In the forest, a brown bear slowly emerged.
Its ferocious eyes spied on Asis, who was pondering "Who am I?" inching ever closer.
Having not eaten for several days and now seeing a lone human, the brown bear, typically reluctant to provoke humans, cast aside nearly all of its reservations.
Asis did not notice the changes around him, still staring at his reflection in the water, pondering the answer to the problem.
"Who am I?" This seemingly simple question was profoundly unimaginable.
Asis's thinking furrowed his brows. In the phrase "Who am I?" "am" meant definition, meant existence, while "who" meant the content of the definition.
This young man was engaged in abstract, philosophical thinking, and was deeply fascinated by it, completely oblivious to the impending danger.
"What a profound question—Who am I?"
Asis muttered,
