Chapter 23 person who turns away

After we left Cheong Wa Dae, rumors of betraying our father continued to appear in the political circle.We three siblings dare not hold any public ceremony even on the memorial day of our parents.As a result, for six full years, we did not hold a public memorial ceremony for our father, and only worshiped him silently at home with our younger brothers and sisters. It was quite a shock to me when even those closest to my father became cold towards us.A lot of untrue news is constantly published on the pages of newspapers and magazines. Even the people who state their names say most of them are lies, and the irresponsible slanders made by anonymous people are even more numerous; Some of the things I was there, even these can be exaggerated and distorted, and go around as if they were real.

But at that time, I had no power to expose the lies they told.In this way, people around us began to turn their backs on us one by one. In the indifference of the world, our siblings seemed to disappear behind the scenes of history. It turns out that people's hearts can be changed in one day.It is natural for a president who has led the country for eighteen years to receive political evaluation after his death, but if such evaluations are deliberately distorted, fabricated, and slandered because they want to get closer to the new regime, I am afraid that there is nothing more wronged than this thing.In addition to belittling his father's achievements, it is too chilling to attack him personally when he is already lying in the ground.

Without a clear belief, people can even change their opinions at will in order to follow power, and there is no trust with each other, only calculations.There are very few politicians who can abide by principles and convictions and develop policies with consistent philosophy. Once people who have tasted the taste of power will tremble all day long not to lose power, they will not choose the steep and difficult road, but will look for shortcuts, wanting to quickly become a star in the political arena.Power is something that feels like it can be held in your hands for a lifetime, but in fact it will suddenly disappear like the wind one day.The preciousness of power is that we can use it to do more things for the people, but if it is not used for the people, but used for personal interests, the result will be ugly.I keep brief thoughts on power in my diary, which I refer to whenever I can.

It was only when I moved back to Sindang-dong that I finally understood why my mother kept telling us to be modest and modest when I was living in Cheong Wa Dae, which is the most basic condition for protecting children in the core area of ​​power in the "Cheong Wa Dae".A mother who is very aware of the power of power, she is restrained and restrained, fearing that too much power will be used, and she is extremely cautious in everything.A good wife like her is a great help to the father who is a politician. The mother always hopes that her children will not stay on the edge of power, but live ordinary lives like ordinary people.Her good intentions were not realized until I was about thirty years old.

There should be nothing more sad and ugly than betraying someone.As long as there is one experience of betrayal of faith, it will be easier to betray others in the future, and in the end it will only make oneself live a life of humility. Those people who shouted "Only Restoration is the way to survive" during the Restoration changed their words after the death of their father and said, "What strength did we have against him at that time?" I really feel that life is very sad. Those people who thought they loved me very much changed their attitudes after the profit and loss calculation. On the contrary, some people who have not communicated much still feel sorry for us and try to give some help.In that kind of reality, I learned how important it is to see through the inside and outside of a person. What I want to thank is not the person who gave me an extra glass of water, but those whose hearts and ideas will not be shaken by the current situation. People who are sincere to me are those who are honest in their hearts.

To this day, whenever I see the media describe the eighteen years I have traveled all the way as living in seclusion or dormant, there will be a wry smile on my face.At that time, I was still in the Republic of Korea, and I was also a Korean citizen who lived hard every day.