- Stars Reveal How Many Will Survive
- 1 In the summer of 1909, Sahng-jeh-nim was staying at Yohng-muh-ree Hill. One day, He lit candles in the yard and performed a great work of renewal in which He wrote:
- 天有日月之明 地有草木之運?
- 2 In heaven, sun and moon give light.
On earth, plants and trees grow.
- 天道在明故 人行於日月
地道在爲故 人生於草木
- 3 The way of heaven lies in the light of sun and moon;
humanity lives according to their movement.
- 4 The way of earth lies in the creation and growth of all things;
humanity lives on what plants and trees produce.
- 5 When Sahng-jeh-nim burned this writing, dark clouds covered the sky, a strong wind blew, and rain started to fall, making it a gloomy day. Despite these conditions, the candles remained lit.
- 6 Sahng-jeh-nim instructed Yu Chahn-myung, “Go and see if stars have appeared in the sky in the north and the west.”
- 7 Chahn-myung observed that clouds had covered almost the entire sky in the north and the west, and he saw only a single star shine through.
- 8 When he reported this, Sahng-jeh-nim said, “Look into the sky in the south and the east.” When Chahn-myung looked again, he saw thin clouds in the eastern sky and between them some stars. The southern sky was clear, and countless stars shone brightly.
- 9 When he reported this, Sahng-jeh-nim said, “Few will survive in the north and the west. Many will survive in the south and the east.”
- (JSD Dojeon 7,56)
