ya know some old people are pretty cool

so.. I was in nyc, this weekend attending a seminar for llm satellite churches.
not sure how I feel about it. jin sung nim, gave a really good talk at the end, about true children, which was really good. but the rest...
my brain kinda turned off around lunch time of the 2nd day, I dont do well in meetings, or places were people are talking for long durations of time.

but anyway..
this is one thing I thought was interesting enough to post up here.
I was eating lunch at llm and didnt want to eat standing, so I went to a couch where an old japanese woman was sitting. across from her was an american member. I kinda just sat and listened to their conversation. Apparently the japanese woman was one of the first group of missionary's sent to america. She told a story of how while at a certain location all she and the other missionary's had to eat, was the edges of bread that were thrown away daily at a local bakery and jam made from juice powder, water and flour. for 3 years thats all they ate. breakfast, lunch, dinner. the shit food, made her really sick, and her health was terrible after she finished the her mission. She had a son sometime after who was born mentally handicap due to the mothers poor health condition. the son later died at age 15.
but during this whole time the woman seemed at peace with everything. no hate, no resentment, no complaining.
I was amazed, I have so much respect for this woman whos name I dont even remember, but I felt more close to her than I do my own grandparents.
do I enjoy that these things happen, not at all. but the reason I wanted to write about her was because of her amazing attitude. tons of bad stuff happens to you and instead of being bitter, you are content and at peace. thats awesome.
thanks old japanese lady it was an honor to meet you.


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well i guess thats all i have to say
have a good day.