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흔들리지 않고 피는 꽃이 어디 있으랴 이 세상 그 어떤 아름다운 꽃들도 다 흔들리면서 피었나니 흔들리지 않고 가는 사랑이 어디 있으랴

젖지 않고 피는 꽃이 어디 있으랴 이 세상 그 어떤 빛나는 꽃들도 다 젖으며 젖으며 피었다니 바람과 비에 젖으며 꽃잎 따뜻하게 피웠나니 젖지 않고 가는 삶이 어디 있으랴

– 도종환 ------------------------

Where is the flower that blooms without shaking? Any of the beautiful flowers of this world all bloom while being shaken They shake on stems that grow upright Where is the love that goes without shaking? Where is the flower that blooms without being soaked? Any of the shining flowers of this world bloom as they are soaked Soaked by wind and rain, petals bloom warmly Where is the life that goes without being soaked?

– Do Jong-hwan

I started watching School (2013) when it aired again in KBSWorld, and this poem was recited by Miss Jung to her students during study hall. (I'm not exactly sure though if this was before or after their pre-CSAT, mehe pardon my memory). Anyhow, this poem right here is very timely for my current situation. With all these negative things happening right now..my thesis being not yet complete, my scholarship being on the line, that passport issue for my educational trip.