Times have changed, but things have changed too much.
No one knows what the price will be at that age.
Because everyone is struggling just to get their share.

Teenagers, 20s, 30s, 40s… … .
As we go through life's journey, our standards for one serving become higher day by day.
A successful life is defined by a good college for teenagers, a good job for young adults, and then wealth for later.
Who set the standard for "success" in "You're truly successful"? At some point, people begin to struggle to fit themselves into the "average."
That's why people say, "Even living one's life is not easy."

《Life for One Person - Being Strong as Me, Without Underpackaging》 redefines this quantified portion size with 'me' at the center.
As we pass our 20s and enter our 30s, life begins to be redefined.
I tried to drop out of middle school, but failed, and ended up entering an arts high school, where I finally succeeded in dropping out.
And then he started living a sedentary lifestyle for three years.
After turning 20, he took the college entrance exam again and entered university, but he received all F's in his last semester and ended up taking a leave of absence.
If I look at this process from an average perspective, I will become an outsider.
But I still live proudly as myself, as a member of society.
The people around me, the world I see, and the daily life surrounding me are all pleasant and affectionate in their own way.

This is a one-person record for you who constantly doubts, asking, "Is this right?" whenever the standards you have firmly established are shaken.

It is important to leave space empty.
A new person will one day fill the empty space.
Sometimes, relationships that you thought were gone forever come back.
Even those who are distant from me now can connect with me in a completely new way in the future.

--- From "Around Thirty"

So, we need to keep recognizing, talking about, and cherishing them.
At least I believe I should do so, having received a favor I cannot repay.
And I too am trying to live without being ashamed of them.
This is why the question, “Who will I be friends with?” is not unrelated to the question, “What kind of person will I be?”
--- From "The Dignity of Friendship"

I was curious about the untold stories of women.
The suspicion that perhaps they were not evil women or witches from the beginning never went away within me.
And as time passed, my suspicions hardened into certainty.
As I went through the countless situations I had to face simply because I was a woman, I began to develop enough narratives to make me a bad witch.
--- From "Made in Korea"

If you want to question things, and if you want to ask why instead of ignoring the problem, there is no other way than to love the world and those around you.
We must live together even more.
We must listen to stories from a world we cannot experience firsthand.
Even if we don't empathize deeply, if we continue to live together and understand each other's perspectives, we will be able to readily fight for someone when they are discriminated against due to sex or gender issues.
At least I do.
I am a typical person who cannot easily escape the position of the weak, so I often feel sorry for other weak people.
And I believe that any human being can attain such typicality.
--- From "Made in Korea"

Zero Zone is not a complete disconnect.
It's a kind of delisting state where expectations for the other person are continually lowered and the meaning of the relationship no longer exists.
When a stock is delisted, it is removed from the stock market.
However, private transactions are possible over the counter.
It is just difficult to produce meaningful results.
The zero-zone relationship is similar.
It would be great if the delisting were to be invalidated, but well, even in the stock market, that is said to be a very slim probability.
I plan to put such fleeting dreams aside and focus more on controlling my mind.
This attitude is not cold, indifferent, or cool at all.
Only firm.
--- From "Delisting"

Why should we run? Why do we keep running? Is it okay for me to run? No one, from medalists to amateurs, has found a clear answer.
But they end up asking each other:
Still, we'll keep running, right? We have a very strange soul job.
--- From "Half-Life Jobs"

Miss Misuk said that I was weak.
So until my early 20s, I thought I was weak.
But now that I think about it, Korea is particularly obsessed with making all abilities average.
Why don't we focus on improving what we're good at, and instead focus on filling in what we're lacking? (9) If it doesn't work, let's do what works.

It is often said that there is no time to learn.
But even though there is no such thing as too late or too early, it seems that there is an appropriate time for each person.
I finally feel like I'm ready to start studying my major.
Studying is always ranked third on the list of New Year's resolutions that are not kept, along with exercising and reading books. It's only after you turn 30 that you decide to study.
I don't know what else to do.
If I keep going like this, by the time I'm sixty, I might become a master at telling the same story in a much more interesting way.
--- From "What is your major?"

All we need to live forever is love and art.
It's extremely addictive and overwhelming.
I still don't know how anyone can enjoy such art so mediocrely.
--- From "Art is also alcohol"

One thing is certain, I want to uphold the artist's professional ethics.
If a poet who sings about the beauty of flowers tramples on them, what power can there be in that poetry?
No matter how much of a creator you are, you must not let negligence in life affect your work.
It's not about living a very noble life.
Let's not deceive those who have stopped their daily lives for a work of art and willingly accepted its influence.
--- From "The Nickname of Romance"

If Ina is a 'routine person' who is comfortable with a regular life, I am a 100% 'anti-routine person' who has never lived a regular life for more than two days since I was in high school.
Sleep when you want to sleep.
Eat when you want to eat.
Then I feel good.
--- From "Anti-Routine"

My flame grew bigger day by day.
When we were told at school, “Let’s be grateful to our parents who work hard for us today,” I felt a sense of guilt and shed tears, but I also naturally thought, “But, if I wasn’t here, you wouldn’t have worked, right?”
--- From "Anti-Routine"

“Isn’t life too heavy with the sadness we have to bear for a small moment of happiness?”
I thought so.
If I were to answer that question to myself now, I would need time first.
Life becomes more precious the more you live it, so investing time is essential.
There is a reason why they say that if you persevere, you will win.
And there are so many dandelion seeds in the world that they cover the vastness of the bad things.
We must discover this, chew on it, and praise it._(16) I will live in a sunny place.

There is absolutely no need to feel bad about the fact that you have a harder time going down stairs than others.
Every day, you make a tremendous achievement of safely descending that eternal staircase, and there are escalators to help you along the way.
I have long since acknowledged and accepted my sponge-like mind, vulnerable to depression.
And I try to make that sponge absorb as much good things as possible._(16) I will live in a sunny place.

As I became more accustomed to being with others than alone, I began to understand the saying, “No matter what, I should sleep at home.”
It's amazing and inspiring, like the rich juice of summer fruit, to be able to create a sense of stability with a complete stranger that I never felt even when I was with my original family.
I am too opportunistic to avoid the fantastic experience the world has prepared for me: everyday life with others.
So these days, I'm living with a back that's a little more defenseless, and maybe a little more secure.
--- From "Living Together is Good"

Sometimes, the sorrow you have to endure for a moment of joy may feel too heavy, but I will still console you by saying that I conceived you because I truly believed that life is worth living.
And now, day by day, I am building the foundation of that faith.
Even though it may be slow, I am convinced that this is the path we must take.

--- From "Are you going to get married?"