To the husband who only fished, an 87-year-old wife's final words
He always put fishing before work, leaving her with endless hardship. Yet from the day of their wedding, he never spoke down to her and treated her with unceasing respect. Thankful for that heart, she spent her life beside him. After he passed from stroke and dementia, the 87-year-old wife, who had just learned to write Korean, penned a letter. Her deepest regret was not her own toil: 'Looking back, I regret stopping you from going fishing. Dearest, I am so sorry.'
Looking back, I regret stopping you from going fishing. Dearest, I am so sorry. Fish all you want in heaven, goodbye until we meet again.
— Myeong-gi Kim (87, Buchon Literacy Class)
TODAY’S PRACTICE
Do not take away someone's small joy trying to bend them to your will.
SOURCE
Haman Adult Literacy Poetry Exhibition, Handwritten letter by Myeong-gi Kim
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