Warmth of the Han River
Warm stories flow over cold water.
Warm Words
“While there's life, there's hope.”
— Cicero
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
“A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”
— Jim Watkins
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
— Lao Tzu
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Confucius
“Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.”
— Henry Ford
“The future depends on what you do today.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”
— Charlie Chaplin
“Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.”
— Christopher Reeve
“Be a light unto the world while you live.”
— Heraclitus
“Flowing water never goes stale.”
— Lushi Chunqiu
“Everyone stumbles. Getting back up is what life is about.”
— Jeong Yak-yong
Stories from the Han River
After work, I sat under Banpo Bridge and drank a can of beer from the convenience store. Just listening to the water flow made my mind a little quieter.
After quitting my job, I went to Ttukseom every day for a while. I just sat on a bench doing nothing — that was all I could do then. But somehow, that was enough.
I fell off my bike on the Han River path and a stranger passing by put a bandage on me and just walked away. A day I felt grateful to someone whose name I'll never know.
I couldn't sleep at dawn so I went out to Yeouido. There were quite a few people sitting alone besides me. I thought, everyone's here for their own reasons.
Last winter was really tough, and my friend dragged me out to the Han River. We grumbled about the cold while cooking ramyeon, and that day I smiled for the first time in a while.
Every day on my commute, I cross Dongho Bridge and look at the Han River. Some days it's foggy, some days it sparkles. It feels like a different river every day, and it makes me curious about tomorrow.
Bridges of the Han River
Words on the Water
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