He moved the nation with his gesture seven years ago. Now, he has fulfilled his dream, and all of Poland has heard him

“You shall love Poland with the love you give to God first. You shall love Her more than yourself,” recited the 15-year-old on National Independence Day in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. The Chancellery of the President (KPRP) helped make sure that all of Poland could hear him.

Several years ago, young Oliwier Sobczuk stood in front of the City Hall in Zamość during the 2017 Independence Day celebrations and recited Zofia Kossak-Szczucka’s Decalogue of a Pole.

He decided to repeat his moving gesture in Warsaw, at a particularly symbolic location. “Today, on November 11, I would like to present the Decalogue of a Pole here, in front of the Presidential Palace,” he said.

Now 15 years old, Oliwier is a student at a uniformed school. “As all of Poland celebrates our independence, my dream has come true,” the teenager said in a recording.

As stated on the account run by the staff of the Chancellery of President Karol Nawrocki, the boy’s mother reached out to them with his wish for the Decalogue of a Pole to be heard by all of Poland.

Full text of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka’s Decalogue of a Pole

I am Poland, your Homeland, the land of your Fathers, from which you have grown.
All that you are, after God, you owe to me.

1. You shall have no earthly love above me.
2. You shall not invoke the name of Poland for your own glory, career, or reward.
3. Remember to give to Poland, without hesitation, your property, your personal happiness, and your life.
4. Honor Poland, your Homeland, as you would your own mother.
5. Fight tirelessly against Poland’s enemies – to your last breath, to the last drop of blood in your veins.
6. Struggle against your own comfort and cowardice. Remember that a coward cannot be a Pole.
7. Show no mercy to traitors to the Polish name.
8. Always and everywhere, boldly declare that you are a Pole.
9. Do not allow anyone to doubt Poland.
10. Do not permit anyone to insult Poland, to diminish Her greatness, Her achievements, or Her Majesty.

You shall love Poland with the love you give to God first.
You shall love Her more than yourself.