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General Season's Greetings 2017 / Professor Hi Bahi Lee*65
2017.12.14 22:59
 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
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금년에도 예년과 다름 없이 한국에서 지금은 은퇴하고 고향 밀양에
계신 이희발교수*65께서 2017년을 마감하는 즈음의 이교수의 근황을
보내와 이교수의 친지분들과 주로 65년 동기 가족분들과 나눌려고
여기에 옮겨 왔습니다.
무엇보다도 은퇴후의 건강이 좋으시고 아직도 고향에서 1주일에 2일씩
환자 진료를 하신다는 기쁜 소식입니다.
지난 5월12일 별세하신 희발형의 선친의 명복을 빌며 슬퍼하실 형과
가족분들께 이자리를 통해 다시한번 심심한 조의를 표합니다. 규정