[Book Sip] 'Janjeong' = What Affectionate People Carry Like Minor Ailments

Editor's NoteSome sentences encapsulate the entire content of a book, while others instantly reach the reader's heart, creating a connection with the book. Here, we introduce meaningful sentences excerpted from books.

‘Dream’ ‘Greeting’ ‘Stretch’ ‘Daytime’ ‘Lingering Illness’ ‘Suddenly’... Even ordinary words become entirely different when seen through the delicate eyes of someone sensitive. The author reinterprets the meanings of words with a poet’s perspective. ‘Daytime’ is the new flesh of time that covers the wounds of darkness left by night; ‘Lingering Illness’ is what those who are kind carry like a chronic ailment; ‘Suddenly’ conveys feelings simply with the word ‘suddenly’ so as not to burden others by saying it has always been so. With a delicate and warm gaze, 110 words fitting the seasons are carefully selected and introduced.

Lingering Illness is what those who seem blunt on the outside but are actually kind carry like a chronic ailment. They live considering doing good without seeking credit as a duty. - From 〈Lingering Illness〉

Like fruit pieces losing their shape when making jam, people who patiently simmer anxious emotions over a long time convey a calm energy. Those who have internalized this value live a life with high viscosity. - From 〈Steadiness〉

I made a wish and blew out the candle. Though it wasn’t my birthday, I really wanted to be congratulated. I often forget the blessing of being born. - From 〈Candle〉

Someone who contacts you saying they suddenly thought of you. Someone who gives a gift saying they suddenly thought of you. Someone who conveys their feelings simply with the word ‘suddenly’ because saying ‘I’ve always felt this way’ might be burdensome. Someone who gets excited by a heart suddenly conveyed without any particular reason. Someone with a heart as big and wide as the sky suddenly looked up at. Those kinds of people’s ‘Suddenly’ - From 〈Suddenly〉

Dark clouds pour transparent rain with their own darkness. What kind of transparency can I bring out from my own darkness? - From 〈Cloud〉

Collecting Words of the Heart | Written by Kim Minji | Saramin | 240 pages | 15,000 KRW

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