The Magical Language of Others

by E.J. Koh

There is a Korean belief that you are born the parent of the one you hurt most.

When you’re having a hard time, tell somebody. If you want to throw a tantrum, you should try it.

Nothing comes easy in life, they say. (Free) things are even rarer. I get what I give, (It’s payback for what I did), and if there are hard times, there are also good times. And when there is money, there are times of spending, right? That’s living. So they say there’s nothing to be heartbroken or sad about. Because that’s how (life) has always been.

“Forgiveness doesn’t need a reason. It doesn’t follow a logical thought, so it frees you from having to be reasonable.”