[A Short Story from My Heart] Truth Grows on the Way Home - The 100th Post

Young Choi, Professor of Regent University

One day I went down to the river to fish for truth.

People said it was hard to catch — but once caught, it made things rather inconvenient.

I cast my line half-believing, half-doubting.

After quite some time, the rod bent hard.

“Finally,” I muttered, and pulled with all I had.

What came up out of the water was… a fish no bigger than a finger.

I looked at it for a moment, then nodded.

“Of course. The very truth I was looking for. Up close, it’s always like this.”

I tucked the little fish carefully into my pocket and headed home.

Along the way, I ran into a few people.

“How’d it go?” they asked.

I thought for a moment, then said:

“Caught something enormous.”

And that’s when a strange thing happened.

The fish began to grow — in my pocket, in the story, and in the expressions on people’s faces.

By the time I reached home, I knew it for certain:

Truth, when first caught, is small —

but it grows fastest of all on the road back home.

And perhaps —

it isn’t I who raises it,

but the people who hear about it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ +++

April 20, 2026
At Sungsunjae (崇善齋)

{Solti}

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Young Choi, PhD is a Professor at Regent University bringing a rare combination of technical expertise and creative spirit to everything he does. A scholar in AI, cybersecurity, network and telecommunications service management, he has published 37 books including AI and cybersecurity area books, 219 refereed articles, 21 book chapters. Beyond the academy, Dr. Choi is a passionate poet, essayist, and wooden block engraving artist whose reflective writing invites readers to rediscover life’s beauty in quiet contemplation. He lives under the motto: “Study hard and give generously without holding back! (열심히 공부해서 아낌없이 남주자 !)”