The helping hand
We can all have that feeling that we lost meaning somehow; something people nowadays refer to as purpose. We might feel low, exhausted, or temporarily lose interest in what living really is all about.
It happens to the best of us while going through our daily lives. Life is not easy. Buddhism acknowledged it:
life is suffering.
To suffer less... we must learn to free ourselves from attachment. Again, not easy.
Helping hand
We attach ourselves to things, to people. We all know this. We all feel this.
Having someone like Korean author Haemin Sunim remind us how to turn meaninglessness around, is like a teacher returning your paper with a cute bumblebee sticker on it. You may not have the highest grade but - all is not lost - there is that sticker. The teacher even wrote "you can do it" next to it.
All is not lost.
She took first place at the 50m backstroke competition during the Special Olympics Korea National Summer Games. The 100m, however, had a different outcome:
4th place.
For her to up her game, she needed help. And her parents are willing to search for that helping hand. She already worked with two different swimming coaches to get the hang of certain techniques.
But... she needs a coach with whom she can work long-term. The regular school swimming teams don't seem to include para swimmers. Which is a pity because only if you broaden your horizon, amazing might knock on the door.
Like famous American writer and poet Maya Angelou says:
Yeseo doesn't quit. She works hard. Tries her best to master everything, anything that comes her way.
Yes, maybe she gets discouraged sometimes but she pushes on.
Coming next on
Not The Usual Korean Hero!
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