1. EVENTS THAT HAPPENED TO TRUE FATHER

1) An Episode During the Ya-Mok Workshop

I will tell you about an episode that occurred during the Ya-Mok Workshop. In the lake there, there were plants called gae-yoen, and because of their thorns they looked fearsome. Because there is poison on those sharp, bluish-green thorns, even if you are lightly scratched by them you will suffer serious infections. In such an environment, I dragged everyone, both men and women, and did fishing, But as I was dragging them in, I stood at the very front. However, there were people who said, "Oh no! How can we go in there. I am afraid that we will catch a cold." I told them, "Do as you wish."

I still remember even to this day those who did not follow through. I will not mention any names. If you ask those people whether or not they remember the time at the Ya-Mok, they will say that they wish for another such opportunity. Nevertheless, that time has already passed by us. Even if you go through similar experiences ten or a hundred times in order to pay indemnity for it, they can never be the real thing. There is only one real thing. There is not two. No matter how proud some of them are, if you mention the episode at the Ya-Mok, they will feel ashamed because they have consciences. Man's conscience is truly both good and great. They all know what a shameful thing is. This is the shameful salvation. (36-36)