
As long as I'm okay, my life is okay
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A new essay by author Lee Jin-iA new essay by author Jin-i Lee, who has delivered warm comfort and affection through "Pretending to Be an Adult" and "Sorry, But Today My Life Comes First."
If you've ever struggled with wanting to be loved by someone else more than yourself, it's time to be a little more honest about it.
I just want to live as myself, as long as I'm okay.
September 3, 2021. Essay PD Kim Tae-hee
A new essay by author Jin-i Lee, who has conveyed a warm and caring attitude toward herself and others through her works, “Pretending to Be an Adult” and “Sorry, But Today My Life Comes First.”
Author Jin-i Lee, who has been pondering every day, "How am I supposed to live as I am?" and "How long must I live proving to others that I am a good person?", declares in this book that she has decided to love her life without caring about what others think or being swayed by the world's standards.
As you read this book, which will let you know all the things you couldn't say because you wanted to be loved by others, you will find yourself shouting out that you don't need to try to change, that you can just live as yourself, and that as long as you are okay, it's okay.
Author Jin-i Lee, who has been pondering every day, "How am I supposed to live as I am?" and "How long must I live proving to others that I am a good person?", declares in this book that she has decided to love her life without caring about what others think or being swayed by the world's standards.
As you read this book, which will let you know all the things you couldn't say because you wanted to be loved by others, you will find yourself shouting out that you don't need to try to change, that you can just live as yourself, and that as long as you are okay, it's okay.
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Prologue
Chapter 1 It's a world where I think living is really tiring
I need ventilation|A deal that grows so distant|Do you have a sister?|My sister's story|Until the wounds become experience|I have become smaller as much as I know|Get lost|If I endure and persevere, will flowers bloom for me someday?|A way to comfort|If only I had the strength to shake off hardship and get up|If I lower my expectations|Experiences of small failures|Sometimes I want to be meaningless|See, I knew it|Even if you didn't give birth to us, you're still a woman|Living in a lighter present|Hope instilled in me by adults|Differences in position|How to overcome my past self|I'm not tired|A bright person with a bit of worry|I want to grow old like this|A fight with myself|I want to live like this|You're so lucky|Good relationships at my age|Whether it's true or not|Why didn't I know that back then?|The difference between being comfortable and easy|My attitude toward preparing for poverty|It's bigger than their house|Because I feel so sorry for myself
Chapter 2 If only I had the strength to overcome hardship and get up
I don't have Monday blues|The law of total suffering|Looking into my emotions|Having a harmonious family means|Good adult syndrome|I could have dreamed something else|I'm not your mother|Even the scars I got from my mistakes|Words that made me|The person I envy the most in the world|It feels like the sky is falling|Don't force me to forgive|I just stayed still|Living my day that can't be converted into money|Becoming strong means|Take a break when it's hard|Someone you can talk to|The courage to let go|We live in different worlds|Let's just do it|Even if I'm not perfect|When my mind is not healthy|Why I'm unhappy|Relationships, lovers, or benefactors|Let's see what happens, the world is|There are times when I don't know how old I am|Let me tell you in advance|Fake positivity|Meeting someone you can talk to means|You don't need an objective friend|I should have learned how to drive...|This everyday life is so easily broken
Chapter 3: One day, I will become stronger as I endure time.
That's not a big deal|If it's something you really want to do|There's no such person|Start with the smallest thing you can do|You have to taste it to know if it's poop or soybean paste|What we had to learn|It's okay if it's not special|I'm not going to find the right answer|You must have had a really hard time|Why did it have to be me|Things that are more scary because you know|There's no need to say everything that comes to mind|A mediocre talent|The reason deliveries pile up|People don't change easily|It should have been like this|If you want to change me|Am I lucky|I like who I am now|Drinking coffee mix after boiling ramen|It's nothing|I don't discriminate|The absurd imagination of a migraine sufferer|An excuse for people with a lot of anxiety|Even though you knew it wouldn't work|You're a miracle for surviving an ordinary day|The stages of a heart that grows distant from a friend|What a good relationship is|My abilities are up to this point|A person with a high basal body temperature|The big picture of the sky|I hate tsunderes anymore|There is no set answer
Chapter 4: There Will Come a Day When Even Wounds Become Experience
Sowing seeds|The importance of other things|Don't level down|Is ignorance bliss?|There's no need to ignore things you don't like|Is donation self-satisfaction?|Don't give others the remote control of your life|A blessed person|The distance of a healthy mind|Tolerating yourself for not being able to do something|What should I do then|Because I can't study|It's just something that passes|Give me time|Is it okay for me to just endure it?|Speak only of yourself|Think of me as a foreigner|How to live in a narrow world|Don't say you'll call later|I'm not lonely because I have comrades|The places I've been|It's natural to be shaken|How to keep myself healthy|A good person without a backbone|Like a person without regrets|Do human relationships become formats|My beginning|A fairy tale-like story|It won't go as planned anyway|If I don't make my own life|My job is not me|Write your heart
epilogue
Chapter 1 It's a world where I think living is really tiring
I need ventilation|A deal that grows so distant|Do you have a sister?|My sister's story|Until the wounds become experience|I have become smaller as much as I know|Get lost|If I endure and persevere, will flowers bloom for me someday?|A way to comfort|If only I had the strength to shake off hardship and get up|If I lower my expectations|Experiences of small failures|Sometimes I want to be meaningless|See, I knew it|Even if you didn't give birth to us, you're still a woman|Living in a lighter present|Hope instilled in me by adults|Differences in position|How to overcome my past self|I'm not tired|A bright person with a bit of worry|I want to grow old like this|A fight with myself|I want to live like this|You're so lucky|Good relationships at my age|Whether it's true or not|Why didn't I know that back then?|The difference between being comfortable and easy|My attitude toward preparing for poverty|It's bigger than their house|Because I feel so sorry for myself
Chapter 2 If only I had the strength to overcome hardship and get up
I don't have Monday blues|The law of total suffering|Looking into my emotions|Having a harmonious family means|Good adult syndrome|I could have dreamed something else|I'm not your mother|Even the scars I got from my mistakes|Words that made me|The person I envy the most in the world|It feels like the sky is falling|Don't force me to forgive|I just stayed still|Living my day that can't be converted into money|Becoming strong means|Take a break when it's hard|Someone you can talk to|The courage to let go|We live in different worlds|Let's just do it|Even if I'm not perfect|When my mind is not healthy|Why I'm unhappy|Relationships, lovers, or benefactors|Let's see what happens, the world is|There are times when I don't know how old I am|Let me tell you in advance|Fake positivity|Meeting someone you can talk to means|You don't need an objective friend|I should have learned how to drive...|This everyday life is so easily broken
Chapter 3: One day, I will become stronger as I endure time.
That's not a big deal|If it's something you really want to do|There's no such person|Start with the smallest thing you can do|You have to taste it to know if it's poop or soybean paste|What we had to learn|It's okay if it's not special|I'm not going to find the right answer|You must have had a really hard time|Why did it have to be me|Things that are more scary because you know|There's no need to say everything that comes to mind|A mediocre talent|The reason deliveries pile up|People don't change easily|It should have been like this|If you want to change me|Am I lucky|I like who I am now|Drinking coffee mix after boiling ramen|It's nothing|I don't discriminate|The absurd imagination of a migraine sufferer|An excuse for people with a lot of anxiety|Even though you knew it wouldn't work|You're a miracle for surviving an ordinary day|The stages of a heart that grows distant from a friend|What a good relationship is|My abilities are up to this point|A person with a high basal body temperature|The big picture of the sky|I hate tsunderes anymore|There is no set answer
Chapter 4: There Will Come a Day When Even Wounds Become Experience
Sowing seeds|The importance of other things|Don't level down|Is ignorance bliss?|There's no need to ignore things you don't like|Is donation self-satisfaction?|Don't give others the remote control of your life|A blessed person|The distance of a healthy mind|Tolerating yourself for not being able to do something|What should I do then|Because I can't study|It's just something that passes|Give me time|Is it okay for me to just endure it?|Speak only of yourself|Think of me as a foreigner|How to live in a narrow world|Don't say you'll call later|I'm not lonely because I have comrades|The places I've been|It's natural to be shaken|How to keep myself healthy|A good person without a backbone|Like a person without regrets|Do human relationships become formats|My beginning|A fairy tale-like story|It won't go as planned anyway|If I don't make my own life|My job is not me|Write your heart
epilogue
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Into the book
Whenever I receive an evaluation
I thought I needed to fix myself.
To be with people who say things like that… I have to change.
I keep looking for the cause of my relationships in myself.
I think I've become more observant at times.
It's always been a fear that someone will look down on me.
I knew in theory that you might hate me
My heart was always heavy.
As a result, my life was being swayed by other people's evaluations.
Then my sister said this to me.
“Don’t ruin your life….
“Just because that one person hates you….”
--- p.11 From 「Prologue」
The me of that day that no one remembers…
Even now, I think of it from time to time.
I never doubted my mother's best efforts.
Because I couldn't let three children starve because of one sick child.
but…
Just because you understand doesn't mean you won't get hurt.
I sometimes imagine it.
Going back to that time…
If only my mom was there by my side, suffering from itchiness…
If only you had hugged me tightly and said this…
It will pass soon.
It'll be okay.
Let's just endure it a little longer with Mom.
It's okay... It's okay...
Everything is okay… .
I often do this
My heart was full of holes when I was young
Take it out like treating a burn… disinfect it… clean it…
Cover with new cloth.
Next time I think about it, it will hurt a little less…
Then new skin will sprout… I thought.
Rather than holding on
Keep taking it out…
Shake it off and…
If you dry it in the sun…
There will come a day when even wounds become experience.
--- p.32~33 From “Until the Wound Becomes Experience”
Now in my 40s, I wonder what it means to live righteously.
I think I'm in the process of finding my own beliefs.
I became as interested in the world as I was in myself.
I wanted to be someone who could stand upright and look at the world.
Maybe my 50s and 60s will change a little bit more.
At that time, it was a bit loose and could embrace everything.
I think I would like to become someone with a slightly broader perspective.
Am I living well?
I've been asking this question my whole life
I don't think I'll stop asking this question until the day I die.
I often feel like I'm going to get lost.
No, I think it would be like feeling lost.
But you can come back again,
I don't want you to be too stressed or scared.
Even now, like this
enough
Because you are doing well… .
--- p.41 From "Lost"
If I lower my expectations of myself
It feels like there are several times more things I can do.
It seems like getting started is several times easier.
I feel like my confidence has increased several times over.
If I lower my expectations of myself
I think I'll become a much better person.
I am originally a good person and a good person.
Maybe I just drew the line too high.
If I'm too small
If life is too hard
Draw the line a little lower.
--- p.52~53 From “Lowering Expectations”
My close friend said.
“When you feel like you’ve been beaten down by repetitive hardships,
Don't think that I'm very tired
Think about it, your skin has improved.
It's not that I'm tired as much as I've endured
“It has become that much stronger.”
--- p.78 From "I'm Not Tired"
I asked my husband.
“What did you like most about me when we first met?”
Actually, I don't really like saying this.
If you were to say which part was good,
If that part disappears, it means I don't like it anymore.
Still, I asked.
“It was nice because it was bright.”
I said it was nonsense.
My nickname used to be 'dark', what does that mean?
Then the husband said.
“You’re not dark, you’re just a bit worrisome.”
With those words, I
I'm just a little worried
Became a bright person.
--- p.80 From “A Bright Person Who Worries a Little”
If I have a friend who treats me rudely and hurts me
Cut it off boldly.
And speak bravely.
“I feel like I’m too precious to have you as a friend.”
Meet someone who doesn't make you feel sorry for them.
I thought I needed to fix myself.
To be with people who say things like that… I have to change.
I keep looking for the cause of my relationships in myself.
I think I've become more observant at times.
It's always been a fear that someone will look down on me.
I knew in theory that you might hate me
My heart was always heavy.
As a result, my life was being swayed by other people's evaluations.
Then my sister said this to me.
“Don’t ruin your life….
“Just because that one person hates you….”
--- p.11 From 「Prologue」
The me of that day that no one remembers…
Even now, I think of it from time to time.
I never doubted my mother's best efforts.
Because I couldn't let three children starve because of one sick child.
but…
Just because you understand doesn't mean you won't get hurt.
I sometimes imagine it.
Going back to that time…
If only my mom was there by my side, suffering from itchiness…
If only you had hugged me tightly and said this…
It will pass soon.
It'll be okay.
Let's just endure it a little longer with Mom.
It's okay... It's okay...
Everything is okay… .
I often do this
My heart was full of holes when I was young
Take it out like treating a burn… disinfect it… clean it…
Cover with new cloth.
Next time I think about it, it will hurt a little less…
Then new skin will sprout… I thought.
Rather than holding on
Keep taking it out…
Shake it off and…
If you dry it in the sun…
There will come a day when even wounds become experience.
--- p.32~33 From “Until the Wound Becomes Experience”
Now in my 40s, I wonder what it means to live righteously.
I think I'm in the process of finding my own beliefs.
I became as interested in the world as I was in myself.
I wanted to be someone who could stand upright and look at the world.
Maybe my 50s and 60s will change a little bit more.
At that time, it was a bit loose and could embrace everything.
I think I would like to become someone with a slightly broader perspective.
Am I living well?
I've been asking this question my whole life
I don't think I'll stop asking this question until the day I die.
I often feel like I'm going to get lost.
No, I think it would be like feeling lost.
But you can come back again,
I don't want you to be too stressed or scared.
Even now, like this
enough
Because you are doing well… .
--- p.41 From "Lost"
If I lower my expectations of myself
It feels like there are several times more things I can do.
It seems like getting started is several times easier.
I feel like my confidence has increased several times over.
If I lower my expectations of myself
I think I'll become a much better person.
I am originally a good person and a good person.
Maybe I just drew the line too high.
If I'm too small
If life is too hard
Draw the line a little lower.
--- p.52~53 From “Lowering Expectations”
My close friend said.
“When you feel like you’ve been beaten down by repetitive hardships,
Don't think that I'm very tired
Think about it, your skin has improved.
It's not that I'm tired as much as I've endured
“It has become that much stronger.”
--- p.78 From "I'm Not Tired"
I asked my husband.
“What did you like most about me when we first met?”
Actually, I don't really like saying this.
If you were to say which part was good,
If that part disappears, it means I don't like it anymore.
Still, I asked.
“It was nice because it was bright.”
I said it was nonsense.
My nickname used to be 'dark', what does that mean?
Then the husband said.
“You’re not dark, you’re just a bit worrisome.”
With those words, I
I'm just a little worried
Became a bright person.
--- p.80 From “A Bright Person Who Worries a Little”
If I have a friend who treats me rudely and hurts me
Cut it off boldly.
And speak bravely.
“I feel like I’m too precious to have you as a friend.”
Meet someone who doesn't make you feel sorry for them.
--- p.110 From "Because I'm Too Worried"
Publisher's Review
Stop living your life proving yourself to others!
“My life won’t be ruined just because that one person hates me.”
Author Jin-i Lee, who has conveyed a warm heart of caring for oneself and others through 『Pretending to be an Adult』 and 『Sorry, But Today My Life Comes First』, has published her new essay 『My Life, As Long as I'm Okay』 by Wisdom House.
Author Jin-i Lee, who has been pondering every day, "How am I supposed to live as I am?" and "How long must I live proving to others that I am a good person?", declares in this book that she has decided to love her life without caring about what others think or being swayed by the world's standards.
I know in my head that other people might hate me, but it's true that it's hard on my mind when I'm actually faced with that situation.
But the moment my desire to be loved by others grows bigger than my own, my life becomes swayed by other people's evaluations.
So how should we live? Author Lee Jin-i decisively addresses this question, a question we all face today.
“My life won’t be ruined just because that one person hates me.”
"My Life, As Long as I'm Alright" is a book composed of thoughtful writing that honestly reveals the pain and regret of the past, and the realizations gained only after a strong voice, and illustrations that combine emotion and wit.
As you read this book, which will let you know all the things you couldn't say because you wanted to be loved by others, you will find yourself shouting out that you don't need to try to change, that you can just live as yourself, and that as long as you are okay, it's okay.
I decided to just love my life without worrying about what others think or being swayed by them.
Even if I feel anxious, shaken, and fall… because only I can find the answer to my life.
Author Jin-i Lee, who has a B blood type and a choleric personality, but is just as timid as A blood type and confesses that she wishes to become dull, but this life seems to be wrong, resembles me, who we often meet around us, or in fact, who cowers in fear and tries not to get hurt even today.
The reason why many readers find comfort in the writings and pictures posted on author Lee Jin's blog and visit every day to leave comments is because they deeply empathize with the concerns and questions she shares and want to share their thoughts with her.
Everyone lives a difficult life, but I still want to promise to live well today.
If we keep doing this, won't there come a day when we can embrace our surroundings, the world, and ourselves with a relaxed mind, repeating, "It can be, it can be." As "As long as I'm okay, my life" suggests, life in this world can feel tiring, but if we have the strength to shake off hardship and rise again, there will come a day when we become stronger than the time we endured, when even our wounds will become experience.
“My life won’t be ruined just because that one person hates me.”
Author Jin-i Lee, who has conveyed a warm heart of caring for oneself and others through 『Pretending to be an Adult』 and 『Sorry, But Today My Life Comes First』, has published her new essay 『My Life, As Long as I'm Okay』 by Wisdom House.
Author Jin-i Lee, who has been pondering every day, "How am I supposed to live as I am?" and "How long must I live proving to others that I am a good person?", declares in this book that she has decided to love her life without caring about what others think or being swayed by the world's standards.
I know in my head that other people might hate me, but it's true that it's hard on my mind when I'm actually faced with that situation.
But the moment my desire to be loved by others grows bigger than my own, my life becomes swayed by other people's evaluations.
So how should we live? Author Lee Jin-i decisively addresses this question, a question we all face today.
“My life won’t be ruined just because that one person hates me.”
"My Life, As Long as I'm Alright" is a book composed of thoughtful writing that honestly reveals the pain and regret of the past, and the realizations gained only after a strong voice, and illustrations that combine emotion and wit.
As you read this book, which will let you know all the things you couldn't say because you wanted to be loved by others, you will find yourself shouting out that you don't need to try to change, that you can just live as yourself, and that as long as you are okay, it's okay.
I decided to just love my life without worrying about what others think or being swayed by them.
Even if I feel anxious, shaken, and fall… because only I can find the answer to my life.
Author Jin-i Lee, who has a B blood type and a choleric personality, but is just as timid as A blood type and confesses that she wishes to become dull, but this life seems to be wrong, resembles me, who we often meet around us, or in fact, who cowers in fear and tries not to get hurt even today.
The reason why many readers find comfort in the writings and pictures posted on author Lee Jin's blog and visit every day to leave comments is because they deeply empathize with the concerns and questions she shares and want to share their thoughts with her.
Everyone lives a difficult life, but I still want to promise to live well today.
If we keep doing this, won't there come a day when we can embrace our surroundings, the world, and ourselves with a relaxed mind, repeating, "It can be, it can be." As "As long as I'm okay, my life" suggests, life in this world can feel tiring, but if we have the strength to shake off hardship and rise again, there will come a day when we become stronger than the time we endured, when even our wounds will become experience.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: September 1, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 356 pages | 538g | 148*190*22mm
- ISBN13: 9791191766691
- ISBN10: 1191766691
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