Festival

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FESTIVAL:

The symptoms of the

so-called Alzheimer's disease

is in reality reliving one's life

from today to yesterday.

When my old mother is looking

for her husband who died 40 years ago

she is going back to the times

when they were just beginning

to start a family.

When she is worrying

about her mother-in-law's dinner

she is going back

to the newly-wed days.

And when she goes out

with a bundle

she is going back

to her girlhood long long ago.

She is going back

farther and farther before.

Pyeong-chon! Did you see our mother?

She went out of the house again?

Yes, this is driving me crazy.

Be careful

I think she's trying to

go to her maiden home at Dok-do.

The land has all been reclaimed

so she can go by land

whenever she wants to.

She must be thinking of the old days

when she used to go there by boat.

Thank you so much. Thank you...

- Take good care of her.

- Sure.

Listen, what is wrong with you?

Why are you doing this to me!

I'm going to go my home.

Several years ago

a friend lost his two kidneys.

So he was looking

for transplant candidate.

8 brothers and sisters,

2 children and a mother...

They add up for

a total of 22 kidneys.

But he lamented about how no one

offers theirs even as a joke.

Mother, who is that?

Why is she naked

in broad daylight?

At the time,

I thought of my kindhearted mother

and I was thankful and

assured of her healthy state.

She would give not one

but both her kidneys

if it was for her children.

Of course she wouldn't

hesitate about that.

Anyway, her health gives me

hope and assurance to my feeble health

strewed with sickness and

tainted with smoke and alcohol.

Since she lived so long

there's hope that

my health won't tumble so easily.

Honey.

Honey.

Your mother has...

Hello, it's me.

When was it?

Since it's eleven right now,

I'll be there 7 at the latest.

Yes. Alright.

What are you doing?

Go to the bank and get some money.

How much?

What do you mean how much?

Get everything.

You know we're

the only source of money.

And bring Eun-ji from school.

Daddy, is grandma dead again?

Are we going to Jang-hung?

Since it's my regular column,

put an apology for the readers.

Of course, if Mr. Park is writing it,

I'm not worried.

Please, take care of that

and get Song Gyu-shik on the phone.

Yes, Gyu-shik, about the pallbearers...

Oh, you know the good-for-nothing crowd...

They came every summer for fishing

and met her several times.

So they are qualified

to be the pallbearer.

Call and tell them that they are

carrying out the coffin in 2 days

so they should be here

by tomorrow.

Thanks for everything.

Yes, it would be nice

if she wakes up like last time

but I doubt it.

You just come and don't tell the others.

Yes, great.

Eun-ji.

Lee Eun-ji.

Yes, father.

How do you feel right now, Eun-ji?

I'm supposed to be sad,

but I'm not actually

We are now going

to grandmother's funeral.

Do you know what a funeral is?

Burying a dead person?

That's a part of it.

Hello?

Yeah, it's me.

What? She's awake?

Yes. Mother!

It's me.

We wrapped her hands

and feet 3 hours ago

but she suddenly opened her eyes.

Everyone was totally surprised.

She had a few spoons of food

and now that she's sighing

what if she becomes

healthy again?

I don't know.

Maybe she was just acting

to see how we react.

Who knows?

Anyways, what do we do

with all the food?

Yes. Sure. Then don't hurry

- and come here safely.

- Aunt Ham-pyeong is here.

Oh my, mother! My poor mother...

Mother!

No! It's not it.

How are you, uncle?

Hello.

Eun-ji is asleep,

can someone take her to a room?

Go ahead and come inside.

- How have you been?

- Hello.

Did you just arrive?

I'm sure it was hard coming here.

You must have been surprised a lot.

They say you blow the whistle

thanks to the governor

and it's been a feast for us.

It must be a test

from the old lady to see how you do.

Mother, it's Joon-seop.

It's me, Joon-seop.

Did you have anything?

We all ate.

Have something to eat.

There's an empty room.

Stay here for tonight.

See, she doesn't recognize

her own son.

She seems to have been weakened.

What about giving her

something to restore her health?

What restoration?

It just makes it harder

for her to leave, right?

There's an obituary

at the Honamilbo.

I think your friends

in Seoul notified them.

Go in now.

Even as a daughter,

I wanted to see her

getting buried this time.

I understand how you feel.

Even though she's recovered,

how long is the old lady going to live?

Take pains just a little more.

Why don't you stay

for the night?

How are you going

to Gwang-joo at this time?

I have to go.

- Drive safe.

- Take care, bye.

Eun-ji's grandmother is

14 times older than Eun-ji.

Last spring she had a big feast

for her 70th birthday.

Still she takes care of Eun-ji

more thoughtfully than her mother

and loves her more considerately

than her father.

You're pestering grandmother again.

It's OK, she is just a little child.

Here it is again.

But there was a mystery to Eun-ji.

Even though she is

older than mom and dad

and is the head of the house

grandmother is shorter

than mom and dad.

She gets smaller and smaller

after her 70'th birthday.

It's because you're

stealing all my age.

Grandmother was once

as tall as mom and dad

but after she became a grown-up

she gave away her age to mom and dad.

So she became shorter.

The reason why she is shrinking more

is because she is now sharing her age

with you after you were born.

Eun-ji already knew

that people grow as they age.

But I never knew my age

was coming from her grandmother.

It was amazing and thankful

but also regretful for her grandmother.

But even if you don't like it,

you will also become a grown-up.

And grandmother wants you

to grow up, too.

Of course.

If only you grow well,

I don't mind sharing my age with you.

Now my time will go

and yours will come.

Eun-ji was now happy.

She realized that rather than

being regretful for grandmother

she should grow up

with thanks to her.

Mother!

Mother!

- Mother!

- Mo... Mo, mother...

Verifying Death

Death

Invocation of the spirit of a deceased

Kwang-san Kim Family.

Ok-nam leaves.

She leaves.

No, that's not it.

She recovered but

she passed away this morning.

Yes.

Food for the Messengers of Death

Food for the Messengers of Death

Have a lot of these

and be nice to our old lady.

Hey, you kids.

Don't even think about it.

That's the food for the Messengers

who will take the dead.

They say that even dogs

don't eat that food.

Father, the house is empty,

go in.

Report of death making and sending

We should also send the news

to her friends.

Ah-chi-sil will lead the funeral

and Sae-mal here will

manage the funeral.

And an acquaintance of mine

from Hae-nam

will locate the tomb for us.

There are a lot of

geomantic topologists here,

do we really need

someone from Hae-nam?

Joon-seop will take care of everything.

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