I continued to devote myself to prayer, and I came to feel intuitively that the time had come for me to marry...

Japan’s situation in the war became increasingly desperate...

Just as I had done in Seoul, I made it a point to go everywhere in Tokyo. When my friends would go to places such as Nikko to see the beautiful scenery, ...

After graduating from the Kyeongsung Institute in 1942, I traveled to Japan to continue my studies. I went because I felt that I needed to have exact knowledge about Japan.

Just as I had climbed all the mountain peaks around my hometown, I explored every corner of Seoul.

After completing grammar school, I moved to Seoul and lived alone ...

I was thrown into extreme confusion. I couldn’t open my heart to my parents and share my huge secret with them.

As I grew older and more mature, I became preoccupied with the question, “What will I be when I grow up?”

When I turned ten, my father had me attend a traditional school in our village...

Spending time in the forest cleanses the mind.