Chapter 46.3
The Meaning of Family (3)
Sang-Ho smiled slightly, as if in embarrassment, and started his sermon.
“As I’m still lacking in terms of enlightenment, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to fully convey the holy truth.”
Chief Kim, Ji-Hye, Sang-Beom, and I exchanged glances as we tried to hide our distress. Now everyone should be fully aware of what was going on. That this was an island taken over by a cult.
“Many religions preach their own version of the truth. Buddhism, Cristanity, Islam… they’re not wrong persay. They’re just slightly misguided. There is only one truth, but there are many branches of that truth. Yet in our ignorance, we shouldn’t try to pursue all these paths to the truth.”
Although these words sounded convincing, their beliefs could be summed up in one phrase.
‘A stew made from mixing together the three religions.’
They believed in past lives and reincarnation, as well as the fact that we were all brothers and sisters in one family under God. Their doctrine emphasized the fact that once a bond has been formed, it was so strong that it could not be broken even by death.
“Although it may be difficult to believe, the apocalypse is nigh. As such, we are living on this island with the goal of becoming fully self-sufficient. Thus even if the world ends, Sakgui Village will be able to survive.”