The old man knew from years of experience that once a person started asking about heaven and earth, about the great principles of life, it was never a small matter. He mulled it over for a moment before speaking.
"I don't know much about any grand principles of heaven, earth, or the mortal world. All I know is that there's no hurdle in this world you can't get over. In life, you're bound to run into some trouble. Whether you call it luck or fate, none of it matters. In the long run, it's all small stuff. We Donghua People… we fight against heaven and struggle against the earth."
"If Heaven doesn't want you to do something, you just don't do it? If Heaven doesn't want you to live, you just lie down and die? It's just a little setback. Look at me. Back in the day, when I went with the army to support Goryeo, it was freezing cold, nothing but ice and snow. But all we had were single-layered uniforms, and didn't we still drive out the enemy and come back alive?"
