logo

English
                 
 
Season's Greetings 2017 / Professor Hi Bahl Lee*65

 
39039020242_81b387dc22_b.jpg
 
Dear friends,

The year 2017 is coming to a close and I hope you had a good year.
 
This was our 11th year in Toero after my retirement and will be remembered by myself and all my family members as a year that marked an end to The Old Generation and a subtle change in the way of life of traditional Korean culture in our family.
 
My father passed away on May 12 this year at age 92. He was regarded by many as the last scholar of Korean Studies in Literature, History, and Phylosophy. He was the last defender of traditional values in a rapidly changing society but, at the same time, he never lost the keen sense of the real world.
 
I grew up in a family which values tradition but was also influenced by Western culture during my postdoctoral education in the U.S.A. My friends tell me that I am too conservative and stubborn but I call myself as a liberal and flexible man. This is probably why many of my friends and students have difficulty understanding me.
 
As the Senior of my family now, I have the duty to keep the family together and pass on the family tradition to the next generation. I will try my best but already find it tough to follow the steps of my father.
 
I continue to work 2 days a week at Kim's Clinic and Dialysis Unit, walk an hour, and read and write 「Confucius, The Analects」4-5 days a week.
 
We live in a difficult time. The world is growing warmer and evermore unpredictable. We had unprecedented stretches of heat waves during this past summer (temp. up to 39°c) and an earth-quake (5.8 in the Richter scale) in Pohang City, a South-eastern port approximately 100km from Miryang with unexpected toll.
 
The North Korea is threatening the whole world with nuclear bombs and missiles. I am sure there are ways to right the wrongs provided if everyone mind their own businesses and do their best and not interfere with the life of others. I hope we will all stay healthy and have a peaceful New Year.
 
Best wishes, from Jung Hee and Hi Bahl Lee of Toero, Korea
 
 
Photo and Text by Professor Lee,Webpage by Kyu Hwang, December 15,2017

 

No. Subject Date Author Last Update Views
Notice How to write your comments onto a webpage [2] 2016.07.06 운영자 2016.11.20 18193
Notice How to Upload Pictures in webpages 2016.07.06 운영자 2018.10.19 32347
Notice How to use Rich Text Editor [3] 2016.06.28 운영자 2018.10.19 5924
Notice How to Write a Webpage 2016.06.28 운영자 2020.12.23 43840
8843 연꽃 따는 노래 2024.05.01 정관호*63 2024.05.01 11
8842 훈민정음의 비밀 [5] 2024.04.25 운영자 2024.05.01 59
8841 부산정치파동과 미국의 이승만 제거계획 2024.04.25 온기철*71 2024.04.25 21
8840 코너킥으로 웃었다... 황선홍호, 일본 제압하고 8강으로 [5] 2024.04.22 황규정*65 2024.04.25 30
8839 [시조]懷古歌: 회고가 [1] 2024.04.21 정관호*63 2024.04.21 12
8838 부산형무소 살해사건 2024.04.20 온기철*71 2024.04.20 18
8837 육군 방첩대. 미군 CIC, 그리고 김창룡 2024.04.17 온기철*71 2024.04.25 20
8836 김구의 일생과 암살의 원인 2024.04.14 온기철*71 2024.04.25 18
8835 OPERA MIGNON: Connais tu le pays [1] 2024.04.12 정관호*63 2024.04.12 25
8834 “쏘니,너와 함께 뛴건 행운!”, 400경기 감동 축하영상 [5] 2024.04.06 황규정*65 2024.04.22 33
8833 길에서 만난 한식 [1] 2024.04.03 정관호*63 2024.04.09 33
8832 돌아오는 기러기 [1] file 2024.03.27 정관호*63 2024.04.18 46
8831 이강인-손흥민 ‘골 합작’ 한국, 태국 3-0 완승…월드컵 최종 예선 진출 성큼 [2] 2024.03.26 황규정*65 2024.03.27 43
8830 1945년 8월 15일 오후 강릉 홍제정 안마을에서 [2] 2024.03.19 정관호*63 2024.03.24 76
8829 이승만은 왜 김구를 제거 했을까? [1] 2024.03.17 온기철*71 2024.03.18 52
8828 My Grandson [1] 2024.03.15 노영일*68 2024.03.18 107
8827 蜀相(촉상): 촉한 승상 제갈량 [1] 2024.03.15 정관호*63 2024.04.12 59
8826 1945년 8월15일에는 서울에 아무일도 없었다. [1] 2024.03.13 온기철*71 2024.03.14 53
8825 왕소군 고향에서 [1] 2024.03.08 정관호*63 2024.03.20 58
8824 정약용; 늙어가면 친구가 점점 없어진다. [5] 2024.03.06 온기철*71 2024.03.08 91