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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 14:11

'Memento mori'

Once a month, together with the rest of my community, I make a monthly retreat for a day, and at the end of the retreat, we pray together “the prayer for a happy death” entrusting everything to the providence of God.

2021-07-27 17:08

COVID-19 and city parks

By Sho Chang-youngLet's begin with what a city park is, as legally defined under the Republic of Korea's Act on Urban Parks, Green Areas, Etc. (Act No. 18047, Section 2, Article 3).It reads, “City parks are green places and facilities, which are designated or set up by the local government to protect urban natural landscapes as well as to contribute to the health, recre...

2021-07-26 17:00

Monopoly power is less dangerous today than in the past

The hills are alive with the sounds of lawyers, often on phones, discussing matters of monopoly and antitrust. President Biden's just-issued executive order to encourage commercial competition will reinforce this powerful trend

2021-07-25 17:00

Haenyeo: female divers of Jeju

Along the coastline of Jeju Island, one can usually still see groups of individuals in black wetsuits who eloquently descend into the turquoise sea. These people are “haenyeo” (which literally translates to “sea women”), the female divers of Jeju Island. Within South Korea's patriarchal society, haenyeo were pioneers who challenged and redefined the limits of what women could...

2021-07-22 17:25

Season of abundant rainfall

When the “neungsohwa,” or trumpet creeper called the Campsis Grandiflora, in my garden starts to flower, it's time again for “jangma,” the long monsoon season in summer. Oddly enough, the neungsohwa, a woody vine, flowers when the jangma begins and continues to bloom until the jangma ends. Therefore, when the spell of the monsoon is over, so is the gorgeous blooming period of...

2021-07-21 16:55

Like a farmer

My self-confidence still wavers sometimes. After reading a good book or watching a movie that gives me strength, I start to believe in myself again. But in some moments, I am not sure if I'll be able to do what I want to do.

2021-07-20 17:00

Money, politics, and religion

My friends will probably never understand why I don't bother or involve myself with money, politics, or religion. I have seen and heard the propaganda from all sides. It seems to be exactly what places many men in position and power. The liberty of thinking and speaking and publishing whatever each one likes, without any obstacles or penalties seems to be the origin and resou...

2021-07-19 16:32

Will America be on right side of COVID history?

While residing in Korea, I became accustomed to interacting with others without ever fully seeing their faces. Everyone follows mask mandates and wears them both outdoors and indoors, so universal mask-wearing is a societal norm. Residents of Korean and foreign nationality alike take the necessary precautions to ensure that they and their loved ones are safe. The local and na...

2021-07-18 15:42

Taming a bully

When I was growing up as a young boy in Canada, I was smaller than most of the other boys. But I quickly realized, if I didn't act tough, some of the bully types would pick on me. It worked most of the time since bullies like to pick on weaker kids. Like a playground bully, China has been bullying the world with its mercantilist trade policies, forced transfer or outright the...

2021-07-15 17:00

Origin tracing of COVID-19 is not game

The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the deadliest pandemics in human history and is still evolving. It is necessary and important for us to find out the origins of the COVID-19 virus, but the origin tracing should be a scientific issue rather than a geopolitical game.

2021-07-14 17:00

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