Ko-Ngai's Great Love

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”

What a great thing it is if you can sacrifice your life for the sake of your friends! That kind of love was shown when Jesus Christ sacrificed his temporary life here on earth just to free all the people from the sins they have made. Jesus Christ is just too good to be true to sacrifice his life just to let the people realize how important God is.

This was also done by Ko-Ngai when she sacrificed her life just to let her father live. When she heard what the astrologer said, she didn’t hesitate to sacrifice her life just to free her father from possible execution. Ko-Ngai saved her father’s life though she knew that she needed to learn more in life, not like her father who was already experienced enough to die. She didn’t realize it was because she was blinded by a very, very great love. This great love does not set death as its limitation. It is because Ko-Ngai and her father will always love each other even though death came in their way. This is the greatest love of all - sacrificial love.

~Mary Nyl Tiu Serra, II-Narra

This wonderful and important word of wisdom from Jesus that we should follow apply to Ko-Ngai in the story "The Soul of the Great Bell." When she read the "Dragon Seal" letter from Yung-Lo, she did not hesitate to find a solution and give her life in order to secure peace and freedom for her father. What Ko-Ngai did is the greatest love and the greatest sacrifice that a human being can do, like what our heroes did.

The story shows, and Ko-Ngai shows, that she loves her father very much and she can sacrifice anything even her life. We should follow what Ko-Ngai did in the story because it serves a lesson and inspiration.

~ Diana Mae Ponce, II-Molave

In the story, Ko-Ngai made a great sacrifice for the people, and this means that the love she had within herself was unconditional and immeasurable. This is an example of what Jesus Christ tells us in the Bible that no love can compare to one which considers the sake and benefit of other people. Sacrifice is one of, or maybe the best way to show your love to the person you care for. Although the sacrifice may hurt you physicaly, deep inside you won't feel any hurt because you know your sacrifice is for a cause.

~ Maria Jeanne Carla Briones, II-Acacia


(Thoughts on The Soul of the Great Bell by Lafcadio Hearn)