411 Young Sun Na, 51, Middle School Teacher Our school’s Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Cho, is an expert at mediation. The Director’s position requires one to be responsible for all administrative affairs and manage the relationships between the teachers, principal, and vice principal, as well as oversee the overall atmosphere of the school…. Continue reading
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Wisdom of life through throwing away (21)
412 Subtraction Changes Me My Tic Disorder has Disappeared Middle school was hell for me. Starting second year, I needed to focus on studying and because this was such a sensitive time, I constantly argued with my friends and always had big fights once or twice a year. The looks in the kids’ eyes at… Continue reading
In life, people experience the sorrow of parting. The stories of people who, through saying farewell, have entered a new world.
413 Life is Always a Spring Day Jin Jung Kim, 37, Teacher One afternoon on a sunny spring day, he was playing basketball with the neighborhood kids. His concentration as he sweat in the sun caught my eye. Once again, he was absorbed in basketball as he waited for me to get off from work…. Continue reading
He Who Has Become A Proper Person Will Teach Properly And Live Properly
371 Drawings and writings by Woo Myung The world is already enlightened, and the world is one of light, as bright as day. However, man cannot see this bright world because his consciousness is trapped inside his mind world. People who are ignorant of the world of light live in suffering because they do not… Continue reading
My Father Got His Smile Back!
389 Yonhee Hong, 23, University Student It must have been during my middle school years when our family’s life suddenly turned upside down. My father had guaranteed a loan for his friend, and the loan went bad. He lost a fortune when he had to pay off the loan. We barely escaped becoming homeless,… Continue reading
Wisdom of life through throwing away (20)
390 Subtraction Changes Me A Patient with Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder, is Now Completely Recovered I never talked when I walked on the sidewalk by the main street. I never sat down on a subway train. I never grabbed the strap hanger on the bus. I always wrapped my hand before I touched the door… Continue reading
Mrs. Joonok Park on finding the Complete Self
391 Edited by Choi Chang Won "Many times I wanted to give up and just die. My children were the only reason that I kept living all these years." said Mrs. Joonok Park in a recent interview. The eighty four year old Mrs. Park was married at 16, and had two sons and two daughters…. Continue reading
Who am I? Stories of people who are on the way finding their true self.
351 I am a Las Vegas DJ Steven Oberg DJ. Las Vegas Boom Boom Boom Boom. LOL. Well, what can I say, I love my job! I’ve always claimed that being a DJ in Las Vegas is like having the most exciting job in the most exciting city. As you know, Las Vegas is… Continue reading
wisdom of life through throwing away (19)
352 Subtraction Changes Me Pain Was Also The Mind’s Illness For the past several years, my life was a series of seemingly repeating bad events. My physical health was gradually deteriorating. My body was literally ‘the illness center’. I was depressed, and suffered from insomnia and neurogenic gastroenteritis. I had especially severe menstrual pain…. Continue reading
-Ms. Yoon-Jeong Shim, who has found the complete self
353 Ms. Yoon-Jeong Shim who has found the complete self Interview by Hye-Jin Kim. Photograph by Seong-Hoon Hong People cleanse their mind to become healthy and to be free from stress. The diligent practice of meditation and patience will lead them to these benefits. However, is that really what it means to cleanse the mind?… Continue reading