I Have a Dream

서승종

저자:서승종
작가는건설엔지니어다.전라남도장흥에서출생하였다.한양대학교건축공학과를졸업하고동대학원에서건설관리학으로석사를취득하였다.30여년간건설회사에서재직하였다.

TheDayWeDiscoverWhy10
LivingLikeSpring12
GreetingWell14
IfYouCan’tFly16
WinningSomeone’sHeart18
CommunicatewithanOpenMind20
Passion22
AnsweringLove24
HowShouldWeLive26
FlippingtheCalendar28
MorningPause30
LivingaDayofGlory32
Flower34
PursueValue,NotSuccess36
Sikgu(Family)38
TrueSuccess40
TheWindingPath42
ListentoYourself44
Bulmeong(FireGazing)46
Everest48
MiddleClass50
Happiness52
ISupportYou54
AHumanisticPerson56
Dialogue58
ISeeYou60
PreciousConnections62
Stubbornness64
Namaste66
Gwiha(귀하)68
It’sOkay70
TheBeginningofLove72
TheLeastofThese74
FamilyPortrait76
Mom78
TheDressShirt80
Parents82
WayHome84
TheEldestGrandson86
Delicious88
TheThermalLunchbox90
Minsaeng(民生)92
Sindok(愼獨)94
Desk96
OrganizingandOrdering98
AligningLines100
ImagesareTheKeytoMemory102
YouTubeShorts104
WritingandPublishingBooks106
WritingWell108
Literature110
Humanities112
SeeMuch,SufferMuch,StudyMuch114
The“Something-Something”Speech116
Email118
Font120
Siganjang(SeedSoySauce)122
Flame124
DecisivenessandDogmatism126
HunterKiller128
Captain130
Veteran132
PasstheBucktoMe134
Thoughts,Words,andActions136
StayHungryStayFoolish138
LearningWithoutReflection140
CommunicativeRationality142
WorkplaceIllusions144
Stepbystepgoesalongway146
Regret,Patience,andProgress148
StartRightNow150
OurFootsteps152
LetGoandEmptyOut154
CommonSense156
Persistence158
Belief160
Progress162
Fliegnichtsohoch164
LetGoofthePast166
DecisionsandProblemSolving168
Don’tGiveUp170
PlayingtheViolininPublic

책속에서

HowShouldWeLive
Thequestion“Howshouldwelive?”extendsbeyondapersonalchoicetoametaphysicalinquiryintotheessenceofhumanexistenceanduniversalprinciples.Metaphysics,asthestudyofthefundamentalnatureofrealitybeyondappearances,providesalenstodeeplyunderstandlife’smeaning.
AsJoseonDynastyscholarYulgokYi-Iarticulated,thedistinctionbetween“Li”(理;principle)and“Qi”(氣;vitalenergy)canbeappliedtohumanlife.“Li”representsessential,unchangingprinciples―universalvaluesandidealsweshouldpursue.Conversely,“Qi”symbolizestheconcrete,everydayexperiencesandsituationsweface.Thus,thequestion“Howshouldwelive?”fundamentallyconcernsharmonizingessenceandphenomenainlife,guidedbythismetaphysicalframework.
GreekphilosopherPlatoemphasizedimmutabletruthsandidealsthroughhisconceptofthe“Idea,”suggestingaphilosophythatsetstheseaslife’sultimategoals.Thisphilosophyencouragesustoseekvaluesthattranscendmeresurvival,aimingforahigherpurpose.Thefirstanswerto“Howshouldwelive?”istoestablishfundamentalprinciplesthatguideourlivesandtolivebythem.Thistranscendsthepursuitofmaterialsuccessorsocialprestige,directingusinsteadtodiscoverandcommittointrinsichumanvalues.
Incontrast,GreekphilosopherAristotleemphasizedpracticalwisdomandtherealitiesoflife.Hedefinedthe“ultimategood”ashappiness,achievablethroughbalanceandharmonyindailylife.Inthistangibleworld,wefacechoicesandchallengeseveryday.Thequestion“Howshouldwelive?”thusbecomesnotjustacalltopursueidealgoalsbutaninvitationtofindwaystobalancetheseaspirationswithintheconstraintsofreality.
GermanphilosopherJurgenHabermasexplainedtheessenceofmetaphysicalthoughtthroughtherelationshipbetweenselfandothers.Hearguedthattheselfandothersarenotinoppositionbutmutuallydefinedandcompletedthroughintera