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“Remembering the“Remembering the Stone Pagoda thatStone Pagoda that has Endured Firmlyhas Endured Firmly Despite ManyDespite Many Difficulties...”Difficulties...”

From From large large stones stones to to small small pebbles pebbles like like the the size size of of children’s children’s hands hands are are unceasingly unceasingly accumulated accumulated to to form form a a huge huge tower. tower. The The pagoda pagoda looks looks risky risky as as it it goes goes up, up, but but it it is is exquisitely exquisitely balanced balanced even even amid amid a a strong strong typhoon. typhoon. It It is is so so hard hard to to believe believe that that a a hu-human man kind kind created created such such a a thing, thing, what what did did the the men men think think while while building building this this incredibly incredibly high high tower tower piling piling each each stone? stone? We We can can assume assume that that it it could could have have been been one’s one’s own own prayer prayer for for individuals, individuals, for for neigh-neighbors, bors, or or for for the the world. world. Like Like a a saying saying that that sincerely sincerely pray to come true, we can sincerely look into the lit-pray to come true, we can sincerely look into the little wish and hope in our hearts right now. The pho-tle wish and hope in our hearts right now. The photo shows stone pagoda at Maisantapsa Temple, lo-to shows stone pagoda at Maisantapsa Temple, located in Jinan, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.cated in Jinan, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.