In class writing#1 Spring by Kim Ki Duk

This short film reminded me my trip to temple, Daewoongsa, last summer, and my childhood experience. I visited Daewoongsa after the summer session with my friend. We did temple stay there for 3 days, and it was a special experience for me. I liked calm and ascetic atmosphere in the temple. At the very first scene, when the adult monk opened the door, I was tempted by the beautiful scene of the pond and the temple. I wish I could find out where the temple in the movie, and hopefully visit there next vacation.
The other thing I reminded during the movie was my childhood. I think the cute, little monk in the film reflects my childhood, or everyone's childhood. Children usually have little fear about new or dangerous thing. The little monk is not even scared of a snake. Sometimes, this courage and curiosity work as the advantage of childhood, but sometimes they result in a bitter experience. The boy ties the animals to rocks just for fun, but he never expects that his joke will cause death. He sheds bitter tears at the last scene. I have similar experience that started with a simple curiosity and ended with bitter tears. When I was in elementary school, I usually went along with four or five friends. We were all in the same class and lived in the same town. Two of them were acquanted with me since we were in kindergarten. One day, I played with one of the friends in her house. For some reason, may be just for fun, I told a lie. I said that one of the others said that she does not fit in us. I thought it would end at that moment, but it did not. The girl I played with asked about it to the other friend. I faced a huge difficulty to explain the situation. I was regretful about my thoughtlessness and I made up my mind to never, ever make such a thoughtless mistake. Still, I sometimes make similar mistakes, embarassed by the snowballed rumor. But, through that experience, that kind of bitter experience is the way to the adulhood, realizing the bitter, and harsh world.