Ahn Dohyun's Poem:
"Life is willingly becoming a single briquette
for someone other than myself"

BNK Kyongnam Bank announced on December 5 that it has displayed the "2025 Winter Sympathy Bulletin Board" on the exterior wall of its headquarters.

Sympathy Bulletin Board.

Sympathy Bulletin Board.

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The winter Sympathy Bulletin Board features a calligraphic phrase, "Life is willingly becoming a single briquette for someone other than myself," excerpted from poet Ahn Dohyun's poem "A Briquette."


This Sympathy Bulletin Board is designed in a watercolor style, evoking a sense of comfort by combining a snow-covered rural village road with briquettes symbolizing the warmth of winter.


Through the display of the winter Sympathy Bulletin Board, BNK Kyongnam Bank conveyed its message of becoming a "reliable bank that supports the community," just like briquettes that burn themselves to warm those around them.


Choi Daesik, Head of Social Contribution and Public Relations, stated, "There are still many neighbors around us who need a helping hand. I hope people will show love and care for those in need and spend the remaining days of the year well. Going forward, BNK Kyongnam Bank will continue to carry out various charitable activities to deliver hope to the local community."


BNK Kyongnam Bank posts the Sympathy Bulletin Board each season to deliver a message of hope to the community and to share and foster cultural sensitivity.



Previously, in September, the bank displayed the 2025 Autumn Sympathy Bulletin Board with the phrase, "Persimmons take on astringent water, cockscombs take on red water, and I wonder what color I have absorbed on this autumn day," conveying a message encouraging people to reflect on the paths they have walked in life.


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