Entering my house after school today I heard the murmur of the TV in the kitchen. CNN was reporting on a man who had just returned home to find his house that contained his whole family, wife, two baby daughters, and mother-in-law crushed by a military plane . In a state of overwhelming incomprehensible grief, remorse, confusion, anger, incomprehensible questions, this simple 37 year old man had to be self-reliant when nothing else was left. Who would have ever guessed that leaving this morning from their house they would return home to a crashed miltary plane? Why do things like this happen to a young man with two newly born babies and a beautiful loving wife? I know these sorts of questions were swirling through Dong Yun Yoon's mind, but through the inexplicable loss and unfathomable conditions this young man was able to control his emotions and seek not revenge on the pilot of the military plane but express concern for his medical state. Some people might not understand Dong Yun Yoon's expressions towards the pilot but "great minds are misunderstood". Dong Yun Yoon's ability to come to terms with the situations showed he had an ability to come to terms with his situations and rely on himself and not put the blame on others for his problems. Even Yoon's own priest said Yoon's words and actions towards the pilot were astonishing and unpredictable. It might be a stretch to say that Dong Yun Yoon's ability to forgive the pilot is a product of him being one of the great minds of society but Emerson would be proud of Yun as a self-reliant individual. Some people might disagree with the principles of Emerson and Thoreau but I believe in a time of loss and hopelessness they can be the guiding light out of darkness for shattered individuals such as Yun. Who knows maybe Yun read Thoreau? Even though the chances are very unlikely it is interesting to see modern day examples of Emerson and Thoreau's idealized beliefs of self-reliance and being in control of all that happens to oneself.
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