in the top 20 countries with the largest trade scale. Vietnam has also become one of the leading rice exporting countries in the world.

President Ho Chi Minh's ideology of "taking people as the root" is reflected in social security policies, hunger eradication and poverty reduction and improving people's lives. The Party and State always consider improving people's material and spiritual lives as the top priority, consistent in all strategies and plans for national development.

President Ho visited the engineering unit that completed the task of building a pontoon bridge across the Red River to serve combat-ready transportation, when Long Bien Bridge was damaged by American aircraft, on February 5, 1966. Photo: Provided by the Guard Command

Inheriting President Ho Chi Minh's ideology of "For the benefit of ten years, plant trees, for the benefit of a hundred years, cultivate people", Vietnam has focused on strongly developing the education sector. Up to now, the whole country has universalized education at all levels of basic education, raising the literacy rate of adults to nearly 100%. Today's young generation is not only equipped with solid knowledge, but also comprehensively educated in ideals, ethics and lifestyle.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once said: “Every healthy citizen means the whole country is healthy”, and at the same time set the task of building a nation that is healthy both physically and mentally. Today, the Vietnamese healthcare system is constantly being strengthened and developed from the grassroots to the central level. The spirit of “A good doctor is like a mother” continues to spread, the team of doctors and nurses are dedicated day and night to taking care of the people’s health, following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh.

With the strategic line of "Building the country goes hand in hand with defending the country" and the spirit of "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom", Vietnam has been building a regular, elite, and gradually modern revolutionary armed force capable of firmly protecting the Fatherland in all situations.

The Ho Chi Minh era's diplomatic policy of "Being friends with all democratic countries and not making enemies with anyone" has been and is being creatively applied, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's position and role in the international arena.

Uncle Ho's spirit of daring to think, daring to do, and devoting himself to the country and people continues to inspire today's generation, continuing the great will and aspiration, determined to build a strong and developed Vietnam in the future.

General Secretary To Lam. Photo: Giang Huy

The General Secretary affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh is a shining example of patriotism, self-reliance and ambition to contribute. The vitality of Ho Chi Minh's ideology continues to shine in every Vietnamese person, creating soft power to lift the nation on the path towards the future.

The Party leader emphasized, “We need to learn from Uncle Ho every day – learn from big things to small things, learn at the ideal level but also learn in every behavior, every specific action.”

“Learn from Uncle Ho to live with ideals, discipline, love, responsibility, dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common good. The strength of great national unity under the light of Ho Chi Minh's thought will continue to be an endless source of energy, helping us overcome all challenges, gain many victories in the cause of innovation, integration and development,” the General Secretary wrote.

VNExpress

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