Tuesday 8 December 2009
Current Status
I am working on developing iPhone Library to use cross-project. It is fun and worthy to invest as a personal perspective and so does company. Without violating any Apple App store policy, I need to raise source code reusability and productivity.
Sunday 31 May 2009
President Roh's Death
자신의 전임자의 서거로 당황한 한국 대통령
(Aujourd'hui la Corée / 마리 드크루아 / 2009-05-25)
Le président coréen embarassé par le suicide de son prédécesseur
le 25/5/2009 à 9h08 par Marie Decroix (Aujourd'hui la Corée)
C'est l'histoire d'une vieille haine. En 1997, Lee Myung Bak et Roh Moo-hyun se sont affrontés pour le siège de député de la circonscription de Jongno, dans le centre de Séoul. Lee Myung-Bak l'emporte au terme d'une campagne très difficile. Mais son élection est invalidée sur plainte de son adversaire, pour dépenses électorales excessives... Résultat, c'est Roh Moo-hyun qui obtient le siège de la circonscription la plus convoitée du pays. La haine entre les deux hommes est scellée.
이것은 오래 묵은 원한의 역사이다. 1997년, 이명박과 노무현은 서울 한복판의 종로 선거구를 놓고 대결했다. 이명박이 아주 어렵게 승리했지만, 그의 당선은 선거비용의 과다지출에 대한 그의 반대파의 문제제기로 무효가 되었다. 결국, 이 나라에서 가장 탐나는 이 선거구의 국회의원 자리는 노무현에게 돌아갔다. 이렇게 두 사람간의 증오가 싹튼 것이다.
Alors, lorsque Lee Myung Bak entre à la maison bleue, le siège de la présidence coréenne, pour remplacer Roh Moo-hyun, début 2008, le nouveau président a soif de vengeance.
이렇게 2008년초 노무현을 승계하면서 한국 대통령 직위를 수행하기 위해 이명박이 청와대에 입성한 순간, 이 신임 대통령은 복수의 갈증을 느꼈다.
Vengeance judiciaire, en lançant les procureurs aux trousses de Roh, dans une affaire de corruption présumée. La femme de l'ancien président aurait touché 1 millions de dollars d'un homme d'affaire. "Un prêt" affirme Roh. "Corruption" pensent les procureurs, qui lancent des mandats d'amener contre l'ancien président et tous ses proches. Son épouse devait être interrogée quelques heures après son suicide.
이렇게 부패사건에 대한 검찰수사가 노무현을 압박하면서 사법적 복수극이 시작된 것이다. 전 영부인이 한 사업가로부터 백만불을 받은 것 같다. 이는 노씨에게는 대출이었고, 검찰에게는 부패였다. 그리고 검찰은 노 전대통령과 그의 측근들에 대한 조사를 시작한 것이다. 그가 자살하지 않았다면, 그의 아내는 원래 몇시간 뒤 소환 예정이었다.
Ce qui est frappant dans le traitement de cette affaire judiciaire, c'est l'absence totale de secret de l'instruction, l'ensemble des éléments fournis par le parquet se retrouvant dans les médias. et c'est l'attitude de ces médias, justement, reprenant sans nuance l'ensemble des informations fournies par les procureurs, faisant même des shows en direct des auditions des témoins, bref condamnant sans appel l'ancien président avant même qu'il puisse être entendu.
이번 부패사건의 검찰 수사에서 놀랄만한 점은 수사의 비밀이 전혀 지켜지지 않았다는 점이며, 검찰이 제공한 모든 수사내용이 언론에 그대로 공표되었다. 언론은 검찰이 제공하는 모든 정보를 아무 비판없이 지면에 실었고, 마치 법정에서 피고인 심문을 생중계하듯 한 것이며, 여기서 피고인인 전직 대통령이 그 혐의 사실을 듣기도 전에 그를 단죄시 한 것이다. [ 역자주 -사실상의 언론 지면을 통한 재판이었지만, 검찰과 언론의 기소만 있지, 노무현의 변론은 없었던, 일방적 노무현 죽이기 였다고 생각된다.]
Roh Moo-hyun l'avait bien compris, lorsqu'il explique dans sa note son suicide. Il sait que ses proches vont tous être atteints, les uns après les autres, et que même si il a toujours nié la corruption, ses dénégations ne peuvent atténuer la honte qui s'étend sur sa famille.
그의 유서에서 노무현은 이를 고발했고, 그는 이러한 상황을 잘 이해하고 있었다. 그는 자신의 측근들이 차례로 모두 피해를 당할 것이라는 점을 알고 있었고, 그가 그의 부패혐의를 부정하고 있지만, 그의 혐의사실 부인이 그의 가족 전체에 대한 망신을 고조 시킬 것이라는 점을 알고 있었던 것이다.
Ces critiques sur la responsabilité du pouvoir dans la mort de l'ancien président, on ne les lit pas dans la presse coréenne. On ne les entend pas à la télévision.
Les médias sud-coréens sont ainsi tous contrôlés par les Chaebols, favorables à Lee Myung-Bak, lui même un ex de Hyundai. Il est frappant que depuis le suicide, toutes les télévisions se contente de diffuser les conférences de presse officielles de la police, des médecins, de la maison bleues. On n'entend jamais les Coréens qui par dizaines de milliers viennent lui rendre hommage dans son village, à 500 kilomètres de Séoul. A l'exception de MBC, seul média "rebelle" qui a explicitement évoqué la "revanche politique" à l'origine du drame.
전임 대통령의 서거에 대한 권력의 책임에 대한 이러한 비판들은 한국 신문에서는 찾아볼 수 없다. 텔레비전에서도 마찬가지다. 한국 언론은 이명박을 지지하는 재벌의 통제하에 있고, 이명박은 재벌 현대그룹 출신이다. 노무현 서거이후, 모든 텔레비전들이 경찰,의사,청와대의 공식발표들만을 그대로 보도하는 것으로 만족하는 것은 놀랄만한 일이다. 서울에서 500km 떨어진 그의 고향마을에서 조문 중인 수십만의 한국인의 목소리는 언론에 의해 무시당하고 있다. 투쟁 중인 미디어 문화방송을 제외하고 말이다. 이 방송만이 이 드라마의 기원인 « 정치 보복 »을 명시적으로 상기시켜주고 있다.
Sur internet le ton est bien différent. On montre comment des milliers de policiers ont bloqué le centre de Séoul, à Jongno, pour empêcher les manifestations à la mémoire de Roh Myun-hyun, qui auraient pu se transformer en protestation contre le pouvoir.
하지만, 인터넷 상에서의 상황은 매우 다르다. 네티즌들은 어떻게 수천명의 경찰들이 서울의 도심 한복판인 종로에서 노무현을 추모하는 시위를 방해하기 위해 이곳을 봉쇄 중인지 잘 보여주고 있으며, 이는 권력에 대항하는 저항으로 전환될 수도 있는 성질의 것이다.
On montre aussi comment le président du Parlement coréen, fidèle de Lee, a été empêché de voir le corps de Roh par la foule en colère.
네티즌들은 또한 이씨에게 충성하는 한국의 국회의장이 분노한 시민들이 노무현을 추모하는 것을 어떻게 방해했는지 잘 제시하고 있다.
Quelques heures après la mort de l'ancien président, le procureur de Séoul a annoncé la fin de toute investigation sur la corruption présumée de sa famille.
전직 대통령이 서거한 뒤 몇시간 후에, 서울의 검찰은 그의 가족의 부패혐의에 대한 모든 수사를 종결한다고 발표했다.
*출처 : http://www.aujourdhuilacoree.com/actualites-coree-le-president-coreen-embarasse-par-le-suicide-de-son-predecesseur-1594.asp?1=1
(Aujourd'hui la Corée / 마리 드크루아 / 2009-05-25)
Le président coréen embarassé par le suicide de son prédécesseur
le 25/5/2009 à 9h08 par Marie Decroix (Aujourd'hui la Corée)
C'est l'histoire d'une vieille haine. En 1997, Lee Myung Bak et Roh Moo-hyun se sont affrontés pour le siège de député de la circonscription de Jongno, dans le centre de Séoul. Lee Myung-Bak l'emporte au terme d'une campagne très difficile. Mais son élection est invalidée sur plainte de son adversaire, pour dépenses électorales excessives... Résultat, c'est Roh Moo-hyun qui obtient le siège de la circonscription la plus convoitée du pays. La haine entre les deux hommes est scellée.
이것은 오래 묵은 원한의 역사이다. 1997년, 이명박과 노무현은 서울 한복판의 종로 선거구를 놓고 대결했다. 이명박이 아주 어렵게 승리했지만, 그의 당선은 선거비용의 과다지출에 대한 그의 반대파의 문제제기로 무효가 되었다. 결국, 이 나라에서 가장 탐나는 이 선거구의 국회의원 자리는 노무현에게 돌아갔다. 이렇게 두 사람간의 증오가 싹튼 것이다.
Alors, lorsque Lee Myung Bak entre à la maison bleue, le siège de la présidence coréenne, pour remplacer Roh Moo-hyun, début 2008, le nouveau président a soif de vengeance.
이렇게 2008년초 노무현을 승계하면서 한국 대통령 직위를 수행하기 위해 이명박이 청와대에 입성한 순간, 이 신임 대통령은 복수의 갈증을 느꼈다.
Vengeance judiciaire, en lançant les procureurs aux trousses de Roh, dans une affaire de corruption présumée. La femme de l'ancien président aurait touché 1 millions de dollars d'un homme d'affaire. "Un prêt" affirme Roh. "Corruption" pensent les procureurs, qui lancent des mandats d'amener contre l'ancien président et tous ses proches. Son épouse devait être interrogée quelques heures après son suicide.
이렇게 부패사건에 대한 검찰수사가 노무현을 압박하면서 사법적 복수극이 시작된 것이다. 전 영부인이 한 사업가로부터 백만불을 받은 것 같다. 이는 노씨에게는 대출이었고, 검찰에게는 부패였다. 그리고 검찰은 노 전대통령과 그의 측근들에 대한 조사를 시작한 것이다. 그가 자살하지 않았다면, 그의 아내는 원래 몇시간 뒤 소환 예정이었다.
Ce qui est frappant dans le traitement de cette affaire judiciaire, c'est l'absence totale de secret de l'instruction, l'ensemble des éléments fournis par le parquet se retrouvant dans les médias. et c'est l'attitude de ces médias, justement, reprenant sans nuance l'ensemble des informations fournies par les procureurs, faisant même des shows en direct des auditions des témoins, bref condamnant sans appel l'ancien président avant même qu'il puisse être entendu.
이번 부패사건의 검찰 수사에서 놀랄만한 점은 수사의 비밀이 전혀 지켜지지 않았다는 점이며, 검찰이 제공한 모든 수사내용이 언론에 그대로 공표되었다. 언론은 검찰이 제공하는 모든 정보를 아무 비판없이 지면에 실었고, 마치 법정에서 피고인 심문을 생중계하듯 한 것이며, 여기서 피고인인 전직 대통령이 그 혐의 사실을 듣기도 전에 그를 단죄시 한 것이다. [ 역자주 -사실상의 언론 지면을 통한 재판이었지만, 검찰과 언론의 기소만 있지, 노무현의 변론은 없었던, 일방적 노무현 죽이기 였다고 생각된다.]
Roh Moo-hyun l'avait bien compris, lorsqu'il explique dans sa note son suicide. Il sait que ses proches vont tous être atteints, les uns après les autres, et que même si il a toujours nié la corruption, ses dénégations ne peuvent atténuer la honte qui s'étend sur sa famille.
그의 유서에서 노무현은 이를 고발했고, 그는 이러한 상황을 잘 이해하고 있었다. 그는 자신의 측근들이 차례로 모두 피해를 당할 것이라는 점을 알고 있었고, 그가 그의 부패혐의를 부정하고 있지만, 그의 혐의사실 부인이 그의 가족 전체에 대한 망신을 고조 시킬 것이라는 점을 알고 있었던 것이다.
Ces critiques sur la responsabilité du pouvoir dans la mort de l'ancien président, on ne les lit pas dans la presse coréenne. On ne les entend pas à la télévision.
Les médias sud-coréens sont ainsi tous contrôlés par les Chaebols, favorables à Lee Myung-Bak, lui même un ex de Hyundai. Il est frappant que depuis le suicide, toutes les télévisions se contente de diffuser les conférences de presse officielles de la police, des médecins, de la maison bleues. On n'entend jamais les Coréens qui par dizaines de milliers viennent lui rendre hommage dans son village, à 500 kilomètres de Séoul. A l'exception de MBC, seul média "rebelle" qui a explicitement évoqué la "revanche politique" à l'origine du drame.
전임 대통령의 서거에 대한 권력의 책임에 대한 이러한 비판들은 한국 신문에서는 찾아볼 수 없다. 텔레비전에서도 마찬가지다. 한국 언론은 이명박을 지지하는 재벌의 통제하에 있고, 이명박은 재벌 현대그룹 출신이다. 노무현 서거이후, 모든 텔레비전들이 경찰,의사,청와대의 공식발표들만을 그대로 보도하는 것으로 만족하는 것은 놀랄만한 일이다. 서울에서 500km 떨어진 그의 고향마을에서 조문 중인 수십만의 한국인의 목소리는 언론에 의해 무시당하고 있다. 투쟁 중인 미디어 문화방송을 제외하고 말이다. 이 방송만이 이 드라마의 기원인 « 정치 보복 »을 명시적으로 상기시켜주고 있다.
Sur internet le ton est bien différent. On montre comment des milliers de policiers ont bloqué le centre de Séoul, à Jongno, pour empêcher les manifestations à la mémoire de Roh Myun-hyun, qui auraient pu se transformer en protestation contre le pouvoir.
하지만, 인터넷 상에서의 상황은 매우 다르다. 네티즌들은 어떻게 수천명의 경찰들이 서울의 도심 한복판인 종로에서 노무현을 추모하는 시위를 방해하기 위해 이곳을 봉쇄 중인지 잘 보여주고 있으며, 이는 권력에 대항하는 저항으로 전환될 수도 있는 성질의 것이다.
On montre aussi comment le président du Parlement coréen, fidèle de Lee, a été empêché de voir le corps de Roh par la foule en colère.
네티즌들은 또한 이씨에게 충성하는 한국의 국회의장이 분노한 시민들이 노무현을 추모하는 것을 어떻게 방해했는지 잘 제시하고 있다.
Quelques heures après la mort de l'ancien président, le procureur de Séoul a annoncé la fin de toute investigation sur la corruption présumée de sa famille.
전직 대통령이 서거한 뒤 몇시간 후에, 서울의 검찰은 그의 가족의 부패혐의에 대한 모든 수사를 종결한다고 발표했다.
*출처 : http://www.aujourdhuilacoree.com/actualites-coree-le-president-coreen-embarasse-par-le-suicide-de-son-predecesseur-1594.asp?1=1
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Captain, My Captain, My president was killed by Korean Government.
님의 침묵(沈默) - 만해 한용운
님은 갔습니다. 아아, 사랑하는 나의 님은 갔습니다.
푸른 산빛을 깨치고 단풍나무 숲을 향하여 난 작은 길을 걸어서, 차마 떨치고 갔습니다.
황금(黃金)의 꽃같이 굳고 빛나든 옛 맹서(盟誓)는 차디찬 티끌이 되어서 한숨의 미풍(微風)에 날아갔습니다.
날카로운 첫 키스의 추억(追憶)은 나의 운명(運命)의 지침(指針)을 돌려 놓고, 뒷걸음쳐서 사라졌습니다.
나는 향기로운 님의 말소리에 귀먹고, 꽃다운 님의 얼굴에 눈멀었습니다.
사랑도 사람의 일이라, 만날 때에 미리 떠날 것을 염려하고 경계하지 아니한 것은 아니지만, 이별은 뜻밖의 일이 되고, 놀란 가슴은 새로운 슬픔에 터집니다.
그러나 이별을 쓸데없는 눈물의 원천(源泉)을 만들고 마는 것은 스스로 사랑을 깨치는 것인 줄 아는 까닭에, 걷잡을 수 없는 슬픔의 힘을 옮겨서 새 희망(希望)의 정수박이에 들어부었습니다.
우리는 만날 때에 떠날 것을 염려하는 것과 같이, 떠날 때에 다시 만날 것을 믿습니다.
아아, 님은 갔지마는 나는 님을 보내지 아니하였습니다.
제 곡조를 못 이기는 사랑의 노래는 님의 침묵(沈默)을 휩싸고 돕니다.
The Silence of Love by 만해 한용운
Love is gone, gone is my love.
Tearing himself away from me he has gone
on a little path that stretches in the splendor
of a green hill into the autumn/tinted woods.
Our last oath, shining and enduring
like a gold-mosaicked flower,
has turned to cold ashes, blown away in the breath of wind.
I remember his poignant first kiss and its memory has wrought
a complete change in my destiny,
then withdrawn into oblivion.
I hear not his sweet voice; I see not his fair looks.
Since it is human to love, I alert, dreaded
a parting to come when we met.
The separation came so suddenly
it broke my heart with renewed sorrow.
Yet, I know parting can only destroy our love
if it causes futile tears to fall.
I would rather transfer the surge of this sorrow
onto the summit of hopefulness.
As we dread parting when we meet, so,
we promise to meet again when we part.
Though my love is gone, I am not parted from love;
an untiring love/song envelops the silence of love.
님은 갔습니다. 아아, 사랑하는 나의 님은 갔습니다.
푸른 산빛을 깨치고 단풍나무 숲을 향하여 난 작은 길을 걸어서, 차마 떨치고 갔습니다.
황금(黃金)의 꽃같이 굳고 빛나든 옛 맹서(盟誓)는 차디찬 티끌이 되어서 한숨의 미풍(微風)에 날아갔습니다.
날카로운 첫 키스의 추억(追憶)은 나의 운명(運命)의 지침(指針)을 돌려 놓고, 뒷걸음쳐서 사라졌습니다.
나는 향기로운 님의 말소리에 귀먹고, 꽃다운 님의 얼굴에 눈멀었습니다.
사랑도 사람의 일이라, 만날 때에 미리 떠날 것을 염려하고 경계하지 아니한 것은 아니지만, 이별은 뜻밖의 일이 되고, 놀란 가슴은 새로운 슬픔에 터집니다.
그러나 이별을 쓸데없는 눈물의 원천(源泉)을 만들고 마는 것은 스스로 사랑을 깨치는 것인 줄 아는 까닭에, 걷잡을 수 없는 슬픔의 힘을 옮겨서 새 희망(希望)의 정수박이에 들어부었습니다.
우리는 만날 때에 떠날 것을 염려하는 것과 같이, 떠날 때에 다시 만날 것을 믿습니다.
아아, 님은 갔지마는 나는 님을 보내지 아니하였습니다.
제 곡조를 못 이기는 사랑의 노래는 님의 침묵(沈默)을 휩싸고 돕니다.
The Silence of Love by 만해 한용운
Love is gone, gone is my love.
Tearing himself away from me he has gone
on a little path that stretches in the splendor
of a green hill into the autumn/tinted woods.
Our last oath, shining and enduring
like a gold-mosaicked flower,
has turned to cold ashes, blown away in the breath of wind.
I remember his poignant first kiss and its memory has wrought
a complete change in my destiny,
then withdrawn into oblivion.
I hear not his sweet voice; I see not his fair looks.
Since it is human to love, I alert, dreaded
a parting to come when we met.
The separation came so suddenly
it broke my heart with renewed sorrow.
Yet, I know parting can only destroy our love
if it causes futile tears to fall.
I would rather transfer the surge of this sorrow
onto the summit of hopefulness.
As we dread parting when we meet, so,
we promise to meet again when we part.
Though my love is gone, I am not parted from love;
an untiring love/song envelops the silence of love.
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Jubilee Night Discussion
When a bad guy threaten to kill your children or family, can you praise the guy?
(Refer Roman Chap13:17-21
Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
IF it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Do not take "Revenge", but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written:
"It is mine to AVENGE; I will REPAY." says the Lord.
On the Contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him:
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
Here is the answer. However, what if the bad guy is a "Psycopath" and the bad guy could never feel guilty or sympathy instead, the bad guy only feels satisfaction in murdering "innocent" people.
Do I have to stay and just depend on God , watching the bad guy killing my children or family?
OF course, I cannot determine whether the bad guy is a Psychopath or not.
Of course, I can die for him and let the judge to my God.
I am pretty OK, but I cannot watch someone be killed in front of my eye.
Revenge or I would say "Protection" is inevitable, I guess.
Here is my question, I cannot solve this.
Friends, Can you share your wisdom?
(Refer Roman Chap13:17-21
Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
IF it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Do not take "Revenge", but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written:
"It is mine to AVENGE; I will REPAY." says the Lord.
On the Contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him:
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
Here is the answer. However, what if the bad guy is a "Psycopath" and the bad guy could never feel guilty or sympathy instead, the bad guy only feels satisfaction in murdering "innocent" people.
Do I have to stay and just depend on God , watching the bad guy killing my children or family?
OF course, I cannot determine whether the bad guy is a Psychopath or not.
Of course, I can die for him and let the judge to my God.
I am pretty OK, but I cannot watch someone be killed in front of my eye.
Revenge or I would say "Protection" is inevitable, I guess.
Here is my question, I cannot solve this.
Friends, Can you share your wisdom?
Jubilee 2009 - Break Session 2 Technology
4. Saturday Break Session2
topic: consolidation of technology and spirituality by Jack swearangen
Wii is used as a rehap device (electron phalography? emotion recognition)
Mindflex: it control movements of objects by electrical device in brain
Technological vs. Socialogical vs Biblical
Social & spiritual impacts of surveilance; it speed up social application
Biblical requires progressive transformation
Bring healing, creation->Fall->redemption
Technology Assessment: Spiritual/Environmental/Social/Psychological("Separation")
1)Spiritual: humans from God
2)Environmental: humans from culture
3)Social: humans from other humans
4)Psychological: humans from themselves
Redemption: Substantial 4-fold healing
Consummution(?) In the book "Invisible hand"
Technological solution introduces new problems
Healing: Aesthetic/Social/Spiritual/Environmental
We want to be nor Technophobia(phobia:fear) nor Technophilla(Philla:love)
But we want to develop the culture and restore Salome in the God's world
topic: consolidation of technology and spirituality by Jack swearangen
Wii is used as a rehap device (electron phalography? emotion recognition)
Mindflex: it control movements of objects by electrical device in brain
Technological vs. Socialogical vs Biblical
Social & spiritual impacts of surveilance; it speed up social application
Biblical requires progressive transformation
Bring healing, creation->Fall->redemption
Technology Assessment: Spiritual/Environmental/Social/Psychological("Separation")
1)Spiritual: humans from God
2)Environmental: humans from culture
3)Social: humans from other humans
4)Psychological: humans from themselves
Redemption: Substantial 4-fold healing
Consummution(?) In the book "Invisible hand"
Technological solution introduces new problems
Healing: Aesthetic/Social/Spiritual/Environmental
We want to be nor Technophobia(phobia:fear) nor Technophilla(Philla:love)
But we want to develop the culture and restore Salome in the God's world
Jubilee 2009- Singleness and Spirituality
1. Breaksession1 Singleness and Spirituality by Abbie Smith
Currently, single is regraded as "impartiality" in the church.
But church is a body of Christ. (Corinthians 고린도전서 ch12: 12-27), each part of the body is each human being, every part is important and unified to embody, union of the father, life of the body.
Sexuality, literally means "being a man/woman" .There is no need of fear or to defeat sexuality.
Human being has,in nature, a longing or the desire of hug, sleep, eat, thirst and connect(related).
Nothing is wring with singleness.
However, I could not solve my own question. What about the loneliness?
I think "loneliness" is an eternal friend of human being, I mean, "loneliness" is inevitable feeling even though one can marry or have children. I saw many lonely married couples. Human, in nature, feels lonely.... always.
However, how can I embrace the "loneliness" for my life? ( I don't want to say "overcome" , I'd rather say "embrace")
This is the first question I could not solve.
Whenever I feel loneliness, I want to make a phone call to someone and then I open the cell phone and look up my phone lists but I don't have any one to call.
Just a few minute talk ,whatever the topic is, is enough for those times.
But I don't want to express my feeling to friends in order not to infect my negative feeling to them and I can't pray because I think those feelings are too minor to talk to the God.
I may want just a few-minutes talk or just hanging out for a couple of time or just one hug. But nothing is happened always, instead I get to bed and fall to sleep... always.
Humans are lonely. I know,
God is our friend. I know,
But sometimes I miss human's voice or shoulder. Is it bad or is it good?
Still I cannot solve this.
Currently, single is regraded as "impartiality" in the church.
But church is a body of Christ. (Corinthians 고린도전서 ch12: 12-27), each part of the body is each human being, every part is important and unified to embody, union of the father, life of the body.
Sexuality, literally means "being a man/woman" .There is no need of fear or to defeat sexuality.
Human being has,in nature, a longing or the desire of hug, sleep, eat, thirst and connect(related).
Nothing is wring with singleness.
However, I could not solve my own question. What about the loneliness?
I think "loneliness" is an eternal friend of human being, I mean, "loneliness" is inevitable feeling even though one can marry or have children. I saw many lonely married couples. Human, in nature, feels lonely.... always.
However, how can I embrace the "loneliness" for my life? ( I don't want to say "overcome" , I'd rather say "embrace")
This is the first question I could not solve.
Whenever I feel loneliness, I want to make a phone call to someone and then I open the cell phone and look up my phone lists but I don't have any one to call.
Just a few minute talk ,whatever the topic is, is enough for those times.
But I don't want to express my feeling to friends in order not to infect my negative feeling to them and I can't pray because I think those feelings are too minor to talk to the God.
I may want just a few-minutes talk or just hanging out for a couple of time or just one hug. But nothing is happened always, instead I get to bed and fall to sleep... always.
Humans are lonely. I know,
God is our friend. I know,
But sometimes I miss human's voice or shoulder. Is it bad or is it good?
Still I cannot solve this.
Jubilee 2009
1. Friday General Session 1
ex) The city of angel: to be a human in God's world is thankful .
Thanksgiving gratitude=belief vs. Ingratitude/unbelief
How to live thankfully,
Thank you God.
2.Friday General Session2
Perception of popular culture by Gave Lyons
ex) Film "Saved"
Survey of perception of Christianity shows people's prejudice about christian. We can say viewpoints by non-christian are as bellows.
- judgmental
- Hypocritical
- Get saved (Converting others)
- Sheltered
- too political
These are misled, mistaken:
- separation from the culture
- uncritical embrace of modernism
We'd better focus on "How to live(Convergence)" by including "Culture"
We have to transform these images; We become a Christian who is:
- GRACEFUL
- relational
- Solution oriented (e.g. His own sun had a "down syndrom", he initiated a happy life of "down syndrom" children to prohibit from being aborted. Because most of "down syndrom"child are not born due to abortion. He gaved the parents a hope and a wisdom.
3. Friday General Session3
Culture maker Story1 "Kiva" by Jesicca
Kiva's business model is basically Micro finance, Micro loan based model.
Kiva basically provides a internet Market place between "Internet loaner" and "Micro finance investment Partner", however "Kiva" is more focusing on building MFI network by connecting human to human network. Their strategy is briefly, "focus on Individual" and "good word" by internet users. For example, internet users created Kivapedia and office in Secondlife for Kiva.
1. Saturday general session1
Roman ch.7
Sin is a destructive power, seductive force against love of father.
2. Saturday General session2
Cultural Maker Story 2 - Bill Strickland
He gave a life, hope and spirit to Pittsburgh Southside District Kids (Most of them are too poor to get good education, or barely educated, and do not have any jobs)
He designed and developed a very special school which is surrounded by bright sunlights, flowers and fountains(water).
He inspired "enthusiasm" from Poor kids.
His book: Make Impossible Possible.
3. Saturday General Session3
Cultural Maker Story 3
Posture(Cultivate/Create) vs. Gesture(Condemn/Critique/Copy/Consume)
3. Saturday Break Session3
Excelling in the Education you wanted: A faith and Culture Devotional by Kelly Kullberg and David Kullberg
John ch.17:03, true vine and root , sustainable tree
4.Saturday Night
-"Become a NEW neighbor"
We'd better care for relationship, love each other.
All of us are equal.
We must love our neighbors as OURSELVES.
-Reconcile all things , a peace and healing
-vocation/calling: Listen to THE CALL
-Reorder Love/Lies -->heartsonmind.com
-God is a good communicator and our good friend.
= loneliness is inevitable.
5.Small things over and over again makes big difference.
How many hours will it take ? -10,000 hours
- 1hours/day will take 10years, 2 hours will take 15years and 8hours/day will take 4 years.
- Masters require discipline, Discipline requires TIME.
- My 10,000 hours can make NEW capacity
6. Break Session 4: Living Deep in a Shallow world by emmaus@streets.org
1) How do I live --> Mica 3:18
-live justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God
2) Who am I called to show mercy?
3) How do I walk humbly with God
7. Sunday Morning: Every Square Inch by Abraham Kiper
Kingdom is not coming yet but as a witness of coming his kingdom, we must fortaste (gives a taste) for coming life of the kingdom of the God
- Community of generosity, simplicity , and truth
8. Wrap up
1) What is one thing you start doing?
(Think small)
2) What is one thing you stop doing?
ex) The city of angel: to be a human in God's world is thankful .
Thanksgiving gratitude=belief vs. Ingratitude/unbelief
How to live thankfully,
Thank you God.
2.Friday General Session2
Perception of popular culture by Gave Lyons
ex) Film "Saved"
Survey of perception of Christianity shows people's prejudice about christian. We can say viewpoints by non-christian are as bellows.
- judgmental
- Hypocritical
- Get saved (Converting others)
- Sheltered
- too political
These are misled, mistaken:
- separation from the culture
- uncritical embrace of modernism
We'd better focus on "How to live(Convergence)" by including "Culture"
We have to transform these images; We become a Christian who is:
- GRACEFUL
- relational
- Solution oriented (e.g. His own sun had a "down syndrom", he initiated a happy life of "down syndrom" children to prohibit from being aborted. Because most of "down syndrom"child are not born due to abortion. He gaved the parents a hope and a wisdom.
3. Friday General Session3
Culture maker Story1 "Kiva" by Jesicca
Kiva's business model is basically Micro finance, Micro loan based model.
Kiva basically provides a internet Market place between "Internet loaner" and "Micro finance investment Partner", however "Kiva" is more focusing on building MFI network by connecting human to human network. Their strategy is briefly, "focus on Individual" and "good word" by internet users. For example, internet users created Kivapedia and office in Secondlife for Kiva.
1. Saturday general session1
Roman ch.7
Sin is a destructive power, seductive force against love of father.
2. Saturday General session2
Cultural Maker Story 2 - Bill Strickland
He gave a life, hope and spirit to Pittsburgh Southside District Kids (Most of them are too poor to get good education, or barely educated, and do not have any jobs)
He designed and developed a very special school which is surrounded by bright sunlights, flowers and fountains(water).
He inspired "enthusiasm" from Poor kids.
His book: Make Impossible Possible.
3. Saturday General Session3
Cultural Maker Story 3
Posture(Cultivate/Create) vs. Gesture(Condemn/Critique/Copy/Consume)
3. Saturday Break Session3
Excelling in the Education you wanted: A faith and Culture Devotional by Kelly Kullberg and David Kullberg
John ch.17:03, true vine and root , sustainable tree
4.Saturday Night
-"Become a NEW neighbor"
We'd better care for relationship, love each other.
All of us are equal.
We must love our neighbors as OURSELVES.
-Reconcile all things , a peace and healing
-vocation/calling: Listen to THE CALL
-Reorder Love/Lies -->heartsonmind.com
-God is a good communicator and our good friend.
= loneliness is inevitable.
5.Small things over and over again makes big difference.
How many hours will it take ? -10,000 hours
- 1hours/day will take 10years, 2 hours will take 15years and 8hours/day will take 4 years.
- Masters require discipline, Discipline requires TIME.
- My 10,000 hours can make NEW capacity
6. Break Session 4: Living Deep in a Shallow world by emmaus@streets.org
1) How do I live --> Mica 3:18
-live justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God
2) Who am I called to show mercy?
3) How do I walk humbly with God
7. Sunday Morning: Every Square Inch by Abraham Kiper
Kingdom is not coming yet but as a witness of coming his kingdom, we must fortaste (gives a taste) for coming life of the kingdom of the God
- Community of generosity, simplicity , and truth
8. Wrap up
1) What is one thing you start doing?
(Think small)
2) What is one thing you stop doing?
Monday 16 February 2009
Jubilee 2009 @ Pittsburgh Westin
Brief Overview
I asked some questions thru Jubilee workshop and solved some of them and had been rethinking still.
One thing I start doing from now on is to read spiritual books and articles "every day".
So far, I just depended upon Tuesday Bible Study and Sunday Church service.
But I should absorb more precious words but with my heart not with by my brain.
I do want to have more spiritual time for myself and social time for my neighbor.
One thing I stop doing from now on is to do meaningless internet surfing and meaningless killing time any more.
My time was "passed" meaninglessly just because I don't want to feel lonely or curious about Korean news, especially TV show, actors' and actress's gossips and dead news. But I didn't focus on myself too much. It was meaningless time.
I don't want to exhaust myself physically and emotionally any more.
Instead, I do want to have my 10,000 hours for myself , for my neighbor and for better world from now on.
This is what I earned and what I decided from Jubilee 2009.
I realized (or I can say restored myself), I am not "nothing", I can do "something" for myself, for my neighbor and for my glorious kingdom of my Lord, my God even though I am a student but I have time, passion, energy, sympathy and my God in my heart. I can do and I can transform the future someday or from now on.
This is what I realized and what I heard from my God in Jubilee 2009.
I am so blessed, and I love Jesus Christ so much.
I asked some questions thru Jubilee workshop and solved some of them and had been rethinking still.
One thing I start doing from now on is to read spiritual books and articles "every day".
So far, I just depended upon Tuesday Bible Study and Sunday Church service.
But I should absorb more precious words but with my heart not with by my brain.
I do want to have more spiritual time for myself and social time for my neighbor.
One thing I stop doing from now on is to do meaningless internet surfing and meaningless killing time any more.
My time was "passed" meaninglessly just because I don't want to feel lonely or curious about Korean news, especially TV show, actors' and actress's gossips and dead news. But I didn't focus on myself too much. It was meaningless time.
I don't want to exhaust myself physically and emotionally any more.
Instead, I do want to have my 10,000 hours for myself , for my neighbor and for better world from now on.
This is what I earned and what I decided from Jubilee 2009.
I realized (or I can say restored myself), I am not "nothing", I can do "something" for myself, for my neighbor and for my glorious kingdom of my Lord, my God even though I am a student but I have time, passion, energy, sympathy and my God in my heart. I can do and I can transform the future someday or from now on.
This is what I realized and what I heard from my God in Jubilee 2009.
I am so blessed, and I love Jesus Christ so much.
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Hello, Mr.President
Today is the inauguration day of United States.
This is the moment, turning point to new advent, new leadership, new era of United States, perhaps new era of earth.
Bye Bush, and Hello Mr.President Obama!
Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech by CNN,
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you, God bless you, God bless the United States of America.
This is the moment, turning point to new advent, new leadership, new era of United States, perhaps new era of earth.
Bye Bush, and Hello Mr.President Obama!
Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech by CNN,
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you, God bless you, God bless the United States of America.
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