We Go Together

서승종

저자:서승종
Theauthorisaconstructionengineer.HewasborninJangheung,Jeollanam-do,SouthKorea.HegraduatedfromHanyangUniversitywithadegreeinarchitecturalengineeringandobtainedamaster'sdegreeinconstructionmanagementfromthesameuniversity'sgraduateschool.HeworkedatHyundaiEngineering&ConstructionandGSEngineering&Construction.Hispublicationsinclude[ConstructionEnglishAbbreviationsDictionary],[Let’sWrapItUp],[EconomicsAbbreviationsDictionary],[FIDICRedBookStudy],[IHaveaDream],[WeGoTogether],and[ShiningBrightLivingToday].

Forgotten10
LoveTooPainful12
AShower14
Azaleas16
Agape18
TheMostPreciousLegacy20
PrideandPrejudice22
Coffee24
FromtheHeadtotheHeart26
InIInYa(仁以人也)28
LoveandBenevolence30
MyPeople32
Rose34
AClearMind36
Pathos38
TheBrotherhoodofWar40
Baribari42
Majungmul44
Respect,Trust,andCare46
KnittedMittens48
HandWarmers50
Icebreaker52
Kindling54
Baseboard56
Lighthouse58
TheBlindSide60
GivingLoveBringsLoveBack62
Humidifier64
ForThoseSeekingaPath66
Signposts68
ThePowerofMemory70
SewolFerry72
YellowRibbon74
PainfulHistory76
FarewelltoaCar78
AWarmWord80
TheWarmthofLanguage82
EvenaBrushofSleevesisDestiny84
PastLives86
CompanionAnimals88
ThePeopleWe'reMeanttoMeet90
Wife92
有朋自遠方來94
StandingintheRainTogether96
TheSalvationArmyRedKettle98
EnvyandJealousy100
TheGinkgoTree102
AloneorTogether104
TheDayIMetYou106
Ringtone108
WorldThemeTravel110
Umbrella112
ValueSharing114
Sipsiilban(十匙一飯)116
Hotspot118
ASheetofPaper120
DifferenceandWrongness122
MarchfortheBeloved124
CanthePastHelpthePresent?126
TheDaughterofGwangju128
LightSticks130
Prepayment132
TheMeaningofForgiveness134
BidulgiTrain136
Bag138
Keyboard140
AirConditioner142
FoodWaste144
DoorHardware146
TheProcessofAging148
NotSeeingandNotHearing150
MultifocalLenses152
Shoes154
TheEssenceofHumanExistence156
WeGoTogether158

책속에서

StandingintheRainTogether
Inhisessay,ShinYoung-bokwrote,“Tohelpisnottoholdanumbrellabuttostandintheraintogether.”Thisprofoundstatementencapsulatesthetrueessenceofloveandsolidarity.Itchallengesustoreflectongenuinerelationshipsandhumanity,emphasizingthatloveandsolidaritygobeyondmaterialsupporttorequireactiveparticipationinanother’spainandjoy.
Whatislove?Loveisnotlimitedtocomfortingorprotectingsomeone.Itisaboutempathizingwiththeiremotionsandsharingtheweightoftheirlife.Thephrase“standingintheraintogether”symbolizestheactofbeingpresentinsomeone’sstruggles.Trueloveinvolvesnotavoidingtheirpainandanxietybutstayingwiththem,enduringtheraintogether.Thisillustratesthatloveisnotjustaboutwarmthandhappinessbutoftenstemsfromthecouragetoembracediscomfortandsuffering.
Solidaritysharessimilaressence.Itisnotaboutsupportingfromadistancebutaboutsteppingintothesamesituationandsharingitsburdens.Holdinganumbrellarepresentstemporaryprotection,while“standingintheraintogether”reflectsacceptingtheirrealityandfindingsolutionsalongsidethem.Solidarityinvolvesmorethanphysicalaid;itdemandsemotionalandmentalconnection.Itlinksisolatedindividualsandreaffirmsthevalueofhumanitythroughsharedexperiences.
Shin’sstatementsuccinctlyconveystheessenceofloveandsolidarity,offeringprofoundinsightintohowweshouldlive.Trueloveandsolidaritydonotendwithactsofaid;theyinvolvedeeplyempathizingwithothers,sharingtheirjoysandsorrows,andgrowingtogether.Thisisaguideforpracticinghumanityandsupportingoneanotherasmembersofacommunity.
Themetaphorofstandingintheraintogetherrepresentsthemostauthenticformofloveandsolidarity.Itteachesusthattruehumanconnectionisnotaboutshieldingothersfromhardshipbutaboutbeingpresentwiththem,nomatterh