Diary+Entry+4+Sukwon+Shin

Jan. 16, 1942

This will be my last diary writing in the nineteenth century. In 1941, I was a cleaning man in American boat. While I was in American boat I learned that even though America has some bad side, I think Americans are knows a little bit about sympathetic relationship with foreigners. While I was working in the boat, some Americans helped me and talked to me about their lives(I could speak some English but not all). In my old Korean textbook, they said Japanese are known as the most human race that has the pure culture of Japan and do anything that shows honor. But Americans told me that even though Japanese is a good due to the war and colonization over other countries made them arrogant and break the rules of human nature and rights. I think between October or November they told me that since their path is going near Korea, they will put me down as a gift for working hard. When I heard this, my eyes were soaked with salty water. Now I remember my friends, parents, my wife Kazuko Yoshi and my baby waiting in my hometown Dangjin. I felt regretful that I left my family in my hometown. At first I wanted to go out of Korea to see other countries influence and cultures. But I found that it was wrong. Even though it was in the past of 1941 I still feel rueful that my eye begins to soak out and it seems like it was yesterday. Many American friends cuddle me and gave me a contact number if they would be anything wrong.

When I was getting close to Korea my five senses react to eat. I could hear the Korea and smell and taste the air of Korea and feel that Korea is near and more importantly I could see KOREA!!!!! When I stepped on my home Korea, my eye were soaked again. It been in 1 year that I couldn’t come to Korea. When I was heading back to my hometown Dangjin I saw one of the Japanese guy named Nikata Nagamoto coming towards me and asked me if I could be the part of his army. To made him guy away I said to him that I quit because the wage was too low but he was asking for the geography of East Asia and as a repay he will give lots of money. Instead I gave him a fake contact number because I didn’t want other countries to be invaded by Japan~!!.