Opening Remarks: A Life Curious About Tomorrow

Nonna's Story 1.
Self-respect | Be courteous to your unique self

To the crying disciple
The saying “even if others see it”
What's wrong with shaving your head?
About the mother's child
What Three Mentors Taught Me
Freedom over privilege
For single people
What you can and cannot choose
The Sampoong Department Store disaster that changed my dreams
The ugly duckling who wants to be a swan
Not 'like homework' but 'like a festival'
Childhood memories
A beggar who lives according to his 'Ji Maek'
Silver YouTuber with deep worries

Nonna's Story 2.
Faithfulness | Living frugally for 24 hours

I walk every day
Hitting the sun
How to Live as a Time Manager
Satisfying all five senses! Happy time
The day I thought about zero waste
Growing abandoned plants
When you organize, your life becomes clearer.
Work attitudes in old age
YOLO or FIRE, whatever you choose
"I'm talking about latte"
What's more fun than golf?
My Consort Story
A flea market that brings back memories
Ageing gracefully

Nonna's Story 3.
Dignity | The more you empty yourself, the more comfortable you become.

The difference between new clothes and rags
There is no better clothes than Armani
Do you have your own color?
Luxury comes from attitude.
Thoughts on 'How to Dress Well'
Why I Don't Buy Clothes Often
Let's try to smile, even if it's forced
Hammuni's Sayings
Looking at anti-aging marketing
The scenery the ambassador was really curious about
Looking at the love letter that lost its owner
No matter how others live
The back alleys of clothing history

Nonna's Story 4.
Responsibility | I will try to be an understanding and embracing person.

Apply for organ donation
Throwing away a refrigerator that I've used for 8 years
I regret the spoon class theory
A daughter-in-law is just a son's companion.
Marriage is the meeting of spring and autumn flowers.
With the attitude of 'what's wrong with that'
What is more important?
Thoughts on International Women's Day
Can't it be a holiday that everyone is happy about?
To policy makers
700 won in Africa
People with the ninth intelligence
Someone who listens to even the most absurd prayers

Closing Remarks: Start Rather Than Worry
Recommendation

Milanonna's Life Essays, Loved by 100,000 Readers
『Because the Sunshine is Bright and Life is Precious』 Limited Edition Recover Edition Released!

With over 3,500 reader reviews on social media, such as, "I read the title at a bookstore and cried," "It gave me courage and a new perspective when I was going through a slump," and "I received a letter from a brilliant role model that is more reliable than any other comfort," "Because the Sunshine is Bright and Life is Precious" has struck a chord with young people and become a bestseller immediately after its release.
Not only was it exported to China and Taiwan, but it was also selected as YES24's 'Book of the Year' in 2021, continuing the Milanonna syndrome.

Why do generations rave about Milanonna's lifestyle? Her dazzling white hair, her stylish attire, her respect for individuality, her gentle and dignified tone, her unassertive communication style, her cherishing of the moment, and her philosophy of thrift and sharing... Isn't it because she demonstrates that aging isn't decrepitude, and teaches us how to live unwaveringly, protecting ourselves, unswayed by the standards and opinions of others?

“Because the Sunshine is Bright and Life is Precious” is a book that fully captures Milanonna’s career and achievements.
As always, this is a record of his writing from the first to the last with flexible convictions rather than stubborn stubbornness.
Milanonna's life and experiences are densely packed into this book: her story of how she entered the fashion world with the thought of "I'll be cool" after being criticized for her looks as a child, her story of studying hard in Italy as an international student, her story of how she worked hard to achieve her dreams while balancing work and childcare as a working mother, her story of how she faced hardships while on the road to success and had to turn her gaze around, her story of how her daily life changed after she started YouTube, and her story of how she personally practices dying a clean death.
Putting aside vertical authority, he adopts a horizontal attitude, conveying courage and hope with a broad perspective and free writing style.

“Every day is exciting.
“Every day is a new day.”
Nonna's story that makes you nod quietly

This book is divided into 54 articles categorized by the keywords of self-respect, loyalty, dignity, and responsibility.
“Be polite to the one and only me,” “Live frugally for 24 hours,” “Become more comfortable the more you empty yourself,” “Become a person who understands and embraces others” are Milanonna’s life mottos and can be read as messages to us who want to live better lives.


Milanonna was always told she was ugly as a child, and vowed to “turn from an ugly duckling into a swan.”
The lack of beauty was one of the reasons I entered the fashion world.
Born in a patriarchal era, he endured many hardships, and in the mid-1990s, he lost his eldest son to major surgery and his colleagues in the Sampoong Department Store collapse.
After facing a turning point in his life due to major events, he decided to help children in need of love and spent time visiting orphanages.

Is there any better learning experience than hearing the story of a person who has experienced the many twists and turns of human history?
Milanonna realized this while repeatedly falling and getting up.
We are not ugly ducklings, but ducklings with potential, and we are beautiful people just by existing.
This is why the words, “Don’t entrust yourself to the gaze and evaluation of others, but rather create energy that warms and embraces your own heart and makes you want to move forward” resonate.

At first glance, it may seem unrealistic that she seems like a perfect person, but during her career, Milanonna divided her time and lived more fiercely than anyone else.
Since I had to balance work and childcare, time management was essential.
The habit of managing my time thoroughly continued even after retirement.
Break the stereotype that you will have more free time as you get older. Stretch every morning and evening and go outside in the afternoon even if you have nothing else to do.
Walk for more than an hour every day and attend mass.
One day a week, I go to the organization I sponsor and spend time with the children, and I don't neglect reading.
As we live, our bodies and minds tend to become disorganized, but by creating rituals and faithfully following them, we feel full of energy.
It is putting into practice one's wish to "live productively until the moment I die."
So, “You can feel happy often only if you observe and love yourself.
You should not live just thinking about it, but rather feel it with your body.
Milanonna's theory of happiness, that "you have to pat and stroke your own body to be happy," resonates with us.

One of the most common questions Milanonna hears from young people is, “How can I dress well?”
The answer is clear.
“Clothes that make me feel emotionally stable when I wear them and that don’t restrict or make me feel tense.
A garment that is not flashy and goes well with accessories or scarves.
Clothes that can be worn for decades with just the basic lines.
A piece of clothing that can provide multiple effects in one piece.
Rather than clothes with flashy patterns, choose clothes in solid colors, preferably achromatic.
He says that his favorite clothes are “clothes that make you feel like you saw someone yesterday, even if you haven’t seen them in years,” and that “I like clothes that seep into someone’s memory, rather than being conscious of what other people think.”
When I see him still wearing his father's over 80-year-old shirt that was cut and mended from worn-out fabric, a brooch made from a gold hairpin passed down from his grandmother, earrings made from his father-in-law's magoja buttons, and a knitwear gifted by his mother, I think that it is cool to properly inherit the spirit of Onkojishin.

Old age is witnessed in two scenes.
Life is still tough as you get older, or you only start enjoying leisure time as you get older.
If there's one attitude we must never forget, no matter what kind of life we ​​lead, it's fulfilling our social responsibility.
The words and actions that come from the desire for the world we live in to become gentler and less painful create a community worth living in.
As if in agreement with this idea, in this book Milanonna shows how to expand the circle of social responsibility.

“After hearing that Cardinal Kim Soo-hwan donated his corneas after his death,” he decided to donate his organs, and while pointing out the theory of the spoon class system, he calmly suggested, “If we must classify people, why not evaluate them by indicators they have chosen themselves rather than indicators they cannot choose?”
Regarding marriage and divorce, he shares his insights from his years of experience, saying, “Marriage is not something you are tied to at a certain time, but something you do as your heart desires,” and “That is the only way to be happy for a long time.”

When an 8-year-old refrigerator breaks down, rather than thinking that you can just buy a new one, you worry that “the lifespan of machines is getting shorter and the lifespan of humans is getting longer, so the number of home appliances that people will use in their lifetimes will increase,” and you worry about “the future of the Earth” that will be filled with trash.
And that's not all.
Lonely deaths, domestic violence, single mothers? We delve into single fathers, and especially ask ourselves what role we can play in helping eighteen-year-olds who must leave foster care.
He said he would donate the royalties from this book to places in need, and I find that sentiment precious and deeply appreciated.
It is admirable that you do not only consider your own pain as pain, but also embrace the pain of others.

“How great would it be if we could live apart yet together?”
A refreshing proposal that makes us look forward to our tomorrow

Even if it's the same story, it's different when Milanonna tells it.
Because he doesn't offer empty comfort or use harsh words that stab the heart, but rather speaks his mind honestly and openly.
Because their words and actions are consistent, their opinions and tastes are clear, and they treat others with respect and consideration.
The advice to “turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones,” the exhortation to “let them live their lives as they please,” and the suggestion that “the older generation lived their lives as if they were solving homework, but let’s let today’s youth live their lives as if they were celebrating” clearly resonate with me.

Now, Milanonna is not just a fashion YouTuber, but someone's life YouTuber.
No, as evidenced by the countless comments saying, 'I want to grow old like my sister,' Milanonna has become our life sister, our life senior, and our life companion.
Knowing well the expectations and wishes of everyone who wants her to remain a wonderful grandmother for a long time, he braces himself by saying, “I must not lose my original intention.”

Some books contain the entire life of a person.
Poet Jeong Hyeon-jong said in his poem “Visitor,” “The arrival of a person is actually an enormous thing.
“Because he comes with his past, his present, and his future,” he said.
It is also incredibly welcome that Milanonna's book has arrived before us.
Because Milanonna's future unfolds before our eyes: a past where she never stopped trying and overcame hardships, a present where she communicates with young people, and a future where she dreams of another role for our society.

While writing this book, Milanonna said this:
He said that he had simply lived his life with sincerity.
In reality, he says that he is not cool, but lives to protect me.
People seem to find this kind of appearance cool.
And in the closing remarks of this book, he says this:
“I, too, have struggled with countless choices before me, and each time I have tried to keep my thoughts as simple as possible.
"If it's fun, just try it!" I hope that all adults and children will find the courage they deserve in their lives." This book is filled with the hope that it will help everyone move forward one step at a time and empower them to live a brilliant life.
When we open the book, it seems to welcome us with “Ciao Amichi” (Hello friends in Korean), and when we close the last page, it seems to encourage us by saying, “Isn’t the sunlight bright and life precious?”