Time Mansour - Chapter 110



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Episode 110 Because I’m a Good Person

Turn your back to the Buddha statue and talk to the monk while facing him.

I poured out all my worries to the monk without holding back.

It’s so hard to choose a facility to sponsor. And I don’t know if I’m doing a good job. I think it’s just my lack of ability.

Confession… No. No. That’s not a word to use in front of a monk.

Anyway, it’s a similar feeling.

I released all the worries I had inside into the temple.

The head monk was quietly listening to me.

I was fiddling with my prayer beads with my head down.

As usual, he answers in a low voice.

“I always feel this way, but it’s amazing.”

“yes?”

An unexpected answer came out of the monk’s mouth.

So, without realizing it, I asked again.

“Do I really need to shoulder that burden myself?”

“That… burden is too grandiose. Everyone donates with good intentions, but if it’s a problematic facility… it’s just a bit like that.”

I’m not the one donating.

So strictly speaking, it wasn’t my money.

I’m afraid that someone’s warm touch will be tarnished because of my operational mistakes.

So we were just paying more attention to selecting the facilities to be sponsored.

“You’re already doing a great job. Even if there’s a problem with the facility, who can say anything? You’re creating a donation app without any compensation. And you’re even paying all the fees out of your own pocket.”

“··· No··· Not to that extent.”

I felt a little embarrassed because the monk suddenly praised me so much.

“It’s not something that benefits you at all. How many people in the world can push themselves that hard and do their best?”

“Wouldn’t that be the same for the director?”

“Because he has children. He sent out people who would cause problems for his children.”

It’s not Youngjun. The monk’s face still has a gentle smile.

“Honestly, I think it might be a needless worry, but if that’s true, we will look into supporting facilities in the future. Even those in local areas.”

“You must be busy… Are you okay? I feel like I’m burdening you…”

“It’s okay. However, we are not confident that we can completely filter it out. There will definitely be facilities that have problems. Of course, that’s all our responsibility.”

The head monk smiles gently.

The abbot relieves the burden on my mind.

Share some of my responsibility.

Every time I meet people like you, monk.

I felt a little ashamed of myself.

This is my image as a good person in the world.

As the conversation with the monk became more and more profound.

Groan, groan.

Buddhists enter the temple.

I guess it’s almost time for prayer.

Shoes are piled up in the shoe rack.

Okay.

One by one, the cushions are spread out inside the temple.

Although the monk didn’t say anything specifically.

It seemed like it was time to get up.

**

After finishing the story, I came out of the temple.

Maybe it’s because I entrusted the burden of my heart to the monk.

It also seemed like my steps had become a little lighter.

At the intersection, turn in the opposite direction of the subway.

– Hae-nam-ja-ri. A residential facility for disabled infants and toddlers.

There was another place I had to stop by before going home.

Standing in front of the facility door.

Ding dong.

I rang the doorbell.

“who are you?”

The activity assistant teacher came out wearing an apron.

As expected, it looks like he doesn’t remember me.

Well, that makes sense.

Because when I came to a band concert before, people came in droves.

And I’ve only seen it once.

He didn’t open the door and just looked at me from inside.

So I introduced myself again.

“I came here to perform before… Do you remember? Oh… And I also used that donation app…

I tilted my head at the part where he said he came to perform,

“Oh! That developer? Nice to meet you. What brings you here? Come in.”

When I told him about the donation app, he immediately knew who I was.

And then, with a happy expression, he finally opened the door.

So, we follow the assistant teacher and enter the facility.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, things have gotten a little better. It’s been 14 years since we opened here, and we’ve never had this much support.”

The assistant teacher kept expressing his gratitude to me.

It felt like the warm hands of many people were doing me a favor.

“No, really. I didn’t even donate it.”

I waved my hands vigorously from side to side with a feeling of apology.

As I was climbing the stairs, feeling so embarrassed.

“huh?”

At first glance, it seemed like children had outgrown their infant and toddler years.

It is an infant/toddler facility created for the purpose of adoption.

I also noticed several kids who looked like they were elementary school students.

“There are still elementary school students there.”

“Because there is a lack of childcare facilities. There is nothing we can do.”

Originally, he was supposed to be sent to a facility for children with disabilities when he was over seven years old.

However, since there were no facilities to accept them, they continued to stay here.

“In the past, there was chaos because there was a lack of facilities for the developmentally disabled. Is it still the same these days?”

“Add. Add. The trend is that there are fewer and fewer residential facilities for the disabled.”

“Really? What about the children’s residential facility at Sayang Intersection? They say there’s no space there either?”

“Hey. When are you talking about the enemy? It was changed into a senior day care center a few years ago.”

The teacher smiles bitterly as he answers.

And then he added:

“I guess the aging population continues to grow.”

Senior citizen day care centers, and residential facilities for the disabled.

Both facilities were established with a social worker’s license.

If the facilities are of similar size, the capital investment is also similar.

What this means is that the establishment requirements completely overlap.

Senior day care center.

While it is a business with a future in which demand will increase as the elderly population increases.

‘Because that’s not the case for disabled people’s residential facilities.’

Given the same conditions, it’s usually better to do a business with a more secure future.

Naturally, the number of senior citizen day care centers had to increase.

“Here. Sit here. By the way. What brings you here? Is this a sponsorship issue?”

“No, that’s not it. I have a personal favor to ask. Is that okay?”

“It’s okay. I’ll help if I can. What’s wrong?”

“Nothing else. Do you know of any facilities for the disabled in the Ansan area? Any places with vacancies?”

“Is this an adult residential facility?”

“No. They are adults, but they are not in a residential facility. They are in a day care center.”

“If that’s the case… I don’t know the details either… but there probably aren’t any. These days, there are almost no day care centers for the disabled. There are probably more residential facilities for the disabled…”

And then the end of the sentence becomes ambiguous.

Although he didn’t explain in detail why this trend exists.

‘Still, I think I know the general reason.’

This may be because of the difference between residential facilities for the disabled and day care centers for the disabled.

The users of the day care center had families.

From the facility’s perspective, the risk was obviously greater compared to unaccounted for people without family.

In that case, it would have been better to run a senior citizen day care center.

Having a family is the same here, but in any case, it’s a much more advantageous position for business.

Social workers do not establish welfare corporations to make a lot of money right away.

Rather, it was closer to the concept of pension. If you build your own facility, you can continue to work even when you get older.

“How can it not work?”

“I’m sorry. We’ll find out, but… it’s better not to have high expectations.”

The social worker looks embarrassed.

I’d be rude to ask for more here.

“No. I’m more sorry. I feel like I asked for something unnecessary.”

“I’m sorry. We’ll try our best to find it.”

We greeted each other like that and left the facility without any gain.

The once light footsteps became heavy again.

I wanted to grant Da-eun’s request.

Things aren’t going well.

‘It would be the same if you asked other people.’

This is a problem that arises from the lack of supply of day care centers for the disabled.

I’ll have to think a little more about whether there’s another way.

**

On the way home.

Before entering the house, I look at the empty church building.

‘How much would something like that cost?’

It’s probably a little cheaper since it’s been empty all along.

Or, on the contrary, it could be so expensive that no one can buy it.

I’ve heard that house prices are falling these days, so I wonder if the same goes for commercial buildings.

After looking around the area a few more times, I soon turned around and headed home.

After entering the house like that.

To drink water.

I put the cell phone I was holding on the table for a moment.

Just in time.

Good timing.

-Jiying.

I heard a vibration sound.

I immediately turned my phone over again, thinking it was a customer.

-Youngjun, please free up some time this Saturday.

It was a message from the manager, not the customer.

-Why? What’s going on?

-Because I’m bored on Saturdays.

-Is being bored something that was planned in advance?

I replied and looked at the message on my phone in disbelief.

‘Wow. People are so lazy.’

This manager also has to work quickly.

I know from experience that the longer you rest, the more you become accustomed to that lifestyle.

“···”

No. No. Who am I worrying about right now?

This manager is the kind of person who can rest his whole life without any problems.

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud as I lay in bed.

Now is not the time to worry about this director, it is time to worry about me.

I didn’t really have any material desires.

however.

‘I found something I wanted.’

That’s an incredibly expensive item, too.

‘It can’t be too expensive.’

While thinking about that, I was lying in bed, holding my phone and searching.

-It’s important. Please set aside time on Saturday.

Another message came to the director.

It didn’t matter to me at all that this manager was bored.

So I’ll reply later. Right now, finding a property comes first.

So I tried to ignore it.

-Why is there no reply?

I keep getting messages.

If you ignore me, I’ll keep sending you messages.

I pulled down the message window and replied right away.

-Okay, I’ll go.

Then I went to a real estate site.

I wonder where the property is.

I muttered to myself while staring at the screen like that.

**

The day I promised to meet this director.

I intentionally showed up much earlier than the appointed time.

‘Because this manager looked so bored.’

And since I was a little bored, I thought I’d go early and chat with someone.

“What is this? Where am I?”

Since we always meet at a cafe, I naturally assumed it would be at a cafe.

I just checked and the meeting place is an office building.

‘what’

Why did you ask me to come here? I thought to myself with a little bit of curiosity.

As I opened the office door and went in.

“uh!”

Everyone looks at me with balloons in their mouths.

Not only Director Lee, but also the children and Manager Chae were there.

A cake on the table. A crookedly worn hat. Balloons filling half the wall.

It was only then, belatedly, that the situation was realized.

“Youngjun! You’re usually late every day, but why are you here so early today?”

“Sir! Seriously, what is this? It’s all ruined. I’m going to die.”

“Director, is it really true that your timing is off? Seriously. You have no sense. No sense.”

Even though I was being criticized from all sides, I still felt good.

“Ugh. I don’t know. I’m totally screwed. Just happy birthday.”

“What are you doing, sir? I have to blow out the candles.”

He takes the cake out of the box, quickly lights the candle, and holds it up to my face.

Actually, I never expected this kind of event.

because.

‘Because today is not my birthday.’

I think you probably guessed my birthday by looking at my KakaoTalk profile.

I couldn’t bring myself to say it.

That’s called the lunar calendar.

If you calculate it by the lunar calendar, it’s almost a month later.

So just.

“Thank you all so much.”

From today onwards, today is my birthday.

after.

I blew air into the candle.

And then I tried to feel the emotion a little more.

“Cake. Quick, cake. That one’s really good. I picked it out.”

Sohyun picks up the fork and urges him on.

You really are still the same.

Sohyun eating cake with cream all over her face.

And Da-eun keeps wiping her mouth when she sees So-hyeon.

Actually, there was no cream on Da-eun’s face.

I couldn’t help but laugh at that sight.

If I think about it, I wasn’t a good person.

Because there are only good people around me.

I saw that too.

I was just following along.