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Sun, December 4, 2022 | 11:59

Life is worth a bit of suffering because it's worth living

Life is worth a bit of suffering because it's worth living

While admitting that I am a feeble nonagenarian with disabilities, I still want to be my own master. As long as I can rise to my feet and move around, I do not want to be a burden to my children or to be imprisoned in a nursing home.

2022-07-14 17:00

An era of collective problems and challenges

An era of collective problems and challenges

In the light of science and innovation, human civilization is divided into different phases starting from the Stone Age, through the Bronze Age and Iron Age, and now we are living in a Silicon Age.

2022-07-13 17:00

Go and do likewise!

Go and do likewise!

Just one year after being sent to the Diocese of Wonju, I was given another mission to go on a mission to the United States.

2022-07-12 17:00

Hong Kong repression

Hong Kong repression

“We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” With those words, Benjamin Franklin urged Americans to remain united in the face of Great Britain's enormous power.

2022-07-11 17:00

Meaning of 'learning'

Meaning of 'learning'

The social distancing has been lifted. The precious daily life lost for two years seems to be regained day by day. These days, the streets without masks, crowded university districts, the movement of active travel agencies, chants that resonate with various festivals/events, and cheers seem a little strange. The longing for the ordinary daily life has been so long that we may...

2022-07-10 17:00

'Modern-day Big Brother?'

'Modern-day Big Brother?'

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our overall life pattern. Numerous companies have also diversified their working forms to cope with the COVID-19 era, and the proportion of telecommuting and remote work has increased. As the proportion of non-face-to-face work increases, numerous services for smoother and more efficient work are being introduced. However, some argue that the...

2022-07-07 15:26

G7: antidote to war

G7: antidote to war

Government leaders of the influential Group of 7 (G7) gathered June 26 to 28. They met, talked and worked on policies at the elegant Schloss Elmau, in picturesque Bavaria Germany.

2022-07-06 17:00

Meetings as incubators

Meetings as incubators

Last weekend, I watched a YouTube video in which an expert showed how to create a beautiful object using only a bowl of water and a few tree branches with flowers and leaves. His only tool was a pair of scissors. However, he knew how to arrange the branches, which parts to cut or prune, what image he wanted to produce in the end, and, above all, what process to use. The steps...

2022-07-05 17:00

Can BRICS plus offer better platform to developing nations?

Can BRICS plus offer better platform to developing nations?

The United Nations has 193 member states and they can be broadly labeled into two categories, “developed or developing countries.” The former are very limited in number but decide on major global issues, from economics to politics and plenty more.

2022-07-04 17:00

Donation hiking

Donation hiking

Ms. Park, one of my study group members, suggested donation hiking. This meant she invited her friend, Ms. Yang who lives in Canada, to Suncheon City, South Jeolla Province, to hear stories related to Father Charles Ogada and Joy Village (a charity organization) in Nigeria, and to donate some money to the organization.

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