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Book Introduction
[The perfect tower of comfort we, imperfect as we are, built together]
"Why do we focus only on the outcome of the Tower of Babel?"
The curator who saw Pieter Bruegel's at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria, asked:
It is said that he did not see the tower collapse as a punishment from God, but rather the people who had built the tower together.
I'm talking about the arduous process of communicating in the same language and cooperating step by step.
《Covered Languages》 is just that kind of book.
This book contains the process, not the completion, and togetherness, not the result.
Courage in Daily Writing, Growth in Sharing
Ten writers completed a total of 150 short essays over the course of one month.
People from diverse occupations and backgrounds gathered here, ranging from college students in their 20s to those in their 50s, soldiers, teachers, clinical pathologists, and freelancers.
If there's one thing they have in common, it's that they wanted to face themselves through writing.
Writing every day is not an easy task.
Some days I could write smoothly, but other days I struggled to write even a single word, even after holding on for hours.
But they didn't give up.
We read each other's writing, shared feedback, cheered each other on, and completed the race together.
The result is this book.
These are stories written with sincerity, even if they are not perfect and sometimes clumsy.
The Miracle of 500 Characters: The Power of Short Stories
The most notable feature of “Covered Languages” is its format of short essays of around 500 characters.
Just because it's short doesn't mean it's light.
Rather, because it is short, it leaves a stronger impression on the heart.
Sentences that strip away unnecessary formalities and leave only the core message accurately target the reader's heart.
You can read it without any burden anytime, anywhere: on the subway on your way to and from work, in bed before falling asleep, or at your desk with a cup of coffee.
It takes less than three minutes to read one piece, but the aftertaste lingers all day.
You can open any page and read it.
You can also look at the table of contents and find a title that catches your eye.
The story you need will be waiting for you at the moment you need it.
[Our story, one that everyone can relate to]
There are no grand success stories in this book.
Instead, it contains moments of life that are extremely ordinary and therefore more true.
An adult who hides under the covers because he is afraid of a monster under the bed ("The Monster Under the Bed")
A young man who follows the path his parents set for him, but doesn't know his own direction ("Broken Compass")
A wife who witnesses her husband cheating in her dreams and beats him in real life ("The Battered Husband")
A man who dreams of winning the lottery but always loses ("Selective Two Rooms")
Office workers stamping their feet in traffic on their way to work ("The Burdensome Truth")
We are all anxious.
I'm hurt in relationships, tired of everyday life, sorry to my family, and afraid of the future.
But at the same time, we are all growing.
Try to be a little better than yesterday, find small happiness, and find the courage to get up again.
This book records the extraordinary courage of such ordinary people.
"Why do we focus only on the outcome of the Tower of Babel?"
The curator who saw Pieter Bruegel's at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria, asked:
It is said that he did not see the tower collapse as a punishment from God, but rather the people who had built the tower together.
I'm talking about the arduous process of communicating in the same language and cooperating step by step.
《Covered Languages》 is just that kind of book.
This book contains the process, not the completion, and togetherness, not the result.
Courage in Daily Writing, Growth in Sharing
Ten writers completed a total of 150 short essays over the course of one month.
People from diverse occupations and backgrounds gathered here, ranging from college students in their 20s to those in their 50s, soldiers, teachers, clinical pathologists, and freelancers.
If there's one thing they have in common, it's that they wanted to face themselves through writing.
Writing every day is not an easy task.
Some days I could write smoothly, but other days I struggled to write even a single word, even after holding on for hours.
But they didn't give up.
We read each other's writing, shared feedback, cheered each other on, and completed the race together.
The result is this book.
These are stories written with sincerity, even if they are not perfect and sometimes clumsy.
The Miracle of 500 Characters: The Power of Short Stories
The most notable feature of “Covered Languages” is its format of short essays of around 500 characters.
Just because it's short doesn't mean it's light.
Rather, because it is short, it leaves a stronger impression on the heart.
Sentences that strip away unnecessary formalities and leave only the core message accurately target the reader's heart.
You can read it without any burden anytime, anywhere: on the subway on your way to and from work, in bed before falling asleep, or at your desk with a cup of coffee.
It takes less than three minutes to read one piece, but the aftertaste lingers all day.
You can open any page and read it.
You can also look at the table of contents and find a title that catches your eye.
The story you need will be waiting for you at the moment you need it.
[Our story, one that everyone can relate to]
There are no grand success stories in this book.
Instead, it contains moments of life that are extremely ordinary and therefore more true.
An adult who hides under the covers because he is afraid of a monster under the bed ("The Monster Under the Bed")
A young man who follows the path his parents set for him, but doesn't know his own direction ("Broken Compass")
A wife who witnesses her husband cheating in her dreams and beats him in real life ("The Battered Husband")
A man who dreams of winning the lottery but always loses ("Selective Two Rooms")
Office workers stamping their feet in traffic on their way to work ("The Burdensome Truth")
We are all anxious.
I'm hurt in relationships, tired of everyday life, sorry to my family, and afraid of the future.
But at the same time, we are all growing.
Try to be a little better than yesterday, find small happiness, and find the courage to get up again.
This book records the extraordinary courage of such ordinary people.
index
prolog
Part 1.
A little light in the darkness
The monster under the bed / The broken compass / The moment I admit my anxiety / In search of satisfaction / Living my own way / Me standing alone under the full sky / The curse of helplessness / The anxiety that I shouldn't be anxious / A book of light / The Joker / Between disappointments / Let's not do well / Not perfect, but my own way / Existing as myself / Today, too, I get 100 points
Part 2.
The mirror of relationships
A person who wants to be loved / Slowly, far together / Friendly enemies / Best friends / Still good people / A grateful hot pack / A relationship to repay / No relationship is the same forever / Looking for a runaway subject / A person who dreams of revenge / Sometimes, there are things you just have to let go / Stop comparing / Consistency is more important than perfection / A game you can't lose / To avoid becoming a professional trainee / From avoidance to expression / My path instead of being conscious of others
Part 3.
The rhythm of daily life
My dream is to do leg splits / Cool Tomato / Self-pacemaker / The moment when I know how to relax / Relaxation practice / Noise canceling / I am a pasta master at home! / Perfect multitasking / It's shaved ice, it's red bean shaved ice! / It's all good / Spicy life / Even if I sew the first button wrong / It's okay even if I am lacking / A person who knows how to be happy / Golden time / Accuracy of inspection, solidity of life / Confession of a captain in his 7th year
Part 4.
The root of family
Time for understanding / Love can only be given as much as it receives / Mom, thank you for your hard work / Fear as gratitude / Do well while you have it, don't regret it / Cultivator / Gold ring / Voldemort / My favorite things / Happy who became a star / Memories of that day / Before it gets dark / Time is an asset / Be patient, be patient, and be patient / Faith creates doubt / Patience learned through life
Part 5.
Grammar of Love
Will you marry me? / I love you, defense / A battered husband / Love has no right to be hurt / A man holding flowers / Dreams of different people / Perfect revenge / Oh, there is no man like this / A 300km love race / Today too, I live quietly but noisily / Early morning breastfeeding / I am not the kind of person to be like this in a place like this / Even though I am tired, I will be myself / Between my pain and my child's worries / A change for me and my family
Part 6.
Stairs to Growth
The study I want to do / Writing at 20, my new life / Welcome to Jeju / Do your best at every moment, let life flow / To become a winner in life / Even though I live a 4th-ranking life, I live with 1st-ranking efforts / My intimidating chimpanzee / It turns out that my dad / The one who needs my attention the most is myself / I was living my best at every moment / I, who had no perseverance, met consistency / I blossomed amidst shaking / The moment a crisis became an opportunity / The miracle created by the Three Musketeers / At the end of time that had stopped / The ambiguous age of 37 / The great military campaign
Part 7.
Drawer of Memories
Blood Friend / Two Rooms Selected / Church Sister Says / Is Santa Claus a Mixed Race? / Unrequited Love, Between True Love and Fake Love / The Disaster of Sleepiness / Professor, I'm Sorry I'm Late! / I'm Sorry, Mr. Jang Beom-jun / Bullet / My Heart Is Sinking / The Little Mermaid / Crybaby / Sad Mazinger / A Patient's Monologue / The Great Daughter-in-Law / Why Does the Country Grandma Go to Seoul? / A Person with Holes All Over Her / Precious Everyday Life / What Should I Do Now! / The Burdensome Truth
Part 8.
Steps of challenge
Waves / Beyond the waves / The day when snow fell heavily / The voice that embraced me in the quiet dawn / Secretly and greatly / How good it is / The flower of carefreeness has bloomed / White roses in the sky / Today we are the main characters / The real treasure that passed by / A trip to Japan in the corner of the room / Mission Impossible / Every single heart / Good Times, beautiful memories / Flowers that bloomed in winter
Part 9.
Overlapping languages
The Carpenter's Enlightenment / Flowers Speak / The Illusion of Timing / Courage is Needed / For the Most Affectionate Me in the World / My Little Utopia / Roasting Gratitude / Like the Four Seasons of a Tree / Living on / Instead of Apples and 'Yes', Be Myself / Summoning Winter Steamer / The Urban Farmer's Love for the Garden / If the Reading You Do is Beautiful, the Reading You Get Back Will Be Beautiful / Truly Ordinary Writing / Even If Life Deceives Me / Just as I Feel Now / A Change to Live as Me / Be Happy
Author's Note
Part 1.
A little light in the darkness
The monster under the bed / The broken compass / The moment I admit my anxiety / In search of satisfaction / Living my own way / Me standing alone under the full sky / The curse of helplessness / The anxiety that I shouldn't be anxious / A book of light / The Joker / Between disappointments / Let's not do well / Not perfect, but my own way / Existing as myself / Today, too, I get 100 points
Part 2.
The mirror of relationships
A person who wants to be loved / Slowly, far together / Friendly enemies / Best friends / Still good people / A grateful hot pack / A relationship to repay / No relationship is the same forever / Looking for a runaway subject / A person who dreams of revenge / Sometimes, there are things you just have to let go / Stop comparing / Consistency is more important than perfection / A game you can't lose / To avoid becoming a professional trainee / From avoidance to expression / My path instead of being conscious of others
Part 3.
The rhythm of daily life
My dream is to do leg splits / Cool Tomato / Self-pacemaker / The moment when I know how to relax / Relaxation practice / Noise canceling / I am a pasta master at home! / Perfect multitasking / It's shaved ice, it's red bean shaved ice! / It's all good / Spicy life / Even if I sew the first button wrong / It's okay even if I am lacking / A person who knows how to be happy / Golden time / Accuracy of inspection, solidity of life / Confession of a captain in his 7th year
Part 4.
The root of family
Time for understanding / Love can only be given as much as it receives / Mom, thank you for your hard work / Fear as gratitude / Do well while you have it, don't regret it / Cultivator / Gold ring / Voldemort / My favorite things / Happy who became a star / Memories of that day / Before it gets dark / Time is an asset / Be patient, be patient, and be patient / Faith creates doubt / Patience learned through life
Part 5.
Grammar of Love
Will you marry me? / I love you, defense / A battered husband / Love has no right to be hurt / A man holding flowers / Dreams of different people / Perfect revenge / Oh, there is no man like this / A 300km love race / Today too, I live quietly but noisily / Early morning breastfeeding / I am not the kind of person to be like this in a place like this / Even though I am tired, I will be myself / Between my pain and my child's worries / A change for me and my family
Part 6.
Stairs to Growth
The study I want to do / Writing at 20, my new life / Welcome to Jeju / Do your best at every moment, let life flow / To become a winner in life / Even though I live a 4th-ranking life, I live with 1st-ranking efforts / My intimidating chimpanzee / It turns out that my dad / The one who needs my attention the most is myself / I was living my best at every moment / I, who had no perseverance, met consistency / I blossomed amidst shaking / The moment a crisis became an opportunity / The miracle created by the Three Musketeers / At the end of time that had stopped / The ambiguous age of 37 / The great military campaign
Part 7.
Drawer of Memories
Blood Friend / Two Rooms Selected / Church Sister Says / Is Santa Claus a Mixed Race? / Unrequited Love, Between True Love and Fake Love / The Disaster of Sleepiness / Professor, I'm Sorry I'm Late! / I'm Sorry, Mr. Jang Beom-jun / Bullet / My Heart Is Sinking / The Little Mermaid / Crybaby / Sad Mazinger / A Patient's Monologue / The Great Daughter-in-Law / Why Does the Country Grandma Go to Seoul? / A Person with Holes All Over Her / Precious Everyday Life / What Should I Do Now! / The Burdensome Truth
Part 8.
Steps of challenge
Waves / Beyond the waves / The day when snow fell heavily / The voice that embraced me in the quiet dawn / Secretly and greatly / How good it is / The flower of carefreeness has bloomed / White roses in the sky / Today we are the main characters / The real treasure that passed by / A trip to Japan in the corner of the room / Mission Impossible / Every single heart / Good Times, beautiful memories / Flowers that bloomed in winter
Part 9.
Overlapping languages
The Carpenter's Enlightenment / Flowers Speak / The Illusion of Timing / Courage is Needed / For the Most Affectionate Me in the World / My Little Utopia / Roasting Gratitude / Like the Four Seasons of a Tree / Living on / Instead of Apples and 'Yes', Be Myself / Summoning Winter Steamer / The Urban Farmer's Love for the Garden / If the Reading You Do is Beautiful, the Reading You Get Back Will Be Beautiful / Truly Ordinary Writing / Even If Life Deceives Me / Just as I Feel Now / A Change to Live as Me / Be Happy
Author's Note
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: October 17, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 184 pages | 128*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791199152823
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