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In October, winter, in cold weather, King Ly Thanh Tong (1023 - 1072) told his attendants :  "I was in the palace, think of the prisoner in jail, miserable shackles, not clear in time, eat no belly, wear not closed body, miserable winds, or have no death penalty, I am very merciful Then order the company to send blankets, and give rice to eat two meals a day. "  (1)

Another time,  "Summer, April, the  king of the court in Tianqqing litigation. Then princess Dong Thien standing next to him, the king pointed at the princess, said: 'I love my son as my heart parents. I do not know what to do with the form, I am very merciful, from now on, no matter what crime is heavy or light weight is the law. "  (1)

In a place of peace and warmth, suddenly thought of the hungry dead in prison; With the daughter witnessed the trial that heartbreaking crime victims.

Both of these cases, briefly written in the  Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thuong  (2), refer to sinners and prisoners. Apparently, the record only records the king's concern for sinners, prisoners; But they should understand the heart of the people as well. It means that the king also pays his love to the people as parents to the children, as the concept  of "  mother-in-law " (3) is mentioned in  the Testament  (4).

Conception king / view the parents of the people, right from the time of Mencius (372-289 BC), was changed, with the policy of  "people of wealth, social rules secondary spending, forces of contempt."  (5) In fact, Western and Eastern political philosophy and leaders have long regarded the people as their master of the country; 
The king is the servant of the people. Leaders are present to serve the masses rather than to be served by the masses. In spite of this, the idea of ​​"democracy", ironically, seems to have only been received theoretically (and slogan) in Vietnam late in the 19th century, 20. In fact, Today, under the one-party system, the condemnation of the dictatorship and dictatorship of the ancient kingship system, publicly declared themselves "parents of the people," in the sense that they had the right to head the rider. Ancient people, deciding everything for the life of the people. The people of Vietnam until the modern civilization era - the era where the titles "freedom, democracy" is always mentioned on every sign and administrative documents - has never been respected. , love by the "servant" or "servant." In this way, Today's leaders are parents who are careless and irresponsible to their children; But servants are also servants of rebellion, immoral.

How a king honored by the whole country, standing on the galaxy, where the palace of emerald jewels still pity, thought of prisoners and black people? When do the present leaders spend a minute looking directly at the situation of the suffering of the people, instead of just looking for ways to suppress and imprison people who have opinions contrary to themselves? Can leaders today stop for a minute, less talk less, less protective strategies to designate their party and throne, to listen to the honest voice and sorrow of the people?

King Ly Thanh Tong was known as the virtuous king, succeeding in the national security of the people, by sincere compassion towards the children, as well as the people. Compassion is not a weakness of a regime, a polity. Compassion does not weaken, weak the courage of the man; On the contrary, it can make materials heal broken fragments, separation, create strength harmony, unity in the whole people. Evidence is that during the 18 years of his life, the emperor King Ly Thanh Tong had beaten Tong, Champa, with great feats that the Song dynasty no longer dared to invade Dai Viet, and King Chiem had to surrender. The three tribes (Geography, Ma Linh and Bo Chinh - today are some districts of Quang Binh province, Quang Tri).

The old people do, not difficult: parents must parent, public relations must be public. As the offspring, they have to do everything for the people, for the people. Not just mouth mouth or slogan. For families and their parents, apart from the responsibility to care for and nurture, they must also listen and recognize their offspring, children's hearts, feelings, ideals and conception; and above all, to love you. Without love, parents are no longer parents.

Leadership may not need to learn to politically motivate people, but to grow up and show compassion for parents, sincerely for the people. Parents who support their children are not to be served by children, but to love, to care for with all their compassion and responsibility. Being unable to be the parents of the people, crouch as servants, descendants, devoted to serving the people as their own parents.

This idea is nothing new. But it is never outdated in the protection of the people, especially in the country's perilous state. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.20/7/2018.