Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met this morning with thousands of enthusiastic nurses, teachers, and laborers from different parts of country. His Eminence described the role of nurses, teachers, and laborers of the country as very significant. Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met this morning with thousands of enthusiastic nurses, teachers, and laborers from different parts of country. His Eminence described the role of nurses, teachers, and laborers of the country as very significant.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Iranian nation plays a decisive role in electing the government officials of the country. "In spite of the enemies' efforts to present a distorted picture of the elections held by the Islamic Republic, the great Iranian people will enrage the enemies through their sincere and enthusiastic presence in the presidential elections," he added.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution referred to the rigged elections which were held by dependant governments before the Revolution and added: "The despotic Qajar and Pahlavi kings thought of the country as their personal property and the people as their subjects. In the absence of the public, the government used to draw any names it wanted out of the ballot boxes, but the Islamic Revolution turned a new page in history and restored power to the people."
Ayatollah Khamenei touched upon the decisive constitutional role of public vote and determination in indirect or direct election of government officials, further reiterating: "This has continued with full power throughout the past 30 years, but the enemies whose illegal interests were jeopardized in Iran ignore or reject the valuable role of public presence in the management of the country and try to question the accuracy of our elections."
His Eminence said that Iran's elections are free and enthusiastic compared to other countries that claim to be democratic. He added: "Healthy and appropriate elections have been held in Iran due to enthusiastic public presence. But unfortunately some unfair and ungrateful individuals among the nation, who expect the people to pay attention to them, talk against the nation. By repeating the enemies' lies, these people call the accuracy of our elections into question."
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said the accuracy of the past elections is due to the efforts of government officials and the nation. "Some people expressed doubts about a couple of our elections, but thorough investigation revealed that the elections had not been rigged."
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the results of a number of elections in the past and added: "On several occasions, the results of the elections have not been in favor of the people in power. How is it possible to question the accuracy of the elections held in Iran?"
Elsewhere in his speech, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to teachers, nurses, and laborers as the most important groups in society and reiterated that teachers are responsible for protecting the children of the nation, and play a key role in forming their characters. He further added that this unique role is indicative of the significant role of teachers.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution also urged the people, the administration, and all government officials to appreciate the important role of teachers and added that teachers should also understand the significance of their position and consider their job as a divine blessing.
Ayatollah Khamenei also described the issue of transforming the country's educational system as a vital need and criticized the current old-fashioned educational system and its imitative nature. He further said: "Addressing the country's needs and traditions is a prerequisite for transforming the educational system of the country, and we have to make use of the experience of other countries. But we should avoid imitating western countries in this regard."
Ayatollah Khamenei also referred to the critical role of the Islamic Republic in the current chaotic situation of the world, and said that the stable situation which currently exists in the country has prepared the ground for implementing important plans such as transforming the educational system.
His Eminence further added that the careful investigations which have been conducted by the administration officials in this regard should be put into practice and said that this requires courage and innovation.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution described the issue of education as a vital issue and reiterated that the mind of children is in need of scientific as well as moral education. He said that this is a need which has to be considered in selecting textbooks, employing teachers, and designing the educational system of the country.
Ayatollah Khamenei also addressed the issue of avoiding quantitative development and stressed the importance of qualitative development in the country's educational system.
Ayatollah Khamenei also referred to nurses as an influential group in society and said that the people and officials should fully respect these honorable people.
Ayatollah Khamenei further described the role of nurses and midwives as crucial in the country's health system and said that they should consider their job as a great blessing. He further added that they should appreciate the chance to render services to the people, because this will help them improve the quality of their services to a great extent.
Elsewhere in his speech, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution referred to laborers as a group who play a fundamental role in society and said that the country should move towards increasing domestic production.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that using foreign products will lead to unemployment for Iranian laborers. He said that the Iranian youth and laborers are capable of carrying out the most complex plans and producing high-quality products, and this is a fact which has to be taken into consideration.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that providing job security for laborers is necessary and referring to the effect of such security on increasing the quality of domestic products, he added: "Using domestic products should be considered a value in society."
He further referred to improving the quality of domestic products, encouraging those who create employment, avoiding over-advertisement of foreign products, and increasing the sense of responsibility, cooperation, and unanimity among administration officials, importers, and exporters as key factors in fulfilling this need.