Category Archives: For the Sake of Beauty

“For the Sake of Beauty” – Parsonage Letter (For the Sake of Beauty, Story Sixteen, 2001), Yoon WanHee

Posted on August 10, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Living on this earth, I feel there are so many beautiful things we fail to see or even imagine. I sometimes wonder how much beauty we can truly perceive and live by with our narrow and limited vision. Without making … Continue reading →

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“What Remains” – Letter from the Parsonage (For the Sake of Beauty, Fifteenth Story, 1987), WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

On the window frame of the parsonage entrance, where the sunlight streams in dazzlingly, sits a small decorative porcelain cat I bought not long ago at the church’s thrift shop for fifty cents.Its glossy black coat is tinged with soft … Continue reading →

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“남은 것” – 목사관 서신 (아름다움을 위하여, 열다섯번째 이야기, 2001), 윤 완희

Posted on August 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

햇살이 눈부시게 비쳐드는 목사관 현관 창틀에는, 얼마전 교회내 알뜰살림 가게(Thrift Shop)에서 50센트에 구입한, 사기로 만든 장식용 작은 고양이 한 마리가 있습니다. 검은 윤기 속에 엷은 갈색이 배에 깔린 고양이는 옆으로 비스듬하게 누워 공중을 향해 두발을 들어올린 앙징스러운 모양을 하고 있었습니다. … Continue reading →

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“To Bloom” – Parsonage Letter (For Beauty, Story Fourteen, 2001), WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 8, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Every year, around Christmas, there is a cactus flower that blooms beautifully. People call it the Christmas Cactus. From the tips of its green jointed stems—like fingers linked together—round buds begin to form, eventually opening into blossoms of pink, red, … Continue reading →

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“꽃을 피우기 위해” – 목사관 서신 (아름다움을 위하여, 열네번째 이야기, 2001), 윤 완희

Posted on August 8, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

해마다 성탄절 즈음이면 아름답게 피는 선인장 꽃이 있는데, 사람들은 그 이름을 크리스마스 캐터스라고 부르고 있습니다. 손끝 마디 마디를 연결한 듯한 초록의 선인장 줄기 끝에서 동그랗게 꽃망울들을 맺기 시작하여 분홍, 빨강, 흰빛으로 피어나는 꽃송이들은, 날개를 활 짝 핀 아기새들의 비상하는 모습입니다. … Continue reading →

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“Divine Spark” – A Letter from the Parsonage (For the Sake of Beauty, Thirteenth Story, 1995), Wan Hee Yoon

Posted on August 7, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I was deeply saddened to hear any news at all after such a long time without word from Neil Irwin and Bunny Irwin. We had always loved and admired that couple—and this unexpected, tragic update struck us all with profound … Continue reading →

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“불꽃” – 목사관 서신 (아름다움을 위하여, 열세번째 이야기, 1995), 윤 완희

Posted on August 7, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

그 동안 소식이 없던 닐(Nel Irwin)과 버니(Bunny Irwin)의 소식 을 오랜만에 전해듣고 마음이 아팠습니다. 늘 사랑하며 자랑스럽게 여기던 부부의 전혀 예상치 못한 불행한 소식에 우리는 놀랄 수밖에 없었습니다. 닐과 버니를 알게 된 것은 10여 년 전의 일입니다. 콕삭키(Coxackie, N. Y) … Continue reading →

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“아버지” – 목사관 서신 (아름다움을 위하여, 열두번째 이야기, 2001), 윤 완희

Posted on August 7, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

아버지! 참으로 오랜만에 불러봅니다. 언젠가는 아버지께 사죄와 감사의 편지를 올리겠노라고 생각하면서도 미뤄온 지가 벌써 30여 년이 지났습니다. 지난 세월을 뒤돌아 보면서 지금도 아버지와의 시간들이 엊그제 일들처럼 생생합니다. 어느 여름날 밤이었던 것 같아요 요란한 개구리들의 울음소리와 풀벌레 소리들이 저마다의 목청을 돋우고 … Continue reading →

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“Father” – A Letter from the Parsonage (For the Sake of Beauty, Twelfth Story, 2001), Wan Hee Yoon

Posted on August 6, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Father!It’s truly been a long time since I’ve called out to you.Though I’ve always thought I would one day write you a letter of apology and gratitude,more than thirty years have already passed in hesitation.Looking back now, the times I … Continue reading →

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“Family” – Parsonage Letter (For the Sake of Beauty, Eleventh Story, 2001), WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 5, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

One evening, while my youngest child was playing computer games late into the night in their father’s office, he turned to me with a satisfied expression and said, “I love my family the most! I’m thankful for everything!” “Really? I … Continue reading →

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