RE: Meeting between Justin Sun, Korean Stakeholders.
Thank you for writing this post @silvergrifin007. One of the fascinating aspects of choosing to invest any of my time into our Steem blockchain, is the opportunity to engage with others ****all over the world****. And, in doing so, learn how the world appears through "their eyes."
Your post gives me a deeper appreciation for how Korea views history, in general, and how they view the Japanese, in particular.
In spite of our cultural and language differences, my Korean friend ...
"In particular, Korean Christians are sorry that the United States cannot make Japan a Christian nation. I am sorry that a respected Christian like @roleerob has not made Japan a Christian nation."
... I cannot understand how Google translator (or whatever translation tool you are using ...) has worded this. Key words in these sentences are "make" and "made." You surely know, when it comes to man's salvation, there is no force involved. Man must voluntarily submit and surrender to what God's Word tell us is necessary for salvation.
... Google 번역기 (또는 사용중인 번역 도구)가 어떻게 이런 말을했는지 이해할 수 없습니다. 이 문장에서 핵심 단어는 "make"와 "made"입니다. 사람의 구원에 관해서는 아무런 힘이 없습니다. 사람은 자발적으로 하나님의 말씀이 구원에 필요하다고 말씀하신 것에 복종해야합니다.
That said, I have read history books written by Christian authors of what America may have missed as an opportunity, at the conclusion of the Second World War. So brutal and destructive was our war with the Japanese, that we had insisted on an unconditional surrender. With the complete humiliation of Hirohito, the god (small, very small "g" ...) of the Japanese culture, America had an opportunity to have a tremendous influence on what the Japanese would view as their new "god." Sadly, there was not enough done to make that more of a Judeo-Christian influence vs. simply an economic one, where the Japanese would be influenced to "worship" the "almighty" dollar ...
If you don't mind my asking @silvergrifin007, how old are you? Perhaps you have written that somewhere and I missed it. If that, however, is viewed as an offensive question in Korean culture, please feel free to ignore it.
Dear my American senior. Thanks for your kind answer. I think I wrote an offensive sentence to you because my English is poor. Like your claim, only God gives man salvation. I only meant that Koreans were suspicious and afraid of Japan because Japan did not become a Christian nation.
I believe that the United States' war with Japan was correct given the brutality and crimes committed by the Japanese against Asians during World War II.
After the US conquered Japan, the fact that the United States developed Japan into a western developed country was a compassionate act.
However, the Japanese only wanted American wealth and rejected Christianity. So, Koreans are afraid of the Japanese.
If we cannot wash away human sins with the Holy Spirit and Blood of Jesus, the evil nature will come to life again.
So, I am sorry that the United States has not made Japan a Christian nation. I am afraid that the nature of the Japanese will come back to life.
I am a 45 years old Korean Protestant. Younger than you? smile!
Very good my friend. You commonly reply with the word "offensive," which I am guessing may be a result of the differences in our cultures. So I will again try to set your mind at ease on that point:
I am not offended! You would really have to go out of your way to offend me, as I will typically assume good intentions. Unless I have a very good reason to do otherwise ... 🙂
나는 기분 나쁘지 않다! 내가 일반적으로 좋은 의도를 가정 할 것이기 때문에 당신은 나를 화나게하는 길을 떠나야 할 것입니다. 달리할만한 이유가 없다면 ... 🙂
Your views are very helpful for me and others to understand the Korean perspective, when it comes to China and Japan. Given your country's history with both, I can only imagine the concerns recent events raise.
I have traveled extensively over my long life. It has saddened me, more than once, to see the influence of America on other parts of the world. Not even a hint of a Christian influence. Instead, almost always a very secular, materialistic influence ...
Thank you for sharing your age @silvergrifin007. I am 65 years old. 😉
My dear American senior. I'm not good at English, so I hope you understand. It seems that the word unpleasant than offensive is appropriate.