Tag Archives: mental-health

“Looking in the Mirror”

One morning, I noticed something strange—the small hand mirror that always sat in our bathroom was missing. No one else in the family used it but me, so I searched for a while, then gave up. I must have misplaced … Continue reading

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Cliff

– Demilitarized Zone I remember the person who arranged lives—yes, the matchmaker with her careful phrases,her practiced kindness, her small, shining lies—and I remember how I stood there, listening,knowing the life she offered was not the one breathing in me. … Continue reading

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Home Coming on Women’s Day

by TaeHun Yoon3/8/2026 It’s strange the way a thought returns—the tide at Saltstraumencomes back to mind today:that narrow run of water where the moonand sea pull hard against the landuntil the current forces through the rockslike something burning under waves. … Continue reading

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“Exercise—It Is Necessary”

These days we often hear it said that one of the things adults most need is exercise. In Korea as well, Professor Hwang Soo-gwan’s “Shinbaram Health Method” has brought joy and interest to many people. In a world where everything … Continue reading

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“I Apologize”

There is something I have long wanted to say to you. For all the times I became angry over small things and discouraged you at every turn— …I apologize. For my lack of self‑control, for my harsh and thoughtless behavior, … Continue reading

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“I’m Crazy!”

Last fall, my younger sister and her family immigrated from Korea. I spent quite some time wondering where and how to help her begin her new life. People often say that an immigrant’s first steps in America—and even the shape … Continue reading

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“Sermon On the Third Day” – Wrestling under a Winter Storm

Beloved, collision follows collision.And the days—the days do not improve. People certain of their rightnessmeet the machinery of the state,power moving through the streetslike weather—impersonal, efficient, hard to stop. But remember this:everyone belongs to someone. Sons and daughters.Fathers and mothers.Uncles, … Continue reading

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The First Step of the New Year

Well—yesterday and todayflow at the same unhurried pace.Time does not change its speedfor our sake.Yet in this house, after my wife has gone,everything stands where it always stood,and nothing is the same. I have left untouchedthe work she once tended,yet … Continue reading

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“The Best Is Yet to Come”

There is a phrase that has given me courage whenever life has been most difficult. It is this: “The best is yet to come.” Throughout the past year, whenever I walked through fog‑like moments when tomorrow seemed completely hidden, I … Continue reading

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“Current Affairs Commentary II”

Hello everyone. The shopping season has returned. As the year draws to a close, it seems as if newspapers and every form of media have made a firm decision to make people buy something—anything. A full‑scale sales war is underway. … Continue reading

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