One way to live well alone is to endure the mess.
Two, endure the discomfort.

Third, act casually even when you feel lonely.
Fourth, be shameless.

Five, do not interfere in other people's business.

“I will slowly change like that too!”
The last summer vacation as an elementary school student.
Yeojin, who started living separately from her mom and dad, comes to the apartment where her aunt lives.
Because I learned how to live alone from my single aunt, I decided to become independent soon.
But this apartment, which was built for people living alone, is a bit puzzling.
When people get into an elevator, they just stare at the walls.
It is also forbidden to be curious about other people's lives.
Yeo-jin, who was struggling to adjust to living in this dreary apartment, discovers that the elevator keeps stopping on the 22nd floor.
Then, when he came down from the 22nd floor, he saw that there was no one in the elevator and only a heavy plastic bag was left, so he decided to find out who lived on the 22nd floor.
After wandering around the apartment complex, I found out that the person who was doing the elevator prank was the old man who lived in room 2201.
Although his curiosity is satisfied, the apartment security guard finds Yeo-jin suspicious as she is poking around here and there.
Yeojin decides not to show interest in other people so as not to be kicked out of her aunt's house.
But Yeojin's resolve doesn't last long.
One day, when Grandpa 2201 hasn't been seen for a long time, Yeojin discovers something on the veranda of 2201 and tells the adults, but the adults just keep repeating that there's nothing they can do...

“Where is our ‘interest’ directed?”
Watering the 'interest' tree, which only withers in front of people.
Yeojin and Hojin are worried when they don't see the old man in room 2201 whom they see every day.
I tried calling the intercom on room 2201, but there was no answer.
The two men press the security guard and even talk to their aunt and uncle, but all they get is, “Don’t worry about it and don’t meddle.”
Because you shouldn't try to interfere with other people's private lives.
The two children who try to persuade adults make us look back at ourselves, who take for granted that 'I am me and others are others' and hesitate to look at our neighbors, under the nonsensical excuse of 'respecting others.'

The story of the aunt who told Yeojin, who asked her how to live well alone, “If you only think about yourself, you will be too busy to even see other people” rings another alarm bell.
We show excessive interest in movies, dramas, celebrities, and accidents, but are indifferent to places that really need our affectionate attention.
Are we perhaps becoming stingy monsters, fixated only on flashy spectacles and immediate gains, when it comes to the small but precious things around us and our immediate neighbors?

Give a warm hug to the wounded child
‘Attention’ that melts even the frozen heart,
Sincere 'interest' can change the world!
Yeojin, an ordinary girl with no special qualities, was still a strong and confident child even after her parents separated.
However, after being mistaken for a thief and seeing her mother and father constantly in conflict, Yeojin decides to close her heart.
It's not easy to ignore someone struggling in a new environment, even if you turn off your curiosity radar that's constantly working.
Yeo-jin, who tries to be bright and cheerful but gets hurt, gradually changes after going through many twists and turns and deciding to pay attention to her neighbors.
When he moved from his aunt's house to his grandmother's house, which he disliked, he decided to gradually 'meddle' in his grandmother's affairs, saying, "It would be nice to fix broken things together, eat boiled sweet potatoes that grandma likes, and chat with her."
The child who realized that just by giving someone his or her gaze and attention, he or she can make the world a warmer place has grown a little.
Concern for others is sometimes considered worrisome.
But is it desirable for children to think of the attention that nurtures their hearts and thaws the frozen world as something bad or unnecessary? I hope this work will inspire readers to consider how healthy attention can change the world.