2017.05.07 05:41
Words of Faith / 이한중
May 7, 2017, Sunday
On the eve of presidential election in my fatherland
Status of South Korea
In face of nuclear threats from the North,
Steady, insidious, unrelenting economic pressure by China,
Confrontation, unpredictable signals, tweets and bold statements by Trump,
The rising tension and threat of war
Yet look at the people of South Korea
Full of vitality and energy
Engaging in the most lively discussions of politics everywhere
Participating fully in the process of democracy in every corner of the country
Enjoying to the maximum what the true freedom brings to them
O, how proud this observer, one of Korean-Americans, is of
Our fellow country men and women back in his fatherland.
In my life span of 77 years I have never seen
Any country on earth where every member of the society is
So focused, so absorbed, so opinionated, so fully, in the democratic process.
You see that, hear that, and feel that around the clock,
Day in day out, week after week and month after month.
Do you see what I see
Korea is growing by leaps and bounds
Yesterday seems like a long time ago
Yesteryear seems like a light year ago
Surely Korean democracy has come a long way
Yet it started only decades ago when I was young.
O, do I have faith in my fellow country men and women back home?
O, do I believe in their collected wisdom in electing their leader?
O, do I have such a strong faith in their collected brains
In face of all those external adversities.
I can hear the clear voice from above
My heart feels the vibration of the affirmative roar from above
"Your people are going to be OK
Your country is going to be safe
Your fatherland will continue to prosper
The peace of your Land of Morning Calm will be forever."
2017.05.07 05:45
2017.05.07 14:33
I do not know what you are talking about, Doc.
I don't see any bases of such optimistic view.
Let it be just a poem !
2017.05.09 02:06
This is a good review and update on the situation of Korean politics and the state of Korea.
2017.05.09 05:37
문후보의 연설 전문(acceptance speech)
사랑하는 국민 여러분 안녕하십니까, 문재인입니다.
고맙습니다. 정말 고맙습니다.
정의로운 나라, 통합의 나라, 원칙과 상식이 통하는 나라다운 나라를 만들기 위해 함께 해주신 위대한 국민들의 위대한 승리입니다.
함께 경쟁했던 후보들께도 감사와 위로를 전합니다.
새로운 대한민국을 위해 그분들과도 함께 손 잡고 미래를 위해 같이 전진하겠습니다.
내일부터 저는 국민 모두의 대통령이 되겠습니다.
저를 지지하지 않았던 분들도 섬기는, 통합 대통령이 되겠습니다.
존경하는 국민 여러분, 국민들의 간절한 소망과 염원, 결코 잊지 않겠습니다.
정의가 바로 서는 나라, 원칙을 지키고 국민이 이기는 나라, 꼭 만들겟습니다.
상식이 통하는 나라다운 나라, 꼭 만들겠습니다.
혼신의 힘을 다 해 새로운 나라 꼭 만들겠습니다.
국민만 보고 바른 길로 가겠습니다.
위대한 대한민국, 정의로운 대한민국, 자랑스러운 대한민국, 당당한 대한민국.
그 대한민국의 자랑스러운 대통령이 되겠습니다.
감사합니다.
2017.05.13 13:13
On the eve of the presidential election back home
in face of all the difficulties,
I put my impromptu poem on this page
to encourage my fellow country men and women back home.