What will you choose?

 What will you choose?

The poet An Do-hyeon says, "The beauty of this world is not found within the speed of a sleek bullet train but in the slowness it reveals." What's the speed of our lives? When we look at the railway from afar, it seems like the ends might touch, but they keep their distance. Perhaps sustainable and harmonious human relationships also require acknowledging each other's boundaries, much like railway tracks. Despite leaving our phones on all day, we still feel lonely. That's why life might not seem beautiful. Because of loneliness, longing... Maybe the beauty of dusty objects lies in the earnestness of the person who left the marks... There are only two ways to live in this world: to be happy or unhappy.

In Alan Cohen's "The Wisest Things Ever Said About Heaven and Hell," a monk goes to visit his master and asks, "Please, tell me about heaven and hell." The master, with a contemptuous laugh, shouted, "Why did I waste my time teaching an ignorant fool like you? You're useless. Get out of here!" Enraged and deeply insulted, the monk lunged at his master. The master calmly said, "That's hell for you." The monk knelt in gratitude for the master's profound teaching. Then the master continued casually, "That's heaven for you." These words were for me, struggling in the midst of hell several times a day.

The episode "Put Red on Me" from "Chicken Soup for the Soul" is still one of the stories that stays with me. Tyler was born to a mother infected with the AIDS virus. He grew up in the hospital, always tethered to medical equipment. But Tyler was a lively, cheerful child. Despite carrying medicine bags on his back and dragging oxygen tanks, he loved playing in the backyard. His mother worried about Tyler's health and dressed him in red so he would be easy to spot when looking out the window... But eventually, Tyler's mother passed away, and Tyler's health deteriorated rapidly. The doctor knew he had to tell Tyler the truth and comfort him by saying he would soon meet his mother in heaven.

Then one day, just days before his death, Tyler motioned for the doctor to come closer to his bedside and whispered, "I'm going to die soon... But I'm not scared... When I die, please put red on me... So my mom can easily find me among the crowd."

Live as if you were going to live for thousands, millions of years, yet love as if life were too short...

What will you choose?

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