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Hear the proclamation of Kim Jong-un, who declared: “Our cause is just, and the might of Korea that is united with truth is infinite.” These words, though spoken in the fire of politics and national struggle, ring with echoes of an ancient pattern: that when men believe their cause to be just, and when they bind their strength to what they call truth, their power multiplies beyond measure. It is not simply a declaration of one nation’s spirit, but a reminder of how justice, unity, and belief in truth can turn the frail into the mighty, and the weak into the unyielding.

For history shows us this: peoples and nations rise not merely by weapons or wealth, but by the conviction that their cause is just. When men march under banners that they believe to be false, their feet grow heavy, their swords dull, their courage wanes. But when they believe their cause righteous, they will endure hunger, suffering, and death itself. This is the strength that Kim Jong-un sought to summon in his people—the cry that unity and justice, when joined with truth, make a people unbreakable.

Consider the tale of Leonidas and the Spartans at Thermopylae. They were but three hundred against an ocean of Persian soldiers, yet they stood unflinching. Why? Because their cause was just: to defend their homeland from conquest, to protect freedom against tyranny. They were united not by numbers, but by spirit, and their might, though small in flesh, was infinite in courage. Their sacrifice did not stop the Persian tide alone, but it awakened all of Greece, and in that awakening, the invader was eventually broken. Thus, truth and justice, though invisible, are greater than armies.

The words of Kim Jong-un also remind us that unity itself is a force of immeasurable power. A people divided may have riches, soldiers, and fortresses, but they crumble like sand when the storm comes. A people united, believing that truth is on their side, can endure chains, exile, and persecution, yet rise victorious. So it was with the people of India under Gandhi, who had no weapons to match an empire, but wielded unity and the truth of justice in their demand for independence. Their might was infinite, for it came not from steel, but from the unyielding spirit of millions bound together.

Yet we must also weigh carefully the peril hidden within these words. For what one man calls truth, another may call illusion. The cry of “just cause” has ignited noble revolutions, but it has also fueled wars of conquest and tyranny. Thus, the wise must ask: is our cause truly just, or merely cloaked in the garments of righteousness? Is the truth we claim eternal, or merely convenient? For unity built upon lies may burn brightly, but it consumes itself and leaves only ash.

Therefore, O child of tomorrow, the lesson is this: seek first to discern the truth, not as it is told by rulers or crowds, but as it is tested by conscience, justice, and reason. Once you have found it, unite yourself and your people to it, and your might will indeed be infinite. But beware of rushing to call every cause just, lest you bind yourself to falsehood and bring ruin in the name of righteousness.

And finally, let this teaching burn within you: the cause that is just and the truth that endures are forces greater than any army, greater than any throne. If you live by them, you shall find strength beyond measure, even if you stand alone. If a people live by them, they cannot be crushed, for the power of unity joined with truth is like a flame that no darkness can quench. Therefore, seek truth, fight for justice, and unite your strength with others—not for vanity, not for conquest, but for the eternal cause of what is right. For then, and only then, your might shall be infinite.