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Let me learn to be responsible
for myself and others.
Let me learn to be considerate for others.
Let me learn to think beyond my own worries.
Let me learn to be humble.
Let me learn to open my mind.
Let me learn to accept the others as they are.
Let me learn to appreciate the wisdom of prudence.
Let me learn to embrace those who oppose.
Let me learn to live for principles.
Let me learn to forgive.
Let me learn to grow.
Let me learn to find peace amidst challenges.
7.2.2025
How in-depth of a conversation can you go
when you are honest is still surprising to me.
It calls a moment a realization of
how much more training you need.
I am humbled by each stroke of talk,
and appreciative of the opportunity to grow.
It appears it’s not a path walked alone,
but in the company of many, for which I am reverently grateful.
6.26.2025
You don’t have to be the smartest kid in the room,
but at least learn from your mistakes.
Rather than titles, focus on what you can do and what you know.
Make a plan, even if it didn’t work out last time.
Honor the promises you made to yourself.
Be honest, even if the shame electrifies you.
Stay here and now. Look forward.
Accept yourself, even the ugly parts.
When in doubt, seek warmth and light.
Be mindful of what you put into your mind.
Love and trust matter, in spite of it all.
Look into yourself, as you would look into a mirror.
Keep going. Keep calm. Keep praying.
4.15.2025
let’s learn from our experience
and grow from here and now
all that remains of the past
are the shadows that make us feel
sometime melancholy or happy
perhaps we can still live a meaningful life
without too much attachment to happiness.
7.9.2023
try recording yourself and watch it again.
if you haven’t been your best version,
you’ll notice all of your wrongdoings:
pride, selfishness, and ignorance.
that’s why we put the best effort every day.
to be not ashamed of yourself in the future;
to be able to say you did your best;
to look back and realized you tried your best
regardless of all the past mistakes you see.
so let’s give it all today
everyday is a new challenge.
6.12.2023
know what you must exhaust
know what you must save
rumble in your heart
don’t let it go to waste
surprised, you will be
how money can save your neck
don’t underestimate value of saving
it could just be your saving grace.
if you fall (I hope you’ll learn its taste)
rise again (in spite of what all expect)
learn (but don’t compromise)
and do it again (but better this time)
살아 남아.
넘어지더라도
배우고 일어서
다시 시도하는거야.
8.23.2022
fascinating things continue to surprise me:
I cannot smell scents nor discern flavors
no more perfumes, fruits, and sweets,
perhaps to do with nervous system, I think
lower back and hip had been aching
left big toe had been tingling
back kidney pain had subsided
yet coughing and congestions persist
head feels like a balloon under water
I wonder what all these mean
fascinating things continue to surprise me
4.11.2022
it’s undeniable, pain in my back flanks
dark shadows around my eyes like blanket
no matter how much I drink this water tank
I sweat profusely, yet I won’t let go this jacket
coughing become vomiting, without anything
coming out except for gluey phlegm
my mind is a slightly drunken blueberry jam
so breathing has never been so manual
when will it arrive, the end eventual?
4.10.2022
morning starts early drenched in sweat
nostrils and mouth are dry filled with dust
swallowing saliva only pains the throat
occasional coughs; convulsion of abdomen
and chest, cannonballing white-yellow-green
sticky slimy pieces of phlegm into my palm
squeezing my head, pressuring my eyeballs
congestion in nose, forces breathing harder
sweat dripping down at seemingly OK temp
but it’s too cold to take off this light jacket
time feels constant yet passes too quickly
suspected cognitive confusion slightly
drank so much water, but I wouldn’t stop
tingling numbness at third, fourth finger tip
fascinating phenomena is happening
I wonder what tomorrow brings
4.9.2022
Ralph with Coffee 