Chapter 19: The Ridge

You took my hand and left Jingyun's courtyard. You keep moving forward. I follow you silently.

We walked to the cloister of the annex. Halfway through the cloister, you let go of my hand. You stopped. You stand there, looking at the end of the cloister. You didn't speak.

I look at you with compassion in my heart. I whispered, "Big brother is like that." You don't mind the foolish things he says. ”

You turn your face to look at me. You say, "I won't mind." You say, "As a brother, there is no way to get him out of hatred, and I am sad." You say, "Perhaps, I should still stay in Cheongcheon." I came back wrong. ”

I said, "No." You didn't come back wrong. If you hadn't come back this time, I'd have rotted in my grave by now. Thank God for bringing you back. ”

Your gaze falls on my cheek. Your gaze stays there. My cheeks slowly turned crimson. I tilted my head slightly to avoid your gaze.

I said, "Why are you looking at me like that?" Did I say something wrong? ”

You look at me. You say, "I didn't say anything wrong." It's just that I just found out that I have a younger sister who is so good. ”

You look at me for a moment. You say, "I'll take you somewhere happy." You've definitely never been. ”

"Are you going to the back mountains again?"

"No, it's at home."

I said, "But there's no place in the house that I haven't been." ”

A warm smile jumps from the corner of your mouth. You say, "Of course." Say, "Now we will go." ”

We sat together on the highest roof of the mansion. The spring breeze, with the smell of flowers and plants, glides over the skin like silk.

We looked at the rooftops, high and low, and the people, carts, cows, and horses below.

"Haven't you been?" You said.

I'm still immersed in the thrill of being brought up to this height by your arms around my waist, and I look a little dazed.

You look at me and ask gently, "What?" Scarewn? ”

My face turned red again. I shook my head.

"So tall, scared?" You ask.

I shook my head again. I said, "I'm not afraid of you." ”

"Never seen our home, our farm, from this perspective." I said, "No one has ever taken me to such a high place." ”

You say, "It's my favorite place to stay at home, and I sometimes come here to sit for a while when everyone sleeps at night." From here, all the people, all the things, all the things become small. Many things can be big or small. If the point of view is high enough and wide enough, it will become very small, it will not be an obstacle to us, and it will not fill our hearts. ”

You say, "When we were in Cheongcheon, Master used to tell us that when you feel that you are stuck in something troublesome and cannot extricate yourself from, you should go and sit alone on the highest mountain for a while and look down on the pine waves churning among the peaks. Sit quietly for a while, and you will understand that, in fact, the world is big enough that our troubles are very small, and we are taller and bigger than any of our troubles. Master said that we can be higher than the highest mountain, bigger than the magnificent pine waves, and there is no reason for us to be hindered and filled with troubles the size of a teaspoon. ”

I said, "What admirable words." I envy my brother for being able to have such a master to teach. I wish I could be a man, and I could reach the highest mountain and look down on the pine waves. ”

I said, "Before you returned, no one in this house had ever spoken such powerful words to me. ”

You say, "Jean." Actually, every day, I really want to be with you. ”

My heart stopped beating for a moment.

You say, "When I am with you, my heart is like the sky washed by water." ”

When you say this, the world instantly becomes calm and calm.