Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Wonpil Lee / A possession that is meaningful / Mon 11pm

Money


Everybody loves money, but among those there is A MONEY that I love specially. A few years ago when I worked in my own chophouse, an American traveler came in the store. He ordered samgyeopsal and enjoyed it. Because I liked that he strives to speak Korean hard, I provided service more kindly. After he had finished his meal, I asked him politely to pay in U.S. dollar for his food. I explained that someday I want to live traveling all around the world and this money could remind me of my dream. So, I earned my first foreign money, two 10 dollar bills. I keep this bills in my photo album. One shows front side, the other shows rear side. One shows a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the other shows the U.S. Treasury building. There's not a special thing which is distinguished from another 10 dollar bills. However, when I open the album and see this bills, I think about my future for a while. Even if money is a concrete word, the two 10 dollar bills have abstract metaphor in my occasion. They are not just ordinary money. They are dream, future and courage to me.

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  1. Everybody loves money, but among them, there is A MONEY that I love specially. A few years ago when I worked in my own chophouse, an American traveler came in the store. He ordered samgyeopsal and enjoyed it. For the man who came from the distant country, I provided service more kindly. After he had finished his meal, I asked him to pay in U.S. dollar for his food. I explained that someday I want to live traveling all around the world and this money could remind me of my dream. So, I earned my first foreign money, two 10 dollar bills. I keep this bills in my photo album. One shows front side, the other shows rear side. One shows a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the other shows the U.S. Treasury building. There’s not a special thing which is distinguished from another 10 dollar bills. However, when I open the album and see this bills, I think about my future for a while. Even if money is a concrete word, the two 10 dollar bills have abstract metaphor in my occasion. They are not just ordinary money. They are dream, future and courage to me.

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