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In the beginning, God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Before there was light, there was just chaos? God? Then there was light, and there was darkness—'difference' started. Since 'differences' have arisen from the one God, this world is the unfolding of 'differences'. All things, including human beings, are different. Human concepts, language, thoughts, hearts are derived from this 'comparison of differences'.That's right. We are all 'different' from the 'one' we have come from.
God is the one beyond these differences. Transcending differences means 'love'. God is love. Love is God Himself who transcends differences in this world, we have the unfolding of differences and to overcome them we need to return to God in love.
Recently, the lawyer defended in a new trial a case of a Korean resident in Japan. A native of Jeju Island, he went to Japan during the Japanese colonial period to run his business and saved quite a bit of money. After liberation, he was about to return to his hometown, but when tens of thousands of people died unjustly due to the Jeju 4·3 incident, he remained in Osaka. He saw the persecution and hardships the Koreans in Japan faced in their daily life and worked hard to help. He devoted himself to the education of Korean children in Japan using his personal wealth.
The pro-Pyongyang federation of Korean residents in Japan was doing the same kind of work so they naturally joined forces. However, in time he was very disappointed to see the pro-Pyongyang group gradually fall into organizational selfishness as they gained trust among Koreans. He left them and returned to Korea to focus on his business.
However, National Security under Chun Doo-hwan's administration tortured him when he returned, claiming he was doing business in South Korea under the orders of North Korea, and ultimately sentenced him to death. Since there was nothing that could clearly be seen as an act of espionage, he was acquitted in this retrial. At the time of the first trial, although he escaped the death penalty, he passed away after spending several decades in prison, and since his family and relatives were also accused of being spies, the family bond was destroyed.
Last month, he attended a discussion about the National Security Act. It is right that those who harm the peace and order of the country or society are punished for rebellion, foreign exchange issues, espionage, and organized criminal groups, and the like. However, the National Security Act punishes people with ideas or interests even when they do not harm others, saying that they are sympathizing with the enemy. And promoting hatred is not just a matter of the National Security Law. Even if the law is repealed, another law or system will take the place of the National Security Law as long as we do not acknowledge our differences and refuse to hate each other. In fact, these days, the media amplifies hatred in our society several times over that of the National Security Act.
The KakaoTalk that came to him this morning was also hatred for someone different from himself. During the discussion, the moderator asked how this law could be repealed. He answered: "Let’s not hate those who demonstrate with candles and those with the national flag." (Liberals and Conservatives)
That's right. Jesus said that although we are different, we are all children of God. The Buddhists say the same thing with different words. Saint or sinner, rich or beggar, stupid or smart, red or blue, each one of them is different but in need of our love.
Why? All those with these differences have come from God and are meant to return to him. [It's love that can bring about change]
