When the desire to live well feels difficult
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Description
Book Introduction
A book for you who live with a simple expression, pretending to be normal.
The book begins with a writer struggling to figure out how to describe his job to people.
He was on the border between being unemployed and a freelancer, and he didn't want to be caught with his tangled life, thinking that even praise wasn't his.
I postponed all my joy, sadness, and effort, disguising my anxiety with a bit of fun.
The author, who had the childishness of deliberately being more honest every time he was misunderstood as successful, the self-loathing of putting off what he wanted until later and eventually losing himself, and the desire to disappear alone despite his strong will, had to deal with the sentences he had committed.
This book is a resolution to face the memories that have been hidden and neglected, the terrible habits that I want to change but cannot, and how they accumulated to become me.
It is our promise not to be afraid of any regrets, because there is no time to waste even if it is not achieved.
The book begins with a writer struggling to figure out how to describe his job to people.
He was on the border between being unemployed and a freelancer, and he didn't want to be caught with his tangled life, thinking that even praise wasn't his.
I postponed all my joy, sadness, and effort, disguising my anxiety with a bit of fun.
The author, who had the childishness of deliberately being more honest every time he was misunderstood as successful, the self-loathing of putting off what he wanted until later and eventually losing himself, and the desire to disappear alone despite his strong will, had to deal with the sentences he had committed.
This book is a resolution to face the memories that have been hidden and neglected, the terrible habits that I want to change but cannot, and how they accumulated to become me.
It is our promise not to be afraid of any regrets, because there is no time to waste even if it is not achieved.
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index
Part 1 What happened
I can't live like this
blind
After a fleeting hope, only our broken selves remain.
A road not on the map
What is true liberation?
How to deal with my laziness
I didn't know he was this kind of person
Part 2 The Me Hidden Within Me for a Long Time
Simple meal
An ordinary day
Getting used to being alone
protective coloration
The me that has been hidden inside me for a long time
Reflection
How to dance to the waves of life
Part 3 What it means to understand someone
Habit of avoiding discomfort
A person you can let your guard down with
Things you only feel after passing through
About the other side
When I look back, we were there
Things that keep me going
A city full of stories
moonlight
The Last Leaf
To you who crossed over to you
Part 4 Days I Don't Want to Know
daydream
July
visit
reclusive life
Even if it withers, I will try to bloom
Loneliness in the crowd
Disappearing dreams
Stopped clock hands
hoarding disorder
Part 5 Nothing happened
A person who lives while he is born
Mirror, who do you love the most in the world?
Words heard
I don't know why we're here, eating cheesecake.
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
Like a flower petal blooming naturally
Rather good, let's go
Pledge
Closing the manuscript
In conclusion
Interview
I can't live like this
blind
After a fleeting hope, only our broken selves remain.
A road not on the map
What is true liberation?
How to deal with my laziness
I didn't know he was this kind of person
Part 2 The Me Hidden Within Me for a Long Time
Simple meal
An ordinary day
Getting used to being alone
protective coloration
The me that has been hidden inside me for a long time
Reflection
How to dance to the waves of life
Part 3 What it means to understand someone
Habit of avoiding discomfort
A person you can let your guard down with
Things you only feel after passing through
About the other side
When I look back, we were there
Things that keep me going
A city full of stories
moonlight
The Last Leaf
To you who crossed over to you
Part 4 Days I Don't Want to Know
daydream
July
visit
reclusive life
Even if it withers, I will try to bloom
Loneliness in the crowd
Disappearing dreams
Stopped clock hands
hoarding disorder
Part 5 Nothing happened
A person who lives while he is born
Mirror, who do you love the most in the world?
Words heard
I don't know why we're here, eating cheesecake.
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
Like a flower petal blooming naturally
Rather good, let's go
Pledge
Closing the manuscript
In conclusion
Interview
Detailed image
Into the book
Even if you have a strong will, there will come a time when you feel like disappearing alone with your phone in water.
I go outside so I don't get stuck in that mess for too long.
During the day, I hike or ride my bike down the trail next to my studio.
At night, I walk around with my earphones on, find an unmanned ice cream shop, buy some ice cream, and walk back.
Recently, a place selling seed hotteok opened up, so I've been keeping an eye out for it.
I was able to disguise my anxiety that was about to explode with such a refreshing sense of fun.
---From "Part 1: What's the Matter"
The sentences that I used to listen to with one ear and let go out the other, saying I hate obvious things, the sentences that I used to write down out of boredom as if they were contradictions, were in the end the words that I needed the most.
I learned too late that only by knowing myself and loving myself properly can I fully accept the love offered to me without doubt and share true love.
---From "Part 2: The Me Hidden Within Me for a Long Time"
“I just called because I wanted to see you.”
Every time I hang up the phone, my sister always says that.
Don't be afraid of any love, life isn't that long.
Even a playful phone call contains several sentences that remind us of the finiteness of life.
It spreads the courage to express love, gratitude, and apologies in a timely manner.
---From "Part 3: What it Means to Understand Someone"
Laziness and annoyance were good excuses to lightly throw away troublesome things, and as you can see, I became accustomed to it, as if I was wearing a suit that fit perfectly.
The saying goes that bother is fear, and that fear is followed by anxiety and avoidance.
While some people embrace it like a blanket and live with it, others get up and live with it neatly organized.
---From "Part 4: Days I Don't Want to Know"
Even as I untangle my tangled mind and live each day as if I were born again, I often feel bothered and afraid.
But I keep in mind that because I am a country, because we are who we are, the possibilities are everywhere.
Growing pains will come constantly, and even if we bend our knees for a moment, we will soon find the strength to reach our own peak.
I decided to embrace my childhood days, which I have collected throughout this book, and support myself as I move forward.
I go outside so I don't get stuck in that mess for too long.
During the day, I hike or ride my bike down the trail next to my studio.
At night, I walk around with my earphones on, find an unmanned ice cream shop, buy some ice cream, and walk back.
Recently, a place selling seed hotteok opened up, so I've been keeping an eye out for it.
I was able to disguise my anxiety that was about to explode with such a refreshing sense of fun.
---From "Part 1: What's the Matter"
The sentences that I used to listen to with one ear and let go out the other, saying I hate obvious things, the sentences that I used to write down out of boredom as if they were contradictions, were in the end the words that I needed the most.
I learned too late that only by knowing myself and loving myself properly can I fully accept the love offered to me without doubt and share true love.
---From "Part 2: The Me Hidden Within Me for a Long Time"
“I just called because I wanted to see you.”
Every time I hang up the phone, my sister always says that.
Don't be afraid of any love, life isn't that long.
Even a playful phone call contains several sentences that remind us of the finiteness of life.
It spreads the courage to express love, gratitude, and apologies in a timely manner.
---From "Part 3: What it Means to Understand Someone"
Laziness and annoyance were good excuses to lightly throw away troublesome things, and as you can see, I became accustomed to it, as if I was wearing a suit that fit perfectly.
The saying goes that bother is fear, and that fear is followed by anxiety and avoidance.
While some people embrace it like a blanket and live with it, others get up and live with it neatly organized.
---From "Part 4: Days I Don't Want to Know"
Even as I untangle my tangled mind and live each day as if I were born again, I often feel bothered and afraid.
But I keep in mind that because I am a country, because we are who we are, the possibilities are everywhere.
Growing pains will come constantly, and even if we bend our knees for a moment, we will soon find the strength to reach our own peak.
I decided to embrace my childhood days, which I have collected throughout this book, and support myself as I move forward.
---From "Part 5 Nothing Happened"
Publisher's Review
Author Ilhong, who conveyed comfort and empathy through "I Wish It Were You"
The new book, "When the Desire to Live Well Feels Difficult," tells a more vivid story.
If my first book, "I Wish It Were You," focused on love and comfort, this book, "When the Desire to Live Well Feels Difficult," honestly reveals deeper and more intimate feelings about work, myself, life, relationships, and family.
The life he lived on the border between being a freelancer and a jobless person was one where he still drew love even on nights when he had to break up with his lover.
I had to fight against the contradiction of the day when my desire to live a rough life clashed with my desire to live well, and the guilt of putting off what I wanted until later and ultimately losing it.
Living a life that seems free, yet longing for freedom, he realizes that the fight will only end when he affirms every moment of his life.
I promise to let go of the past and linger in the love and time that has flowed in.
The courage to express love, gratitude, and apologies in a timely manner
On the surface, he seemed like a person who was good at giving and receiving, but to him, relationships were just an act of giving back another gift without even opening the package.
I wanted to be someone who could let their guard down, even though I wanted to be completely exposed, and I was afraid that someone would judge me easily.
And yet, the intimate relationship that didn't allow for easy deception was so precious.
He eventually finds a solution to his tangled emotions in the sentences he wrote.
I hate obvious things, so I let the sentences go in one ear and out the other, and I realized that the sentences I wrote down out of boredom as if they were contradictions were actually the words I needed the most.
Only when you know yourself well and know how to love yourself can you fully accept the love given to you without doubt and share true love.
So, the author first reveals his honest feelings without any reservations and says he hopes that this book will be a heart that can be found in you too.
I am a country, we are we, so things are possible
We all still don't know very well.
What should I reveal and what should I suppress as I live?
It was all me, and then it wasn't me.
None of my aspects can be called 'me'.
Every year, knowingly or unknowingly, my appearance changes little by little and another chaos comes.
What you want changes and what you let go of increases.
Sometimes, after it passes, I become a stranger.
So the author says, “I am a country, we are we, so keep in mind that possibilities are everywhere.”
Let's meet at our respective peaks without fear of any regrets.
Of course, it may become tiring, uncomfortable, and annoying, but it may also make you happier, so I encourage readers to take courageous steps forward with confidence in themselves.
The new book, "When the Desire to Live Well Feels Difficult," tells a more vivid story.
If my first book, "I Wish It Were You," focused on love and comfort, this book, "When the Desire to Live Well Feels Difficult," honestly reveals deeper and more intimate feelings about work, myself, life, relationships, and family.
The life he lived on the border between being a freelancer and a jobless person was one where he still drew love even on nights when he had to break up with his lover.
I had to fight against the contradiction of the day when my desire to live a rough life clashed with my desire to live well, and the guilt of putting off what I wanted until later and ultimately losing it.
Living a life that seems free, yet longing for freedom, he realizes that the fight will only end when he affirms every moment of his life.
I promise to let go of the past and linger in the love and time that has flowed in.
The courage to express love, gratitude, and apologies in a timely manner
On the surface, he seemed like a person who was good at giving and receiving, but to him, relationships were just an act of giving back another gift without even opening the package.
I wanted to be someone who could let their guard down, even though I wanted to be completely exposed, and I was afraid that someone would judge me easily.
And yet, the intimate relationship that didn't allow for easy deception was so precious.
He eventually finds a solution to his tangled emotions in the sentences he wrote.
I hate obvious things, so I let the sentences go in one ear and out the other, and I realized that the sentences I wrote down out of boredom as if they were contradictions were actually the words I needed the most.
Only when you know yourself well and know how to love yourself can you fully accept the love given to you without doubt and share true love.
So, the author first reveals his honest feelings without any reservations and says he hopes that this book will be a heart that can be found in you too.
I am a country, we are we, so things are possible
We all still don't know very well.
What should I reveal and what should I suppress as I live?
It was all me, and then it wasn't me.
None of my aspects can be called 'me'.
Every year, knowingly or unknowingly, my appearance changes little by little and another chaos comes.
What you want changes and what you let go of increases.
Sometimes, after it passes, I become a stranger.
So the author says, “I am a country, we are we, so keep in mind that possibilities are everywhere.”
Let's meet at our respective peaks without fear of any regrets.
Of course, it may become tiring, uncomfortable, and annoying, but it may also make you happier, so I encourage readers to take courageous steps forward with confidence in themselves.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 23, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 224 pages | 324g | 120*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791198249302
- ISBN10: 1198249307
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