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Thoughts of the Times

Fri, May 7, 2021 | 09:48

Resolution

Recently I watched a movie called “Mountain Man” (2017). The story was set in Gahlaur, Bihar State, in the northeast of India. This is an area where the untouchables, the lowest caste among India's classes, live poorly. It is 60km away from cities with limited road access and no school or hospital. It is surrounded by rocky mountains.

2020-12-30 17:00

Overcoming winter

It is truly winter now. The temperature sometimes drops below -10 degrees Celsius and the trees are bare. However, in a sense, has it not been winter all year since April? Who has truly been able to walk free since the outbreak of the coronavirus? We have been inside as though the temperatures were much colder. This truth reminds me of the fact that, although winter is a phys...

2020-12-29 17:03

Democratized Korean army

"Hi, my son! Was it hard training today?" "Yes! It was so tough physically." These are the contents of the KakaoTalk chat yesterday with my only son who joined the army in June this year and now serves as a soldier ranked private in Gangwon Province.

2020-12-28 17:07

Importance of being kind

Last year I left my job as an editor and decided to work as a full-time writer. Thanks to the help of a cultural foundation and a small publishing company, my second book was published. However, getting this done was not easy. I kept submitting my manuscripts to magazines and literary contests, but most were not chosen.

2020-12-27 17:40

Best Christmas present ever

Seventy years ago navy demolition experts, army engineers and hundreds of other American servicemen, all part of a U.N. force that weeks earlier had numbered over 100,000, watched as a massive explosion - the largest since World War II - erupted over a small port in North Korea.

2020-12-24 17:00

Mask disposal

One day, I saw a small abandoned mask near the doorway to my apartment building. Though it featured a cute cartoon character on its surface, it made me feel a bit unpleasant. But I didn't have the courage to pick it up and throw it in the trash. This awkward situation went on for a time until the elevator came and the door opened. I got in and pushed the button to my floor as...

2020-12-23 16:28

'Social dilemma'

Not too long ago, my Gmail and Facebook accounts were hacked by someone from Turkey. I almost got my Instagram hacked too, but I quickly changed my password and managed to save sole access.

2020-12-22 16:50

'Patris corde'

As of December 2020, about 1,670,000 people throughout the world have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a painful worldwide situation regarding the health crisis has brought very serious attention beyond religion and race.

2020-12-21 16:40

Word is a word

Often a friend, co-worker or relative asks, "May I have a word?" My twisted sense of humor wants to reply, "I don't have a word to give or to lend to you."

2020-12-20 17:00

About Korea Importers Association

The year 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA). KOIMA has been serving as a platform in facilitating the entry of world imports into Korea and matching Korean importers with qualified and reliable foreign suppliers since its establishment in Dec, 1970. Over the past five decades, KOIMA has played a pivotal role in developin...

2020-12-20 16:28

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