About Christianity

'not yet... give up... i know... i still can't give up. because the place i want to go, is in front of me... i still want to move forwards more, and more, and more. i must go to that place. to go to the end of this road. the one who guided me to walk this 'road' was (you)... that's why i must surpass (defeat) you.'

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in this story, one of the most powerful man on earth took in an orphan into his home. this orphan was being chased after by a lot of people who were after his head, and for that reason he was alone, and he hated the world. never believing in anyone, never looking for a place where he belonged. his only aim was to get stronger and stronger, and to kill everyone. to stand at the top of everyone, so that he need not fear for his life anymore. naturally as a kid, no matter how good he was, he was unable to defeat this powerful man, who was stronger than him, who had more fighting experience than him.

but instead of killing this boy, the man took him into his home, and taught him skills to get stronger. he showed him the warmth of a home, and that not all the people on earth were after his life. at that time, he could not adapt, and soon after (which was a few years later) he left that house. like another of his oprhan friend said, 'this can't be helped. keikoku and i are like orphans. to understand the warmth of a family is impossible. because from the moment we were born, we are forced to live in a world that has nothing to do with it (a world where they were constantly being hunted).'

i will cut short the story. the boy later found out that living alone is meaningless. and he had found friends, people he wanted to protect, things he wanted to protect. as was said during his battle with his master and 'brother', the one who guided him to that world of warmth was him. when he had found out the very one who rescued him out of his misery had already walked that very path of loneliness he was rescued from and wanted to take away the things that was precious to him (its complicated. read the story), he realized he had to defeat his master no matter what, to protect what was important to him, and to save this very man who had made his mistake.

there are people like keikoku around the world. maybe not as extreme as him. nevertheless, the path of loneliness, the path where you reject every single human who came to you is a path many people take. as we walk through our lives, sometimes we see people like that. like what was said, it is not that they didn't want to experience warmth, it is just they can't do it. they could not understand it.

but like the master, which later revealed he did all sorts of things to help that boy, we can help as much as we can. maybe, the person will not show any reaction. like keikoku, he did not manage to fit in to his new home. and he ran away. years later, he came back to the one who saved him. because of this one man who tried to help him as best as he could, he could go out and make new friends. his savior had built in the foundation for him. his master may not be able to walk down the road with him, but he had pointed out that road to him.

sometimes, when we help, we may not see results immediately. or maybe we will never be able to see the results. but that does not mean all our efforts are wasted. i am sure, if we want to help someone sincerely, God knows what to do. of course, that is if that help is according to God's plan. i mean you don't sincerely help a person to murder another person right?

so if God asks you to help, even if you don't see the results, it doesn't mean your work is insignificant. we trust in Him to do what He planned. you see, keikoku's master may not be the one who did the last act of saving him from that world of darkness. but he definitely showed keikoku the way. without his help, he would never be able to start off from that road and walk down it. saving a person may not take the effort of only one person. maybe, it is a stage by stage step, with each step involving different people. but as long as we are called to a stage to pull a person out, if we can, then we should do it.

i don't know about you. but i think this is a very well-written story. a story that is applicable to real-life too. of course, real-life may not have that much drama. but in essence it is about the same. i think, even if i am not the one to walk down the road with a person, as much as i want to, if i can at least show him or her, 'here. you see... this is the way you should walk...' then, i think, it will be good too.