Firefighter recounts passion and tribulation
O Yeong-hwan, 28, a firefighter at Seongbuk Fire Station in northern Seoul, has recently published a book “A Fireman’s Prayer.”/ Courtesy of Sam & ParkersBy Lee Kyung-min O Yeong-hwan, 28, a firefighter at Seongbuk Fire Station in northern Seoul, learned the intrinsic value of life and gratitude for being alive while constantly dealing with life-and-death situations every day.In his book, “A Fireman’s Prayer,” recently published, inspired by a poem of the same title written by a U.S. firefighter, A.W. Smokey Linn, he describes vividly the trials and tribulations he and his fellow workers who willingly risk their lives to save others undergo.Sometimes they succeed, much more often they fail, but giving in to such guilt and depression is never an option for them. Instead, they learn to try harder to do their best, each and every moment.“Firefighters do not give up,” O said. “That’s what I was taught when I was about to start my career. I learned not to dwell on past failures but to stay mentally strong,&rdqu
Mar 4, 2016
