We shouldn’t be unreasonable and hold on to an illusion. # “You’re not the Do San from the letters. The difference in longitude is the reason why we’re 16 hours behind here, but it’s so peaceful here that it’s almost hard to believe we share the same sky.“ # “Both Seoul and San Francisco’s latitude is 37° N. I pretend to be the smartest in the world, but in reality, I’m just an idiot who knows nothing. I’m a jerk who hurts other people with harsh words. # “I’m telling you this to be honest, not to make you uncomfortable. They, too, want the world to change for the better. Is that the world you want? No, right? The same goes for our children and descendants. We’d still be using old school phones with telephone operators. If we prioritized their livelihood over innovation, we’d have rickshaws instead of taxis now. When taxis first hit the streets, rickshaw pullers protested like you are doing now. # “Some people said something similar about a hundred years ago. What do you mean? I’ve never met anyone as good as you. You had a fight? What kind of jerk picks a fight with Good Boy? It was my fault. That helps me calm down.” What happened to your face? Did someone hit you? It’s not like that. While I’m knitting, I try to picture it in my head. Come to me if it’s raining and you have nowhere to go like you once did. But call me… if you’re going through a rough patch. Don’t call me if you become rich and get married. # “Does my dream have to be success? Can’t it be a person?” – Do San From time to time, it’d be wonderful to sail off without a map.” – Dal Mi It’s actually nice to wander aimlessly every once in a while. It looked as though it’d grant me any wish. After walking for 30 minutes like that, the rain stopped, and an unbelievably beautiful scene unfolded before my eyes. It was a sweltering day, and the rain totally cooled me down. Have you ever let yourself get soaked even though you had an umbrella? That’s what I did today. # “Have you ever wandered on purpose? Today, I aimlessly wandered on purpose. # “The longer the wandering, the less confident it is. knowing that i didn’t fully deserve it tore me apart.” – Do san when you looked at me, when you smiled at me, when you encouraged me. # “Was it fun? watching me get excited over those fake letters like an idiot, then announce i’d start a company like you when i was obviously in over my head. that means all of this was fake.” – Dal Mi why are you saying sorry? that means this was all lie. but that one day felt so nice that i missed my chance to stop…dal-mi i’m sorry, so please- – Do San i just wanted to make your dream come true for one day and stop. # “If you know why, you will overcome any how.” A fixed star that is much bigger than the moon. Is that it? … You’re that star over there, the one that looks like a tiny dust particle. You want to be as bright as the moon but you feel as though you’re just a star as tiny as a dust particle. What do you want to be? A good person or a CEO? Don’t be greedy. And if you can’t make decisions, you can’t be a CEO. You can’t make any decisions if you’re afraid of criticism. Whatever you choose, you’ll be criticized. Why look for answers that don’t exist? So, instead of looking for answers, make choices. There are no right answers to politics or management. That’s as absurd as asking what makes a great politician. # “What makes a great CEO?’ There’s no such thing. So I think it’s time for me to find you, Nam Do-san.” – Dal Mi Now, I want to believe that you exist, Do-san. Thank you for being there for me that spring. The only thing I remember from that spring would have been losing the person I love more than anyone without even getting to say goodbye. Without your letters, what would that spring have meant to me? I would have grieved over fallen flowers rather than enjoying the flowers in bloom. That spring, everyone and everything seemed to be leaving me. That makes me a little sad, but for some reason those few odd moments here and there excite me and make my heart flutter. # The Do San now, I’m still getting used to him.
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