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황혼의 길목에서                                                                                                              이현수 당나라 시인 두보의 시(詩) ‘곡강(曲江)’에 인생칠십고래희(人生七十古來稀)라는 시구(詩句)가 나오는데 이 때문에 나이 70을 고희라고 한다. 그러나 요즈음에는 이 말의 의미가 퇴색했다. 의술이 발달하고 사람들이 건강 관리를 잘해서 장수하기 때문이다. 나는 고희를 넘기고도 10년 이상을 살고 있으니 더 바랄 것이 없다.  인간은 자기가 죽는다는 사실을 알게 되는 순간부터 번민하기 시작한다. 어차피 죽어 없어질 운명인데 인생이 무슨 의미가 있는가 하는 의문이 생기고 허무감에 빠지기도 한다. ..

The joy of blogging                                                                                                                                                                                                                By Lee Hyon-soo After I retired from a bustling career in international banking, I had so much time that I did not know what to do with it.  I needed something to occupy m..

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.       -George R.R. Martin All the history of human life has been a struggle between wisdom and stupidity.      - Philip Pullman

Dreams     - Longston Hughes Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly. Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.

A swing through Iberia                                                                                                                                                         By Lee Hyon-soo “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” (Memories of the Alhambra) is perhaps the most iconic composition in the classical guitar’s solo repertory. It is a piece every guitarist aspires to play. Although I am not a guita..

Formal English vs. Informal English Formal English and informal English serve different purposes. The tone, the choice of words and the way the words are put together vary between the two styles. Formal English sticks to the prescribed rules of spelling and grammar. This is far more common in writing than in speech. The advantage of formal English is that it helps people communicate by providing..

Before you pray, believe.Before you speak, listen.Before you spend, earn.Before you write, think.Before you quit, try.Before you die, live.

The oldest computer was owned by Adam and Eve.It was an Apple with very limited memory.Just 1 byte and everthing crashed.

Enduring allure of literature By Lee Hyon-soo I spent most of my adult life in Canada, working as a banker. As I had a 9 to 5 job and casual after-work social gatherings were not customary in Canada, I had plenty of time at home, and my favorite pastime was reading. However, the amount of time I was able to set aside for reading on a weekday was less than I desired. Now that I am retired, I can ..

Evolution of English outside the British Isles By Lee Hyon-soo As English became the dominant language in many parts of the world through British colonization, diverse regional variants of English arose outside the British Isles. Let me touch on the emergence of American English, Canadian English and other variants, highlighting the fascinating journey of language as it intertwines with the soci..