I can’t choose a day to send a large sum
As soon as I woke up, I started looking for the transfer date. I’d already chosen one, but the numbers on the calendar kept looking different.
Sujin is trying to choose a date to send or receive a large sum. Every morning, she checks the almanac again. In front of the counselor, she can’t settle on a date and opens up about her hesitation.
When Sujin wakes up, she checks the almanac again for the date her Husband chose for the large transfer. Even though her Husband said they shouldn’t change it, Sujin keeps switching between screens. She tells the counselor how the date still feels impossible to settle on. The counselor doesn’t declare the date lucky or unlucky, but asks what Sujin was actually worried about when she checked it. Sujin still hasn’t chosen a date.
When it’s hard to choose a day to send a large sum
When checking a date, worries about the decision you have to make that day can come along with thoughts of good or bad luck.
When choosing a date to send or receive a large sum, what would you like to check first?
The morning she opened the almanac again, despite the date already marked on the calendar, stays with her. Choosing a day to send a large sum held worries that a date alone couldn’t contain. If you’ve had mornings like that, tell us what was weighing on you, too. We’ll listen to what’s on your mind about the date.
Scenes
- 01 · Morning, just awake Looking again at the chosen date — When Sujin wakes up, she checks the almanac again for the date she and her Husband chose for the large transfer.
- 02 · The date already marked The circle on the calendar — Her Husband circles the date they agreed to send the money and says they should make the transfer that day. Husband: We said we’d send it that day. Let’s stick to it. Sujin: Yeah. But when I checked again this morning, it was still bothering me.
- 03 · A question beyond the calendar Opening the date again — Even in the counseling room, Sujin checks the almanac again for the date to send the money. Sujin: I have to choose a date, but I keep looking again. Jirisan Mansin: You keep getting stuck on those numbers. Sujin, what comes to mind first when you look again?
- 04 · Stuck on the numbers Which worry comes first? — Sujin looks up from the almanac and tries to put into words the worry that comes up when she thinks of the day they’ll send the money. Jirisan Mansin: Are money worries part of choosing the date, too? Sujin: Once I send the money, I can’t take it back. That’s the first thing I think of.
Stories by Jirisan Mansin
- Jirisan Mansin
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- I say yes to family right away, then feel uneasy on the way home.
- You said we should get dinner, then paid first.
- When I take care of my parents’ workouts, my share keeps growing too.
- After the work dinner, my partner’s stubbornness feels even stronger.
- Even as I wake my child, last night’s fortune comes to mind.
- After dreaming about losing money, I open my wallet at the dinner table.
- I apologized first thing after waking up.