People often (well most of the time) have
prejudice to those who are rich as greedy and selfish. Through the history,
there weren’t many nobles who have done good for their own nations. However, a
very famous ‘noblesse oblige’-a French phrase
literally meaning "nobility obliges". It is the concept that nobility
extends beyond mere entitlements and requires the person with such status to
fulfill social responsibilities, particularly in leadership roles-tells us that
there were some nobles who set a good example.
Now, I want to talk about a Korean
independence activist who showed a good example of ‘noblesse oblige.’ His name
is Lee Hwe-young. He is not known well but his achievements to the national
independence were great. He persuaded his family and spent all of the family
property for the independence. He also participated as independence activist
and raised an army for national independence. Even though he became bankrupt
and had to suffer from starving, he never regretted. One of his famous quotes
were “it is a matter of course to sacrifice for your nation,” “even after my
death, my soul will stay in this earth and see my nation’s independence.” His love for nation is so touching that
my eyes were burst into tears. Not only the nobles but we should all learn from
him: his love for nation.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_oblige
Photo source: http://www.newdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?no=178588
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