It’s now or never.
지금이 아니면 안된다.
– saying | 속담
Whatever that thing is that you keep waiting to do because you’re not sure you’ll succeed, or you’re afraid of what will happen if you fail – just do it. Apply for that study abroad. Start a new book in a foreign language even if you can barely read it. You want to get better at Korean? Nothing will change if you don’t take the first step. Do it! You got this!
Translation by yours truly. All mistakes are mine.
Begin anywhere.
아무데나 시작해라.
– John Cage 존 케이지
I’ve been gone for about a month in order to focus on the beginning of my last year in undergrad, but I’m back! New posts to come, beginning with this Friday.
Sometimes, it’s hard to know what to do when there’s a huge pile of things that need doing. Assignments, readings, papers, blog posts. Language study. Post-graduation life prep. Where do you start? Just start. Begin anywhere, and then you’ll figure out what to do next. 여러분 화이팅!
Translation by yours truly. All mistakes are mine.
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.”
“다른 언어도 할 줄 알면 두번째 영혼을 가진다.”
– Charlemagne 샤를마뉴
Just be careful you don’t turn into Voldemort by splitting your soul into seven pieces….oh, was that too dark? Sorry, that was probably too dark. Happy language learning!
And channel your inner prideful Harry when it comes to developing that second-soul language of yours.
Translation by yours truly. All mistakes are mine.
“길은 끝없이 이어진다네…”
“The road goes ever on and on…”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
Language study, study abroad, and in general the adventures of life are never finished. If your language studying motivation is petering out, or you are feeling blue after an amazing summer, or if you haven’t managed the study abroad yet that you’re dreaming of, just remember that the journey isn’t over! It’s a scary business, stepping out your door…but so, so worth it. 힘내요!
Translation and image from The Hobbit (Korean translated version by Seedbook Publishing | 씨앗을 뿌리는 사람. Full English originals can be read here.
“저희에게 주신 시간을 어떻게 쓰는지 결정해야 할 뿐이다.”
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
직접 번역한 것이라서 틀릴 수도 있다. 있으면 죄송합니다.
이제 한국에 온지 벌써 2주일 지났는데 아직도 꿈이 같다. 시간이 천계천 같이 흐르고 생각보다 끝이 올건데도 지금은 지금이다. 현실이다. 지금 있는 시간이 잘 써야 된다.
“사람이 왜 떠나다? 돌아올 수 있기 위해. 온 곳을 다시 볼 수 있기 위해. 거기에 있는 사람들도 당신을 다시 보죠. 시작한 곳으로 돌아오는 것이 한번만이라도 안 떠나는 것과 다르다.”
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
곧 한국으로 돌아가기로 해서 좋은 글귀를 찾아서 번역해보았다. 틀린 것이 있으면 죄송합니다.
다음 주부터 한국에서 글을 쓰고 올릴게요! 여러분 한국어 공부를 재미있게 하세요!
역시 마마무다!
“People often complain of lack of time when lack of decision is the main problem.”
사람들은 종종 시간이 부족하다고 불평하지만 사실은 결단력 부족이 문제의 주요 원인일 때가 많다.
Courtesy of aQuoteAday on Twitter.
괜찮다,
모든 게 다 무너져도 괜찮다.
너는 언제나 괜찮다.
당신의 상처보다 당신은 크다
– 정혜신 ‘당신으로 충분하다’ 중
It’s okay.
Even if everything falls apart, it’s okay.
You will always be fine.
You are bigger than your scars.
-Jeong Hyeshin
Translation by yours truly. My apologies for any mistakes.
“Go out and do something. It isn’t your room that’s a prison, it’s yourself.”
“나가서 아무거나 해 봐. 네 방은 감옥이 아니야. 그게 바로 너야.”
-Sylvia Plath
아, 이 속담이 너무 너무 좋아요…Sylvia Plath ❤ Also I purposefully titled this “Do Anything” because I like the way that sounds. Start anywhere. Do anything.
*직접 번역한 속담입니다…..틀린 게 있으면 죄송합니다. I translated this quote myself, so I’m sorry for any mistakes.
Making mistakes is something everyone does. Learning from them is not.
실수를 하는 건 모두에게 해당되는 사항이지만 실수로부터 배우는 것은 그렇지가 않다.
오늘은 첫 번째 날이다. 이제 학기가 정말 시작됐다. 앞으로 실수 할건지 내가 잘 아는데 괜찮다. 실수해도 괜찮다고. 그럼, 화이팅 하자! 화이팅!
Quote and translation courtesy of 이병준의 @aQuoteAday.
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