My head was really good,
but I really hated studying..
But..
I liked subjects like earth science or science..
So, on YouTube and other platforms, I've almost seen all the documentaries about space...about Earth..
But..when I watched those things, it seems like my eldest daughter always watched them with me..
Since I've been watching those things since I was young,
these days, my eldest daughter's future dream is to become an astrophysicist..
She asked me.
'Dad..Do astrophysicists make a lot of money?'
'You might be able to make a lot of money if you become famous..But I think there are other things that are better for making money..
'Dad, you said you'd be happy.'
'Do you think you'll be happy doing that?'
'Yes..I think I'll be happy..But I also want to make a lot of money.'
Money..
Isn't there something better than money, even if Confucius and Mencius say so..
Even Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong probably..
still feels like he doesn't have enough money..
That's how money is..
It doesn't know satisfaction..
So I sat my daughter down and talked to her.
'You go to church, so you know..Jesus said, 'Come down to the low places'..'
'Yes..'
'Why do you think Buddha left us?'
'I don't know.'
'I'm not sure, but it is said that he ate the food given by a poor person and passed away..Buddha was originally a prince..But..he gave up all that money and went into the midst of poor people, and even at the end, he ate the food given by a poor person and passed away.'
'Ah..yes..'
'In earth science or physics, it says that water flows from high places to low places, doesn't it?'
'Yes..'
'When apples ripen, they fall to the ground..and rice bows its head as it ripens..
'Yes..'
'Look closely..what do earth science, Christianity, Buddhism, and everything else emphasize?'
'What is it?'
'Don't stay in high places, but go down to low places..Water..people..apples..rice..
It says that going down is the normal flow..But what about the world today? Some people try to climb higher by stepping on others and harming them, don't they? That's an abnormal flow..
Is it normal for a waterfall to go up?
'No..'
'Making a lot of money is good..but you shouldn't focus on money. First, focus on your happiness..and if you happen to make a lot of money later..just follow the natural order..
'Yes..haha'
'When you make friends, pay attention to this..
'What?'
'Does your friend treat taxi drivers or housemaids rudely or politely?
I usually do that..People who treat taxi drivers or housemaids rudely don't treat people as human beings..But that's the core of what Christianity, Buddhism, and earth science teach..'
