In Buddhism, it is believed that life is a form of suffering. We all go through pain, but what type of pain we experience is determined by how we are brought up into this world. My family immigrated to Canada when I was four years old. My mom and dad grew up in Korea when it was still an impoverished country. It wasnât unheard of to lose a friend from starvation.The mindset was to survive by whatever means necessary.
Because of that, you learn to see the world for what it is rather than how it should be. People lie, people cheat and people steal to make ends meet. Especially from those they trust and those they love. My mom and dad didnât want my brother and me to go through that, so they left everything behind and aspired for opportunity even if it meant living in the most heavenly parts of hell.
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