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I wanted to have two feet that were cut off
A bear drawing his feet with a pen on the floor...
The best wish for someone is
It's about having two legs.
But I don't care about that wish.
When I think about this, I feel like I should be grateful.
If I don't have two legs or two hands, fingers or arms
How hopeless would it be?
It seems that the understanding of others begins here.
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I pulled myself out of me and put it in front of me for a while. Because I don't see myself. When I woke up in the morning, my mom wasn't next to me
Blame your crying brother,
I pushed my younger brother, who complained about side dishes, to eat it,
He orders his annoying brother not to be annoyed
I honestly don't know what I looked like.
I don't think they would have liked it. From the younger brothers' point of view, they would all have acted for a reason, but I must have been impatient when they cried, got annoyed, and screamed.
Mom doesn't blame, push, or command. Mom told me after some time.
You were the same as your younger siblings in the past. So let's wait a minute.
Come to think of it, I woke up in the morning, too Sometimes, when my mom is not around me, I cry,
There were times when I complained about side dishes that I didn't want to eat when I ate,
and there were times when I got annoyed in my heart for no reason.
Every time, my mom said, "Just like I did to the younger members today He did not act hastily.
Mom always recognizes other people's feelings first.
Sometimes I say things that I point out to other people's work, but even I don't find myself like that.
Tell me today, "People have a good reason.
I say it's frustrating, but you have to wait. You did too!"
There was a small door in a small heart
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The mind arises and disappears constantly.
But, when that feeling arose before my eyes, I can't see that ahead.
I struggled with anger today.
When you're stuck in petty thoughts, Anger scratched me, stabbed me, pushed me,
I let go of my anger... and quietly let it go.
The anger disappeared, There was a small door behind it. When I went out there
I found myself trapped within the waves, Rather than suppressing emotions
I felt that I needed to develop a heart that contained my emotions.
Now I know.
The waves are constantly shaking,
That the sea is not shaken by its waves...
We don't know the happiness of the past
There are many things I miss after the past.
While we long for happiness
Without looking at the happiness of the present,
Do you keep looking back and regretting it?
I miss you and look forward to the future.
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thank you
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Between people or because of the situation, we
They harbor resentment and cause conflict.
We live in conflict for many reasons.
but,
Even in the midst of so many things, we have
If you remember things,
The power of gratitude found in this is amazing.
I speak, walk and think completely
All our small movements
It contains our living energy.
This energy begins with gratitude.
This gratitude
It also changes our attitudes and relationships.
I walk with my thoughts, I walk
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On a day when I thought a lot, I realized that my head was hurting.
I tried to stop thinking, but
My thoughts are walking ahead of me.
So I just walked.
I realized that my body and my mind were becoming lighter.
The weight of thoughts seems to be very heavy.my bird leah
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Leah brought me happiness every day. I felt Leah's heart My heart is floating like a cloud I felt free. I was always happy when I was with Leah. We were always together. Leah suddenly left me this morning. My cloud became a typhoon and struck. It was very sad and painful. Last night, Leah suffered tremendous pain. He must have been holding it alone. My feet did not move from the side of Leah, who had collapsed because her body was cold. I was talking to myself. 'Sorry… .’
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What you say to me is very important, but sometimes everyone forgets about me. I decided not to forget and to tell myself every day. great job. thank you. You're doing great. are you okay. I'm sure you'll do well. You are so cool! love you!
Today too, like yesterday
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The world I saw as a child was full of colorful and amazing things every day.
When the sun shines, it's just fine,
The sight of raindrops falling from the sky is so mysterious that my mouth naturally opens,
If my mother bought me even a pretty umbrella, I would eagerly wait for a rainy day.
I still remember my excitement when I found raindrops falling from the sky.
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Time goes by Clouds moving in the sky Gather your strength and the sharp things passing by Everything that flows by If you think of it as water, When I drink that water, I also become flowing water. My body feels cool. Where will I go? Let's leave that to time. Let's leave it to nature.
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If you have to go down a dark path, I would think like this. not my head with my feet Let’s move forward one step at a time! But my heart starts to shrink again Then I think... I'm just a leaf being swept away. If you gather courage and take a step forward, a little fear comes again. But when my courage embraces me, I feel like joy comes from somewhere. So my body, covered with courage, kicks the ground with both feet and trudges along. Those dark, narrow roads were the path of my life that I would walk.
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Sometimes I want to run as my heart wants. I want to act as my heart wants. But sometimes I have to pause. I'm still young, so when I do what I want This is because things that inconvenience the surroundings often happen. At the airport, at the restaurant, at the museum, at the cafe. Such behavior may raise eyebrows on many people. But that's because children still have a lot of unresolved curiosity. I'm also full of that curiosity. I still have a lot of questions and I want to look into them I often get into this and that, The sound comes naturally from the mouth. Both legs want to go up on the sofa and jump up and down. But I have to stop for a while. Because it can cause damage or inconvenience to others.With a little understanding and consideration, these children's hearts can be improved. How nice it would be if you looked at it kindly. Then, I will grow up with a grateful heart and become an adult who can count and understand all of this. By that time, it was ingrained into good habits both mentally and physically. Even if you live according to your heart rather than forcing yourself to stop actions, you will not cause inconvenience to others. Growing up comfortably is possible with everyone's understanding and consideration. True freedom is when no one frowns even if you do what you want. I will find that freedom and develop good habits so that they become ingrained in me.
Puberty
When you get to know something more, When the world starts to look a little more,
I feel like I'm really small.
It may feel like it knows, but in fact, there are more things in the world that are invisible than you think.
There are more things than you think you can't know unless you feel it yourself.
You have to keep learning, you have to keep getting to know It reminds me of Socrates' words.
"The only evil is ignorance, the only good is knowing. And, knowing ignorance is the beginning of knowing."
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We're close. And we're used to it. But sometimes when that tough
stubbornness kicks in,
It's very strange and even painful. I close my eyes gently so that I won't
listen to what I'm saying anymore. Every time you try to pull out
the patience that's weighed down by your heart, you work hard
As the power gradually wears off, we have a little distance as much as that power.
And tell each other, "I think we're different." I don't think so.
If we give up our stubbornness, our ears are in the other person's words, and the
other person gets closer to my words.
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Fighting Back
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A little bird is fighting back against a big bird. The big bird is the president, who is ignoring what citizens are saying. The little bird is the citizens who have come together to speak to the president. In memory of the candlelit rallies in 2016 . . .
The Blue Sky
I want to fly up high
like birds flying freely in the sky.
Looking down at the earth from way up high,
squabbling siblings and jealous friends
would really feel so small,
like a speck of dust, invisible to the eye . . . .
While I can’t fly so high in the sky,
I better put on some lovely wings
so my heart, at least, can fly up high.
I am who I am
I don’t remember today very well. I’m just staring blankly, without any memories, like someone who just woke up. I’m just feeling this moment, feeling this wind….
When I think about it, even this is a happy moment. My feelings are as flat as a wooden floor. I can just feel things as I see them, just feel things as they are.
Too many thoughts can obscure yourself. When the clouds of thoughts clear away, your bright self comes into view. I’m looking at myself.
Another Way
Flowers don’t fight. They just very quietly accept everything as they are. They don’t complain even when they find themselves in a situation that looks very, very difficult.
Indeed, the small creatures who cower before strength aren’t flowers but people. People are the ones who try to overpower others through strength, intimidate others through shouting, and wound others through the toughest words. But I want to tell everyone that if they want to win, they must become the gentlest and kindest of all.
People apparently haven’t figured out that kindness has a strength that goes beyond our imagination. That’s because its essence is love. I think that flowers are wiser than us, more patient than us, more thoughtful than us, and more capable of love than us. If we’re to resolve all conflict through peace, we must first be kind. We need to learn that the essence of kindness isn’t strength but love….
Puberty
I’m Happy
Here’s what I thought when my eyes popped open this morning and I looked at the ceiling: I’m just happy to be alive. I’m just happy to be breathing.
I’m happy to have somebody beside me. I’m happy that we can laugh together, and I’m happy that we can cry together. I’m happy that my hands do what I want them to do, and I’m happy that my feet take me where I want to go.
I’m happy that I get to gaze upon such a beautiful world, and I’m happy that I get to listen to music that magically soothes my soul.
I’m happy that the sky I see when I lie on my back is always watching over me, and I’m happy to be reminded of the wind that whips my hair around when I sprint.
I’m happy that one small flower lends an ear to my stories, and I’m happy that I can dance when I’m caught in a refreshing downpour.
I’m happy.
It’s All Part of Me
Not everyone may realize this, but I’m not always a happy-go-lucky person. I have a dark side, too. It’s not like I had a choice about its creation, so I don’t need to be ashamed about finding that in myself. I don’t have to beat myself up about it either. I’ve made up my mind to just keep moving forward, to keep moving toward that shining light. . . .
No Two Things Are Exactly the Same
No two things are exactly the same. That’s why I think we’re all special. But we don’t know we’re special, and some people try to copy others by wearing clothes that don’t suit them. They try to be like others and own things that others find pretty. They start following trends.
My younger brother Wootae’s outfits are pretty random. At first, his bizarre and unique outfits seem both totally unplanned and carefully coordinated. He’ll braid his hair in two ponytails and throw on a polka dot cardigan that my mother got as a present. He’ll put on some tight black swimming pants with red or white socks and then yank the socks up to his knees. Then after all that, he’ll run around in soccer shoes.
Today, Wootae wore his pants inside out when he came to pick up Yudam from school. He was strutting along in front of school, with his arms swinging, when some woman came up and spoke to him. I watched them talk and then went up to Wootae.
“Who was that, Wootae? Someone you know?”
“No, I don’t know her.”
“So what did she say?”
“Well, she told me my pants were inside about and I should turn them right side out.”
“So what did you say to that?”
“I told her I know, but that I’m not going to do that. This is comfortable to me, and I don’t like being the same as other people!”
Wootae took it in stride and didn’t make a big deal about it. And then this is what he said.
“Isoo, I’m one of a kind, aren’t I?”
Feelings
If we didn’t have feelings, we wouldn’t hurt, but we wouldn’t know how other people are feeling either. If we didn’t have words, there would be less fighting and fewer wars, but there would be less happiness, laughter, and joy as well. If we didn’t have feelings, our bodies would grow numb. Feelings are our life, the animation that brings us to life. Feelings are no less than the light of the world. Perhaps it’s through those feelings that we look at the world.
If we didn’t have feelings, we would vanish, too.
Like an Angry Bull
Sometimes I feel like I could explode at the slightest touch.
Sometimes I feel like my heart
needs to be held with strong reins,
like an angry bull that might charge any second.
Stubbornness
I’ve been told that the older you are, the harder it is to change your mind. Is this really true? I haven’t lived very long yet, and my values aren’t established either. But I think one of my values is to never stop growing as I’m doing right now, even when my body is fully grown. Since I’m still growing, change is a given. The important thing is, at every turn and juncture, to get the advice of an impartial observer who can determine whether I’m growing properly. I think the natural way of things is to change one’s mind as the world changes. Instead of assuming that only my thoughts are correct, I need to care for myself so I can be generous when listening to other people’s thoughts.
It was better not to know,
