1. The Korean People and their Suffering History The Jews overcame the sacrifice of over 6 million people with the thought of being the chosen people. Therefore, they reconstructed their spirit and land. Though the Korean people went through a similiar suffering course, they didnOt have the same thought. Who will lead the Korean people to be proud before God like the Jews? How can God recognize the Korean people like the Jews? How can the Korean people make God to remember them like the Jews? These things are very important issues. That's why the Korean people need to have thoughts like the Jews had. Even though we didnOt have ideals like the Jews, our ancestors had the hope to have the ideal which would become the chosen people's thought and save the suffering world. They also had the hope to have a great power to overcome the world. They had a strong faith through their long history that the hope would bear fruit in the near future. We should inherit the ancestorsO hope and strive for the sake of the goal with tears and our ancestorsO sufferings. We have to walk through the same path our ancestors walked. We should overcome any kind of suffering we are faced with. Therefore, even if the Koreans never understand me, I will overcome any difficulties. If they oppose me, I will not complain to anyone, and I will go forward with God's direction. Until today, I have been going through all kinds of suffering for the sake of Korea. (109-227)
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