Kim Tae-il, Head of Public Relations at Suseong University, Publishes Book "It's Time to Talk with the Forest"

Kim Tae-il, head of the Public Relations Team at Daegu Suseong University, published "It Is Time to Talk with the Forest" on the 19th, a book containing happy stories of people he met while exercising every dawn for over ten years at Gosan-gol in Daegu.

Starting with the provocative statement "Tennis is a family destroyer," this book records the author’s journey from taking up hiking as an alternative to exercise to becoming captivated by the infinite gifts of the forest, as well as the 3,650 days of early morning hikes in Gosan-gol, which represent the happy daily lives of himself and the people in the forest.

The cover of the book "It's Time to Talk with the Forest" published by Kim Tae-il, head of the Public Relations Team at Suseong University.

The rich stories of people healing their lives through forest living explain why we must enter the forest.

In particular, the story "The Painful End of a Thousand Days of Love in Gosan-gol" reflects on the negative aspect of our lives that prioritize results over the process, emphasizing how precious it is to enjoy life’s journey rather than just the outcome.

The book also paradoxically explains the absence of ideal leaders through "Forest Leaders and Leaders in Alcohol," drawing attention to a new type of leader that especially resonates with the MZ generation during the pandemic era.

Team Leader Kim said, "No matter how much you are spoon-fed, you will never truly appreciate the value and taste of rice. The same goes for the forest. No matter how much the healing effects of forests are explained in words or writing, if you do not personally feel the value and energy the forest provides, it is useless. To feel that, you must unconditionally enter the forest to understand the joyful songs of the people living there."

He is also an expert in forest healing, having studied forestry at Korea National Open University 30 years after graduating from college, completed the forest healing instructor training course, and obtained certification, thus positioning himself as a "forest ambassador."

Kim Tae-il said, "I started visiting Gosan-gol on November 1, 2011. I get up around 4:55 a.m. every day and leave my home near the Daegu Bank headquarters in Suseong-gu, Daegu, to go to Gosan-gol, which takes about two hours. I made sure to visit Gosan-gol six days a week?five weekdays and Sunday?and hiked other mountains on Saturdays. What I realized after hiking for over ten years is that people must find mountains and forests. I published this book to widely share this point."

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