- Spirits Test the Capacity of a Family
- 1 Sahng-jeh-nim said, “Do not argue with your spouse. Spirits test your family.”
- 2 When Bahk Gohng-ooh came to Sahng-jeh-nim after having had an argument with his wife, Sahng-jeh-nim reprehended him,
- 3 “I have all the good and all the poison of heaven and earth. How can you commit such wickedness in My presence?
- 4 Spirits enter each household, searching for a place of good fortune, and test the family’s capacity.
- 5 If a family’s narrow-mindedness brings about discord, spirits laugh at them and point their fingers, saying, ‘Their capacity is minuscule. How can we entrust them with a great work?’ Then, they all leave.
- 6 If you want to do this work, you should never forget this.”
- (JSD Dojeon 8,35)