Jon Ryong Hak, CEO of the Korea Koryo Medicine Technology Company, is called an official with aroma.
We came to know the meaning of this phrase in a recent interview with him.
While talking with him, we could witness many people coming to see him.
As the company is a unit which engages mainly in research into the technology related with Koryo medicine production, many of his visitors came to discuss technical issues in the field with him.
He treated all of them sincerely. What was more impressive was that he gave prompt and satisfactory answers to all their questions.
There was something more.
It was a bookshelf that covered a wall of his office.
The bookshelf was filled with books of various subjects including politics, the economy and culture, some of which were shaggy from so many readings. And some others contained pages whose sentences were underlined in red colour.
In his small office, we could find out the answer to the question of what has made the unit an exemplary one which makes so many contributions to the country and realize that people respect and follow such an able official like him.
As the time passed on, we could notice that not all of his visitors were seeking his advice on technical issues.
Among his visitors were war veterans and voters in his constituency.
As he did his best to help them as much as possible, they affectionately called him “our son” or “our deputy.”
As bees flock to flowers attracted by their fragrance, people respect and follow such an official with high ability, ennobling moral traits and spirit of devoted service to them.
Through the interview with Jon, we realized more keenly that people trust our people’s government so much as it has such officials with aroma like him as its deputies.
