At the beginning of the resistance war against the French, there was a regiment comrade who often yelled at soldiers. This comrade used to work in traffic and protect Uncle Ho going abroad before the August Revolution.
Hearing the news that people had reflected on this comrade, one day, Uncle Ho called to Viet Bac. Uncle asked the reception station, even if this comrade arrived early, it would not be until noon to let him in to see him.
It was summer, the sun was hot, and the regiment comrade was walking at noon so he was sweating and his body was on fire. When he got there, Uncle was already waiting. On the table are two cups of water, one cup of boiling water is meant to be just poured, evaporating, and the other is cold water.
After saying hello, Uncle pointed to a cup of hot water and said:
- Drink up.
Officers exclaimed:
- God! It's sunny like this, but Uncle gave me hot water, how could I drink it?
Uncle smiled.
- Ah so. So do you like to drink cold, cool water?
- Yes, yes.
Uncle with a serious face said:
- Hot water, neither uncle nor I can drink. When he was hot, neither his soldiers nor I could absorb it. Gentle, calm as well as a cup of cold water easy to drink, more receptive.
Understanding the education Uncle's intention, the cadre admitted his mistake and promised to correct it.