- The Qi of Wealth Placed in the West
- 1 “I need one hundred thousand nyahng,” Sahng-jeh-nim said. “Would you be willing to offer it?”
- 4 Nahm-shin said, “I have to sell the house in Seoul to raise one hundred thousand nyahng. Right now, I do not have the money, but I will gather it and bring it soon.”
- 5 “Bring it in ten days. Banknotes will be fine.”
- 6 Sahng-jeh-nim had him confirm the amount due in writing and entrusted the document to Byung-ook.
Impressed by the affair, Byung-ook said, “They are both extraordinary men.”
- 7 Ten days later, Nahm-shin brought twelve notes worth a total of one hundred thousand nyahng. Sahng-jeh-nim received them, put them on His lap, and said,
- 8 “I place the qi of wealth in the West. In the future, wealth will be supplied from the West.”
- 9 Sahng-jeh-nim conducted a work of renewing heaven and earth by writing on many pieces of paper. He burned the document He had placed under Byung-ook’s care and returned the banknotes to Nahm-shin, saying,
- 10 “I have already made good use of the money in the work of renewal.”
- (JSD Dojeon 5,20)
