Thursday, February 22, 2024
봄은 또 온다
Saturday, December 30, 2023
새해 일출
For many years, I planned to wake up early to witness the first sunrise of a new year but slept through each time. I don't have a habit of making new year wishes and that may explain why I have little incentive to get out of bed early. Perhaps I will make another attempt this coming year, not to wish for a good year ahead but to say thank to myself for making it through 2023 better than expected. What I have done is more meaningful than what I can wish for.
Sunday, November 19, 2023
갈 길이 멀다
"It's a long way to go". It was not as daunting as I thought. As long as I started walking, I realized I would eventually reach my destination. Of course, there will always be obstacles along the way to test my resolve but overcoming them were much easier than trying to meet the expectations of others or moving along with the flow without idea of where I was heading. When I look back, I am reminded of the things I did, people I met and the experiences I encountered. Distance and time are not part of the equation of fulfillment.
Beach at Imja Island, Shin-an County, South Jeolla Province. Took me three days to reach with stay over at Seoul and Gwangju. Transportation involved air, land and sea. |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
강한 햇빛
Sunday, September 11, 2022
두려움
I used to sit by the Han River at the end of the day, trying to subdue my fear about the uncertain future. There were many questions and no answer. The belief that answers will eventually be revealed was not at all comforting. Now that I have lived through what was my 'future' previously, my best advice to my former self: you do not need courage, you do not need to be a person of courage, all you need is to face your fear head on.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
맑은 봄날
This is the third spring after pandemic started and probably the last. Korea is going to further relax its pandemic control measures from May 1. After being away for a long time, I do not feel I am familiar with the place anymore. It would be nice to say distance breeds fondness but reality is the opposite. The further apart the less you have attachment to anything until nostalgia bites.
Changdeokgung Palace many springs ago (2015):
Sunday, April 17, 2022
문화 도시
During lockdown when almost all activities came to a stop, nature quickly reclaimed its rightful space. Grasses and weeds were allowed time to grow tall and flower. The surrounding became so much more pleasant when green patches were carpeted by full bloom inflorescences swaying in the wind. Then grass-cutting resumed and everything was efficiently trimmed down and orderliness faithfully restored. The opposite of order is not strictly chaos; it can be nature, culture or anything that blooms. Everything can flourish if allowed time and space to grow.
파리 길에서 둘러보다가 봤던 큰 벽화 하나 |
Sunday, December 05, 2021
계절의 움직임
There are things we do not know why we did it when we did it. Maybe we do know something but the answer may not be clear enough at that point in time to pin it down. I have taken many photos without much thought but many years later I realize I was capturing season in motion.