A sense of perspective from an unexpected quarter
Meaning even more unexpected than a TEFL book with a sense of perspective…
“You lose a few and pick up a few. That’s how it goes. If I could fulfil everyone’s desires, why would I need to touch the soil of this earth with the soles of my feet? No, I should go flying through the sky, if that were so, wouldn’t I?”
From Six Korean Women, a book about mudang (Korean shamans)
Came just at the right time for me, as I was getting down about the number of students leaving- a particular problem in Korea where students can leave any time for no reason and by law must be given a refund for all the remaining lessons. Also, quite the best book I have read so far about Korea.
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