Prologue: What on Earth is Life for? | Intro: Restructuring for a "Difficult Question and Answer"

PART 1 The Pain of Life

BigQ 1 Why does life, once born, have to be so painful, difficult, and painful?
1-1 Real Q When life is hard, where can I find the momentum in life?
1-2 Real Q Is there a way to overcome 'anxiety' and 'fear' that persistently follow you?
1-3 Real Q My heart is full of anger. Can I control this anger?
BigQ 2 Can't good people become rich?
2-1 Real Q If there is good wealth and bad wealth, how should we manage our finances?

PART 2 The Transcendental Instinct of a Lonely Soul

BigQ 3 Why is it so hard for us to be satisfied with our lives?
3-1 Real Q What is the difference between loneliness and solitude?
BigQ 4 Is it necessary to know the invisible world?
4-1 Real Q How do you pray?
4-2 Real Q Will there be an answer to the 'quiet prayer' that is only performed when something difficult arises?
BigQ 5 What are some examples of evil people enjoying wealth and honor?
BigQ 6 How should we accept people with extreme values?
BigQ 7 Why are there so many social problems in our country, even though religion is prosperous?

PART 3 The Secret Code of My Life

BigQ 8 If there is a God in this world, where is he hiding?
BigQ 9 Is there any evidence that God created this world?
9-1 RealQ Is there a way to find a reason for my life?
BigQ 10 Are the ideas of creation and evolution eternally parallel?
BigQ 11 Will the world change completely as science advances?

PART 4 ​​The Unavoidable Question

BigQ 12 Are the paths of the wicked and the paths of the good predetermined?
12-1 Real Q If you forgive everything, you will be happy?
BigQ 13 Is there a way to live with a free mind?
BigQ 14 What do heaven and hell mean to our lives?
BigQ 15 Is the end of the world really coming?
15-1 Real Q Where is the exit when you feel frustrated and want to give up everything?
15-2 Real Q I'm running towards my dream, but it keeps running away. What should I do?

Father Cha Dong-yeop answers the pressing questions that permeate our lives today.

The irresistible questions that flow through the depths of life! They are, in reality, the questions of "you" facing despair, the questions of "me" mired in the swamp of nothingness, and the questions of "us" groaning in pain.
So, the author took on the challenge of exploring the answers to these most pressing questions in our 'place in life'.


Suffering makes us question what the ultimate purpose of life is.
Just as we complain to the owner when we go to a restaurant and don't like the service the waiter gives us, "Tell the owner to come out!", when problems arise in our lives, we point our fingers at the sky.
In this vein, German philosopher Karl Jaspers said that the experience of limitation, represented by suffering, is a code for the “ultimate inclusive being.”
Whatever difficulties a person experiences, they become an excuse to seek God, the 'ultimate comprehensive being.'
It means that suffering gives us the wisdom to see things from a broader and higher perspective by allowing us to examine our relationship with the ultimate encompasser.

--- From "Big Q 1: Why does life, once born, have to be so painful, difficult, and painful?"

It embraces our hearts that want to ask, 'What on earth is life for?'


While driving alone, working, or doing dishes or cleaning, don't miss the opportunity for silence and try to have a conversation with your inner self.
It's about stopping what you're doing out of habit and asking yourself for a moment.
"What do you really want right now? How should I treat you? Are you having a hard time living?" It sounds like a monologue, but it's actually a real conversation.
It is a communication between me and my inner self, who has fallen into mannerism.
This conversation is much more honest and warm than the conversations we have with our best friends.
You can broaden your horizons by taking a light walk or trip to become familiar with silence.
Because only by jumping into a world where I can face myself one-on-one can I discover my true self.

--- From "3-1 Real Q: What is the difference between loneliness and solitude?"

In this way, Father Cha Dong-yeop answers half of the questions that permeate our lives today through this book.
In this age where everyone is struggling to survive and crying out that there is no hope, "The Forgotten Question" shows us that there is definitely a reason to live.