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Sister's Diary
Sister's Diary
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Book Introduction
The second story by the publisher, Untitled, and author Park So-young.
Sister's Diary
This time, we are with Park Soo-young, another heroine of 『Salli Work』.

Four years since 『Salli Il』 in 2020.
Author Park So-young is still living while embracing her own values.
From the outside, it may seem like a very tough life, but it seems to be possible because her younger sister, Park Soo-young, is always with her.
They consider that quiet, sensitive, and sometimes frustrating 'life-giving work' as 'intercourse'.
The belief that all change is in the 'between' can help dispel pessimism and bring a smile to your face.
They say.

'We are disappointed every day and often discouraged, but we also laugh and sometimes giggle until we can't breathe.'

Their daily lives are truly 'funny'.

They run freely without turning on the air conditioning, and end up walking shelter dogs with sweat-stained buttocks.
While standing on the street to feed the cats, he starts acting on the phone to erase the 'suspicion of being still', and eventually acquires acting skills that are no less than those of an actor.
(Actually, Park Soo-young is also an actress.) The story of the landlord who said he liked her because she was like a daughter, but then two years later changed his attitude to saying he had never had a daughter like her before, may be a sad story for all of us.

With such cheerfulness, and sometimes coldness, they wrote about what they loved.
It is sometimes an animal, a movie, the Earth, a book, and ultimately a book about the jingling love between people.
There are sisters like this living here.
This Earth will never collapse tomorrow.
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index
Opening remarks

CHAPTER 1

Please take care of my butt
It takes a whole planet to raise a child.
Asion
How We Became Masters of Telephone Acting
American sister
A debater who enjoys arguing
To my dear home 1
To my dear home 2
The story behind the movie [Sisters]

Chapter 2

Call Me By My Name
Making Strange for the Renewal of the World
Why I Can't Take [Lunch Time]
Eye
On the road
A Change of Heart for an Art-Loving Sister
For a hat to become worn out
I still listen to music though
Don't stop the camera
I want to see you, I don't want to see you

Closing remarks
Recommendation

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Into the book
“Is your younger sibling in Jeju Island right now?”
While giving a lecture on animal rights at a high school in Jeju Island, I was asked this question by a student.
--- First sentence

We are disappointed every day and often discouraged, but we also laugh and sometimes laugh so hard that we can't breathe.

We largely agree on what we consider important and unimportant in life, can have meaningful conversations in areas where it's needed, and wholeheartedly support each other's path.
Moreover, if both parties want to live together, there is no need to put in much effort.

My sister and I decided to quietly push away what the world dictates and imposes.

There is no way a revolution will suddenly happen one day, and the world will not change overnight.
However, if you ask me if it is despair, I would like to answer that it is not necessarily so.
Because all changes are wriggling in the ‘between’.

You were the only one who believed in me when everyone else doubted me, and you were the only one who believed in me when I doubted myself.
I was four years younger than Park So-young, but we were true 'friends'.

Nothing exists before life, before life itself.
Art is art only when it can present this obvious proposition before our eyes.

I leave what Park So-young can do to Park So-young and just quietly do what I can.
We survived our precarious childhoods with the strength of two, and that is what keeps us going even now as we dedicate ourselves to animal rescue work.

How fortunate it is to be different!
--- From the text

Publisher's Review
Pride and Prejudice

After hearing Park So-young's story, I always thought of her wandering the streets alone.
In my imagination, she was always anxious and caring for animals.
My prejudiced image of her was a dry face, a hard expression, and the occasional helpless tears.
It felt like the confident and sophisticated older sister I was ten years ago had now spent half her life on the road.
Honestly, it was like that.

Three years after publishing 『The Work of Salvation』, author Park So-young said she wanted to write another book.
With her younger sister Park Soo-young.
I was secretly curious about the other tough life stories that were passed down like legends through Park So-young.
I was worried whether I would be able to swallow two chunks of meat, but since they were the ones who took action more than anyone else, I was ready to accept the truth of their story.
And a few months later, precious letters came to me.

When I first read 『Sister's Diary』, I felt a fortunate sadness.
It was fortunate that I was the one wandering the streets alone, my face drier, and the only thing I was sad about was the thirty bags of chicken breast in the fridge that I had to eat from now on.
She was still a confident and sophisticated older sister, and so was writer Park Soo-young.
To those who live every day to protect what they love, my prejudice was simply 'arrogance'.

They had each other.
Thanks to each other, we laugh, thanks to each other, we cry, thanks to each other, we write.
This book, written in that way, gave me many gifts.
The comfort that comes from knowing they have each other.
Optimism that the world is worth living in because they exist.
A small action that changes when a sliver of conscience comes into play.
(Even if I die soon, I won't be able to live like them) and even ask myself, 'What am I living to protect? Am I living to protect something I don't love?'
Being able to compile their writings into a book is the greatest fortune I have ever had.

Reporter Park So-young & Actress Park Soo-young

Before becoming animal rescue activists, Park So-young was a journalist, and Park Soo-young was a former actress.
And their main occupation enriches this book even more.
They are heading towards the same point, but their methods are completely different.

Park So-young digs in sharply, and Park Su-young observes keenly.
To borrow the expression of writer Hong Eun-jeon, Park So-young creates questions and Park Su-young creates scenes.
Behind the delicate younger sister, there is a dependable older sister.
After reading the book, I am reminded of Park Soo-young with tears in her eyes and Park So-young with her mouth shut.
These sisters, who are similar yet different, look into each other's eyes and cry and laugh.

I learned something valuable from them this time too.
I had to repay the debt by producing good books, and I did my best.
I hope this book will give readers a little excitement.
It's as if Park So-young, a completely different person from me, is changing me little by little.

-Publisher: Untitled Park Jeong-min-
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: August 30, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 180 pages | 332g | 125*188*17mm
- ISBN13: 9791197221903
- ISBN10: 1197221905

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