Watch the movie 04 "Miyang": hatred or forgiveness, this is a question

In the face of suffering in life, how can people redeem themselves?

This is an eternal question!

No one can avoid this problem, except the dead.

It is difficult for man to find a solution from himself, and religion is born.

In ancient times, man and nature lived together, full of various mysterious phenomena, and at that time, man's knowledge was far from enough to explain, so witchcraft and myths were born. Later, when civilization came into being, disasters, wars, diseases and all kinds of impermanence accompanied a lifetime, and human beings could not get rid of suffering, and religion came into being.

All beings suffer (all are sinful), do good in this life (fraternity and repentance), and heaven on the other side (to attain salvation). This is the pattern of almost all religions.

In this life, no one can avoid suffering, not even the emperor. Since man cannot completely redeem himself through himself, he can only rely on the power of the other.

Lee Shin-ai's husband died in a car accident, and she took her five-year-old child from Seoul to her husband's hometown of Miyang. Miyang is a small place where no one knows her and can live again. But here she suffered the greatest pain of her life. Her child was kidnapped and torn up, and the tragedy was her responsibility — the kidnapper was the child's music teacher, and when she said at the party that she was looking to buy a piece of land as an investment, the listener thought she was a fat sheep and had evil thoughts. That night she left the child at home, went drinking and singing with her friends herself, and when she returned, the child was gone.

This is certainly not the cause of the child's death, the kidnapper is the murderer. But you know, when this happens, as a mother, you will blame yourself, and it is difficult to forgive yourself, after all, death is absolutely irreparable. The child is dead, the mother is still alive. What a cruel pain. Li Shen'ai's heart-rending crying in the church was heartbroken, and I don't think the people in front of the screen were unmoved.

Under the guidance of the surrounding neighbors, Li Shen ai believed in Christianity, and everyone took care of her emotions, accompanied her in prayer, and took her to various activities. Gradually she felt that she had calmed down and felt that she had been redeemed through God. Then she felt that she should go to the murderer who was serving the sentence of the teaching, to forgive him for the evil he had committed, and to make him redeemed. From not being interested in Christianity to wanting to forgive her enemies, Li Shen'ai was completely accepting Christianity in her thinking.

However, just when Li Shen'ai said to the murderer that based on God's love, she wanted to forgive the other party and hoped that the other party would also be redeemed, the other party said that he had already believed in God in the teaching institute, and God had forgiven him.

Li Shen'ai completely collapsed! I haven't forgiven you yet, how can God forgive you before me? You killed my child, who else but me can forgive you? I am a person who has been hurt so much by you, so painful and so difficult to want to forgive you, but you can forgive yourself so easily and easily? Why?

Yeah, by what?

If every evildoer can redeem himself through God, then isn't faith a mystery? If everyone can do evil and forgive themselves in a dignified manner, what is the point of kindness?

Who can answer this question?

God says, love your enemies. It's a very tall, metaphysical concept, a very broad mind. But it is against human nature, which is to live in the belly of mortals with the heart of a saint. The saints still have troubles, how can mortals do it?

The pastor said something meaningful: It's really hard to act according to God's will!

Li Shen'ai went to god theory.

She seduced a well-mannered pastor to have sex with her, and she said to God, "Do you see?" She cut her wrist and she said to God do you see? God was indifferent. Is this the result of believing in God?

Since God did nothing, is believing in God just a deception and that salvation does not exist?

Yes and no!

What she didn't know was that God doesn't exist alone for anyone, whether you're a victim or a murderer. God is not one of your lovers or friends. God is the God of all people, and God is formless, speechless, and inactive.

Li Shen'ai smashed the glass window of the priest's house, and also smashed her God.

Was she finally redeemed?

I don't know. Life is intertwined, and it is not one-or-or.

Maybe salvation doesn't have to be God!

Is there a God in this world?

Maybe there is, maybe not. This is something that cannot be proven.

But what is certain is that everyone needs a God of his own (he may be a different name), because there are some things that you can't do, and there are some powers that you don't have.

When people talk about forgiveness, they don't point to the enemy, they point to themselves.

The perpetrator should naturally be punished, and the victim should forgive himself.

Life is only once, but you have to experience all kinds of births, old age, illness and death, sorrow and joy, unsatisfactory things are often eight or nine, inevitable fate and accidental accidents, etc., there are too many encounters that are involuntary. Everyone is so fragile and small.

It's so hard to live, so why not forgive yourself!

PS:

Movie: Miyang 밀양 / Miyang / Secret Sunshine (2007)

Director: Li Cangdong

Starring: Jeon Do-yeon / Song Kang-ho

Runtime: 142 minutes

60th Festival de Cannes (2007)

Main Competition Unit Palme d'Or (Nominated) Li Cangdong

Main Competition Unit Best Actress Quan Do-yeon

2nd Asian Film Awards (2008)

Best Film / Best Director Lee Cang-dong / Best Actress Jeon Do-yeon