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Hyo-Jin's Plea to Help Reach His Brothers

Yeunhee Chang

Yeunhee Chang

PhD in Theology

The Dream

I dreamt I was on a large Boeing 747, alone with Hyo-Jin. He was sleeping, his head resting on my shoulder. I remember looking forward and seeing no one else onboard. The scene then shifted to me standing on a high cliff overlooking a shoreline. As I took in the view—the sky, ocean, beach, and the people causing a commotion below—I noticed everything was the same pastel beige color. I knew I was in hell, not because it was fiery or hot, but because of its overwhelming blandness and lack of color.

Looking down at the shoreline, I witnessed a disturbing scene. A mob of bald men had gathered around someone—Hyo-Jin's youngest brother. He was confined in a strait jacket, sitting with his head down in a canoe with a large hole. The mob was trying to force him out to sea, throwing stones and shouting at him. Through my tears, I screamed, "Stop, stop! He was True Parents' son!" But they continued, pushing his boat into the water despite knowing it would sink. He managed somehow to turn back towards shore, but the mob pushed him out again. I looked at the cliff where Hyo-Jin stood, watching his brother's fate without expression, wearing a torn, dirty, and old white hanbok.

I woke from this dream crying heavily. Until then, I had felt little compassion for Hyo-Jin's brothers, particularly the youngest. I saw him more as an entitled tyrant than a religious leader. But this dream awakened a deep sorrow in me for his situation. Whether these feelings were Hyo-Jin's, God's, or my own, I don't know. What I do know is that it moved me to start praying for him. To help him recognize the Holy Mother Han that gave him life. How profound was my sadness for Holy Mother Han's sons who had yet to realize their mother’s true identity.

In life, the tormented son in my dream spoke terrible things about his mother, the Holy Mother Han, God’s Only Begotten Daughter. I realized later on how dark spirits can surround us, blocking us from feeling love and from giving love to others. Our prayers of devotion and love can help remove these dark influences.