It was hot and humid. I was a stranger from the other side of the Earth. I had never been in Atlanta before. The only thing that I knew about Atlanta was 1996 Olympic Games through TV. I was not sure how long I was going to stay here and what to do for living. I already missed Seoul, in South Korea where I had spent more than 20 years of my life. Surrounded by mountains, there was a big river winds its way through Seoul. The night view along the river with plentiful skyscrapers was so beautiful. Now I have a dim recollections of the past. It is my sixteenth year in Atlanta and if someone asks me where I prefer to live in, either Seoul or Atlanta, I say emphatically Atlanta is the city where I want to live in. Living in Atlanta has provided
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If anybody ask me what would make a good life for me, and I say that exposing myself to various opportunities for what my life want to be, good relationships with the people around me and to practice my faith in a daily life. I want a more comfortable, slower pace of life. Maybe there are some people worry that I don’t understand the longer-term consequences for my life by. When I say slower pace of life, it doesn’t mean that I want to simply slack off. More comfortable does not mean less competitive. People in Seoul have done so well by competing each other, but they are supposed to live with a perpetual sense of insecurity. It burns people out in the long time period, and it can explain one of reasons why the suicide rate in Seoul are very high. In Atlanta, taking slower pace of life is not that people don’t want to pursue excellence, but that is not the only thing people want to pursue. I love to live in Atlanta because I have power to choose the pattern of my life either faster or slower. I can work smart rather than work hard and still be competitive. Unlikely Seoul, this city has that environment of choice. It does not make people wake up every morning and think that we want to do nation-building today but when I can have a holiday with my kids. I believe that people in Atlanta know that providing financially for their family is an important thing, protecting the time with their family is
If anybody ask me what would make a good life for me, and I say that exposing myself to various opportunities for what my life want to be, good relationships with the people around me and to practice my faith in a daily life. I want a more comfortable, slower pace of life. Maybe there are some people worry that I don’t understand the longer-term consequences for my life by. When I say slower pace of life, it doesn’t mean that I want to simply slack off. More comfortable does not mean less competitive. People in Seoul have done so well by competing each other, but they are supposed to live with a perpetual sense of insecurity. It burns people out in the long time period, and it can explain one of reasons why the suicide rate in Seoul are very high. In Atlanta, taking slower pace of life is not that people don’t want to pursue excellence, but that is not the only thing people want to pursue. I love to live in Atlanta because I have power to choose the pattern of my life either faster or slower. I can work smart rather than work hard and still be competitive. Unlikely Seoul, this city has that environment of choice. It does not make people wake up every morning and think that we want to do nation-building today but when I can have a holiday with my kids. I believe that people in Atlanta know that providing financially for their family is an important thing, protecting the time with their family is