{"id":1738,"date":"2019-05-19T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T21:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/koreaninterpreter.ca\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2020-12-28T18:29:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T23:29:16","slug":"003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreaninterpreter.ca\/ko\/2019\/05\/19\/003\/","title":{"rendered":"#003: Minimalist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I used to seek happiness in the wrong places, like material things. It took me years to realize such gratifications were short-lived. I was always onto the next thing that excited me more, that gave me a high, so to speak.<\/p>\n

Well, I want to be done with that; I guess I am growing out of that phase (although I still have a long way to go!). Having traveled so much in the last couple of years, I realize things actually weigh me down and drain my energy. My lifestyle forced me to take a hard look at every single thing I owned. I don\u2019t need 50 or more pairs of shoes to have a happy life, you know?<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, just the other day a North Korean refugee was released from jail. He was wearing shabby looking jail sleepers. He was taken to the donation room and was asked to pick a pair of shoes. \u201cCan I take two pairs?\u201d The social worker, with such loving eyes, didn\u2019t allow it because by taking two, he may be depriving others. In such moments, I look deep into myself, my monster-self who has\u2026 how many shoes?<\/p>\n

My lifetime project: own as little as possible and own the things I absolutely love, things that spark joy (The #KonMari Method). I want to own 5 great shoes and not fifty mediocre shoes that I could care less about.<\/p>\n

In fact, I want to own what money can\u2019t buy. I want to own a healthy heart, bright eyes, and strong legs.<\/p>\n

For instance, what is inside my brain is all mine, my asset. No one can steal that away from me. What I have invested in education is all mine. My knowledge and my language skills are all mine.<\/p>\n

The care\u2026 \u201cYou can\u2019t buy THE CARE\u201d (@moneyle said). When people care about you, that is the best feeling in the entire world.<\/p>\n

The truth is\u2026 I own a lot already. I am healthy. I have family and friends who care about me. What about the air (my appreciation for the air we breathe exploded after my time in Korea and Hong Kong!). <\/p>\n

I own this day\u2014I can do what-eevvver I want with my day. I own precious memories and stories. <\/p>\n

My life is all mine. It\u2019s not perfect, but the bad makes the good better, and the good makes the bad more tolerable.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s around me is all mine to enjoy, including the lake I’m looking at right now.<\/p>

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