Park Hyeon-seo, director of Hyundai Hospital in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, recently posted on his Facebook page that Philip, who was hospitalized for a week last September for hyperthyroidism,
The hospital revealed the story of a migrant worker named A. Director Park began by saying, "A was sitting on his bed crying sadly the next day before he was due to be discharged from the hospital." At the time, A's father had been involved in a traffic accident and
A's father was taking care of his mother who was battling cancer, and his younger brothers were young, so A's father was the one who had to take care of them.
After hearing the situation, Director Park took Mr. A's hand without saying anything and graciously handed him 1 million won (about 120,000 yen). He said, "I went to the Philippines and I'm going to be my father's.
"Make sure you see him off properly. I'll lend you the money. You'll pay me back later when you've earned some money," he said, asking her not to tell anyone about it.
Eight months later, on the 18th of this month, Mr. A visited the hospital again and gave Director Park an envelope containing 100 10,000 won bills and a handwritten note in English.
The letter read, "I was able to hold my father's funeral with the money I borrowed. Thank you very much. I'm sorry I'm late in paying it back."
Director Park said, "I was moved to tears when I found out that Mr. A had come to repay the money without forgetting for eight months. Mr. A's eyes also welled up with tears."
He added, "Seeing how hard you tried to repay the money by sending money back to your family in your home country and saving little by little every month brought even more tears to my eyes," and "Thank you for remembering to come and visit us."
Internet users who saw Director Park's post responded with comments such as, "You gave one person the strength to live," and "Goodwill is effective."
2024/05/20 21:32 KST
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