We express love to our family, friends, and partners. Regardless of whether our relationships with family, friends, or partners are always harmonious, we eventually express love to them. Although each person may express love in different ways, there is no doubt that the love we speak of carries the same meaning. What power does our love possess that compels us to keep loving? With just one phrase, “I love you,” miracles happen—new strength emerges, and seemingly impossible things become possible. When I was young, even when my stomach hurt badly, a gentle touch from my grandmother, who loved me, would quickly heal the pain, even more effectively than going to the hospital or taking medicine. Love not only makes us stronger but also holds a magical power to heal wounds. Could it be that we speak of love at the end of our lives, a force more powerful and pure than anything else in the world?

In recent years, South Korea has suffered the loss of many precious people due to various accidents. This has brought us the pain of loss, and for whatever reason those accidents happened, we needed to find a way to heal from that loss. However, we are often hindered by the unwinnable battle that unfolds between those who have lost their loved ones and those who have not, and this battle often turns into a tool for someone else. Why does every mourning scene seem to inevitably take on a political aspect? Despite the various emotions and conflicts arising from it, why should some mourning be political? Why is our grief interpreted in different ways, and why are some sorrows not even granted the qualification for grief? Does the right to forget supersede the right to remember? If mourning for something is a statement of someone’s political stance, what can we mourn? Sometimes it feels as if we are trapped in a maze with no exit. When none of the choices seems like a real answer, how far can we go with love?

Nevertheless, we must make a hopeful declaration that we will transmit love from mouth to mouth, from word to word, so in the end, we have come to a conclusion about what we must do in order to survive. Let’s just love. Love must be preserved, and it does not need to be preserved as a whole. Let’s just protect it from shattering. Even if we sometimes fail, believe that through love, there will be a better tomorrow.