Changwon Special City Announces Empathy Phrase from Min Changhong's Poem "Mother"

Introduced to Citizens Throughout November via Municipal Electronic Boards
Aiming to Share Warmth and Sensitivity

Changwon Special City in South Gyeongsang Province has selected a line from poet Min Changhong's poem "Mother" as November's "Korean Language Empathy Phrase."

Changwon Special City Announces November Korean Language Empathy Quotes.

The chosen phrase is: "The subtle scent of a single salted mackerel/ draws nine family members to the table/ and in front of the plate left with only bones, Mother sits."

Poet Min Changhong included memories in this phrase, recalling, "That's how it was back then. In times when food was scarce, why did we have so many family members? We would all pull the table closer, eager to eat the salted mackerel. Mother said nothing made her happier than seeing water fill the dry rice paddies and watching her children eat. She would simply watch us, with only the bare bones of a fish on the plate in front of her."

Changwon City has visualized this phrase with a background that evokes memories of mothers from that time. Throughout November, it will be introduced to citizens via a large electronic display installed on the city hall rooftop and through 78 municipal promotional electronic boards located in public spaces.

Meanwhile, since June, Changwon City has been selecting a "Korean Language Empathy Phrase" from literary works each month and introducing it to citizens. This initiative aims to discover and share empathetic phrases written in Korean by local writers, helping citizens feel warmth and sensitivity in their daily lives while also promoting local authors and their works.

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