This year I turn sixty years old. For half of my life, I’ve traveled all over the world as if I were going in and out of my own house in order to communicate the principles behind my dream of true peace for everyone. One could argue that there’s no such thing as a perfect life, but I feel a certain gratification from having made the effort to live a life that was helpful to many people, and gratitude for the things I’ve achieved.
During that time, one thing I experienced is that the life force that is present in all things flows without end through each of us. The moment that you try to stay in one place or in one state of being, you become attached to that state. By its very nature, attachment calls forth pointless greed, stagnation, and meaninglessness. So I try not to be overly attached to what I have achieved thus far, and try to live my tomorrow in pursuit of my dream.
How I’ve pursued my dream has evolved over time. Much of what I’ve learned and developed I gleaned from the mind-body training I’ve practiced since my late teens. In my late teens, I explored and mastered taekwondo and hapkido, and from them learned how to become one with myself. Through this training I developed an ambitious spirit. In my thirties, as I played with the various techniques I’d studied, I developed Dahn Yoga, and in my late forties I further systemized the techniques to create Brain Education.
Now as I enter my sixties, I’ve handed many of my projects to my students. I stand behind the students who are actively working to actualize our shared dream, and spare no effort to help them. I continue to play with the connections amongst my body, mind, and energy, and study the philosophy and methods of Jangsaeng, or how to live a long, healthy, fulfilling, and productive life.
I also plan to help anyone who wants to utilize Brain Education and any Jangsaeng methods I develop. I would like to share the professional experience and knowledge I’ve accumulated over the years as a brain educator and entrepreneur. I especially want to be helpful to the people that I hope will achieve success not through selfish competition, but through benefitting society. These are my dreams for my life after sixty.
Through it all I’ve found that life is not about following a set pattern. There isn’t a pre-packaged life out there waiting to be discovered. You have to invent life as your own and follow your dreams. When I think about having to reinvent my life after sixty, it makes me endlessly excited and full of anticipation.
What kind of life do you dream of having when you turn sixty?
There are many people around me who live their life to the fullest without losing their dreams and passion for life even in their later years. Every time I see people like that, I think that they are magnificent and beautiful.