Leader Kim Jong Il said.
“The revolutionary outlook on morals is the concept of and attitude towards the standards of people’s behaviour based on revolutionary conscience.”
Genuine social man possesses revolutionary conscience.
Revolutionary conscience is a social consciousness that places the life of socio-political community above that of an individual and regards the interests of the party, the people and the revolution as more precious than those of an individual. Revolutionary conscience is also a high sense of responsibility of being loyal to moral duty entrusted by the party and the revolution, fatherland and the people.
The concept and attitude towards the standards of social behaviour and the revolutionary morality based on the revolutionary conscience—this is the revolutionary outlook on morals.
The revolutionary outlook on morals is, first, the concept and attitude of considering the interest of the community more precious than that of the individuals and of regarding it as inviolable duty to serve the community with devotion.
Individuals cannot live without the community and therefore, the interest of the community is more precious than that of individuals. Therefore, it is the morality that should be observed in the relationship between the community and the individuals to consider the interest of the community more precious than that of the individuals and serve the community with devotion.
What is first important in the relationship between the community and the individuals is to regard it as an inviolable duty to be loyal to the leader, the party and the masses and to carry it through. The relationship between the community and the individuals means the relationship between the leader, the party, the masses and the individuals.
The masses consist in the community. The leader who is a hardcore of socio-political integrity and the party that plays a pivotal function in its activities represent the community. Therefore, the revolutionary morality should be embodied in the loyalty to the leader, the party and the masses.
What is next important in the moral relationship between the community and the individuals is to love social wealth and the fatherland and to regard it as moral duty to devote for the fatherland.
The revolutionary outlook on morals is, next, the concept and attitude that all people consider it as their moral duty to love and help each other comradely wit
Unlike the relationship between the community and individuals, in the relationship between the individuals there cannot be the question whether the interest of one individual is more precious than that of the other or not. The relationship between the individuals is an equal and independent one within the community. Within the socio-political community sharing the destiny the relationship between the revolutionaries is the relationship of complete equality and independence and at the same time the relationship of comradely love of helping each other with devotion.
What is important in the relationship between the individuals is to treasure the revolutionary comradeship and obligation among comrades.
Those who treasure and love their comrades wholeheartedly can be faithful to the party and the revolution. Knowing whether or not one is able to observe revolutionary ethics in one’s relationship with one’s comrades in everyday life is the first process of examining and judging correctly one’s faithfulness to the party and the revolution.
What is important in the relationship between the individuals is to respect the fraternal love between family members and make it a true comradely love.
The relationship between family members can be distinguished from other social relations in that they are based on kinship. However, family relationships are part of social relations, so they are governed by the moral principles common to the given society. We should respect the love of kinship between husband and wife, between parents and children and among brothers and sisters and help it to become a true comradely love.
What is also important in the moral relationship between the individuals is to observe the ethics in the social community life and to take care of the people wit
It is noble moral virtue for revolutionaries to take warm care of the elderly people, children, nursing mothers and disabled people. This virtue is formed by the essential characteristics of the socialist society in which all people help and lead each other and share sweets and bitters, weal and woe.
