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“My Valentines”

A hidden Valentine of the twentieth century—its root descendsinto a winter day of the third century,February fourteen,where Saint Valentine of Romefell in silence,refusing the machinery of war,binding men insteadto love,to marriage,to fragile households of hope. Time does not move forward.It … Continue reading

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“Why do people love flowers?”

Why do people love flowers?Perhaps because flowers do not wear uniforms.Each appears as itself,anywhere, anytime—last year or this year—and quietly—shows uswhat the Creator’s heart might look likewhen it is not trying to dominate. Mix religion and politics,and neither faith nor … Continue reading

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“Thousand Birds”

It’s all right to be anything—every shape, every form.Creativity in the skyteaching us how to changewithout breaking. A body walking toward peace,like waves spending their own force,like a symphony risingwithout a single center.A world leaning toward equity—strength learning restraint,weakness discovering … Continue reading

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“Father”

Father! Just calling your name makes me feel as though you might open the door at once and say, “I’m right here.” As the years pass, the dreams you held in your lifetime ripen quietly in my heart and return … Continue reading

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“The Gift II”

The autumn scenery at Drew University in New Jersey was a quiet watercolor— a deep, vivid painting set in the calm beauty of the countryside. When the bright red and yellow leaves fell in flurries with each passing breeze, the … Continue reading

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“For the Sake of Tomorrow’s Seeds”

As I look at the ripening seeds beneath the sharp autumn sunlight, I find myself gently touching, one by one in my heart, the invisible seeds of tomorrow that are forming within our future. The very fact that we have … Continue reading

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“Judge Lee Jinkwan’s Tears”

Behold—the wail of fifty million people! Deep in the chest,pressed tightly,a spring of wateron the verge of bursting. Between reality and unreality,January 21, 2026and December 3, 2024were bound together in han. Beneath the sacred Sindansu tree,the forgotten Hongik Inganbegan to … Continue reading

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“Animal Story”

It was about a year ago when I first met Yongsuni. Barely a year old at the time, he ran to me the moment he saw me—climbing up and down my arms in excitement and showering me with endless, unwanted … Continue reading

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Song for Tomorrow

I look at myself—not at what I did,but at the thin current under it,what carried me throughthree hundred sixty-five turns. All day people prepare.Some will climb a hillto meet the year’s first light.Others will watch a silver ballfall on a … Continue reading

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The Exile’s Flame: “This Is My Song”

Between the factory sirens and the silent chapel,a foreign voice arrived—not to command, but to listen,to kneel beside the weary handsthat stitched and hammeredin the dim light of Incheon. The Word was made fleshin the sweat of the laborer,in the … Continue reading

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