It was really fun to have my parents here for a week. I was so blessed that they could and wanted to come. It was really neat to experience things in Korea as if everything was new again. To be able to experience the aw and wonder of a new country through fresh eyes.
One thing I did a little reflecting on is the fact that Koreans are a pretty unhappy people. Their suicide rate is the highest in the world. Korea is a wealthy country that is over worked for their pay. And the more money a country has, the more it needs to be happy. At home you have the same kind of drive to be rich; its the "American Dream." Yet I know lots of people, including myself, who want to live their lives differently. People who search for more meaning in life, who avoid materialistic desires, who think outside the box, are eccentric.... In Korea as far as I can tell this way of thinking and living really doesn't exist. I hope the next big development in Korea is a Hippie Revolution. I'd sign another contract for that, for sure.
more reflections to come later...
