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Grateful Heart

(For the Constitution Day of the Republic of Korea) Today, as I celebratemy beloved wife’sseventy-third birthday, another giftquietly enters my heart— the President’s gratitudeofferedto the people. The Constitutionturns another pagein the lifeof the Republic. Seventy-eight years ago, on July 12, … Continue reading →

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“Hope”

Story* buried in yellow dirt. A single drop of blood begins to gather—softly, silently. It was the day when two skulls stumbled,caught fleeing the wind. A heart stepped backward, then fell,shedding layer upon layer of ancient fear. And from the … Continue reading →

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Sound: City in the Dark

Sound I : The Wind and Earth Cover Kaliyuga— And vision shall come to a halt. A small villagelabors toward sleep,restless—bodies turning like uneasy tides. From a rooftop,a scream splits the dark,shattering the heart. As if a single, burning starhad … Continue reading →

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