A light (man) and another light (woman) runs towards each other and meet, holding each other’s hands, shouting a hooray of triumph as the lights become one. This light becomes the light of MANNAM and soon becomes a national flag and which turns into the peninsula of the Republic of the Korea. The light of MANNAM, which started in the sky, becomes a star, and goes into a heart of a child who is standing on the top of a mountain. The child receives a life of light and becomes the source of life, the light of the child shines to seven men as they also become a light. Out of the child a light comes seven, then twelve, then many more lights, which become one and stretches throughout the world, becoming the life of the world and at the center of the light which is shined all over the world, there is MANNAM.
A light of hope, which was shot up into the night sky, upon the large Korean national flag.
The laser show was shot at the hand-printed national flag, which was hoisted in the sky, which beautifully expressed the light of ‘MANNAM’ a source of life, as it shines a light into the darken world, a light starting from one person making another bigger light which changes the world.
Declaration of Unification
This nation must be unified as it was before as an independent nation.
Our forefathers who died for this country, and the Korean citizens of today never wished for this nation to be divided.
Who divided our nation and established the 38th parallel?
When the Japanese emperor surrendered after WWII, our country became independent, but the U.S. entered the South, the Russians entered the north, and Korea was basically ruled by the military. Korean citizens were still able to cross back and forth from North to South. Later, the government of the Republic of Korea was established in the South and a communist government was established in the North, and the route was blocked according to the 38th parallel. People were no longer allowed to travel back and forth between the two.
Is this what those who died for this country and declared independence in the March 1st (1919) movement wanted?
Is this what we, the citizens commemorating Liberation Day today, want?
Tragic conflict between one nation occurred because of the north’s barbaric invasion of the South, and the truth is that even today, we are still pointing guns at people of our own race. How can this be the will of our forefathers, patriots and the
Korean people today ?
Thirty-three people, who represent the citizens of the Republic of Korea, love the Korean Peninsula, and pray for its peace and unification declare the following:
First, just like East and West Germany, the leaders of South and North Korea must gather to discuss unification for the sake of this country and its citizens. This is not only the wish of the nation and its people but the peace the whole world whishes for.
Second, if our leaders truly love this nation and its citizens, they will work to establish a unified nation the citizens with for and a country where people live happily in abundance. How can a nation which is divided stand with confidence in this world? The leaders of South and North Korea must ensure that the Korean Peninsula will not be shamed.
Third, we must all lay down our weapons and allow our citizens to travel freely throughout the Korean Peninsula.
Fourth, there must be religious freedom because religion is faith regarding the spiritual world. Religion is a spiritual pursuit, and as such, knows no national boundaries. People of religion must unite through the Scriptures for a religious unification and by restoring the heaven on earth and spreading the light of the heavenly culture, there will be a new world.
By putting these suggestions into action we can truly achieve a peaceful unification of Korea, a religious unification and world peace.
The main representative of the thirty-three representatives of the citizens, Man Hee Lee.
In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Korean Liberation Day, 15 August, 2010
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