Chairman Kim Jong Il was on his way of field guidance even in the last month of his life, December 2011.

One night in that December, he called an official of South Hamgyong Province to his train before leaving for his next destination.

Giving him a package, the Chairman told him that he prepared a padded jacket for him. Then he asked him to try it on.

The official hesitated for a moment as this was just beyond his imagination.

The Chairman had a smile on his face to thaw his hesitation and again asked him to try it on.

The jacket was made by a tailor the Chairman personally invited from Pyongyang.

Feasting his eyes on the official in that jacket, the Chairman wished him good health in that jacket and repeatedly asked him to have meals in time every day and always look after health.

After a while, the official said good-bye to the Chairman and took off the train.

Suddenly, an official called him and rushed to him. The official handed him a packed fur lining, saying the Chairman instructed him to convey it as he would feel warmer in the jacket padded with fur.

Tears of gratitude filled his eyes as the Chairman took care of him even on the field guidance he continued despite his serious illness. -0-