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Flow

A train rumbles past the train tracks.

I‘m in a field next to it. I wait as our bean planter comes into the field.

It’s dry. Very dry. There is rain in the forecast 5 days away, but with each passing day it keeps getting moved back. We do what we can.

We adapt.

We’re farmers.

We have to work with the nature.

The nature changes too, just like me.

Change is constant. If change wasn’t constant then I couldn’t grow myself. I’m working to grow myself.

Energy is flowing. The next stage on my journey is my energy. I may let it flow. Do I sit in it? Sit with it? Feel it?

Easier said than done.

🌊 Beneath the Hanl, the Hour of Oneness

💭 Author’s Note

_{This poem reflects on love, growth, and the quiet strength of waiting—where time, like nature, brings all things to bloom. Originally written in Korean, I’ve translated it here with care to preserve its spirit.}

I carry responsibility with me. In the past I have often have seen it as a burden, something that I need to shed to move forward with my life. It weighed down my shoulders. My bigger self now understands that the responsibilities I feel aren’t shackles meant to be heavy. With my growth, these chains that I dragged around now feel lighter and lighter once these responsibilities are met head on with courage.

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Take accountability.

Communicate.

Take action.

The buck stops with me, so I show that.

Prove it.

For as they say, no one is going to come and save me. I save myself. I do it for myself but I do it for those who rely on me. For this is what it means to be a big man at this stage of my growth.

The Fog of Ignorance

Let’s Not Be Lonely: The True Nourishment of Human Connection

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What makes me who I am is a combination of the genes I was born with, the influence of my family, and the countless people I’ve met as I grew up—friends, teachers, neighbors. I may not remember every word they said, but their words, facial expressions, scents, and body language have all shaped my awareness and choices. That is what makes me me.

That’s why the people I talk to, exchange thoughts with, and spend time around are incredibly important. These days, human contact has been reduced, and in its place, we’re surrounded by screens and information. It seems like we have more freedom of choice because we can select exactly what we want—but in reality, the range of choice has become much narrower. It’s all one-way communication. This is media isolation, media picky-eating, and media loneliness.

So even though I’m writing this now, I truly believe that meeting face-to-face is the best way. When we can speak with our eyes and mouths, and listen with our hearts, we absorb the full nourishment of connection. Watching meditation videos or listening to meditation music on YouTube isn’t the same as truly meditating.

If you agree with these thoughts, close your eyes now, take a deep breath in, and as you exhale, slowly count from one to ten.

I hope my life brings something good to yours, and that your life brings something good to mine.

Let’s not be lonely.