There is a boy younger than me who i do not like.
When I hear Koreans say that someone is younger than me, several thought come to mind. The first meaning of thought is that it is the older person to tired. Whenever the older person is with the younger person, the older person has to take care of the younger one. This is a kind of rule. If someone doesn't follow this rule, they will be shunned. Currently, most young people think this rule is old-fashioned. But I don' think so. When I made the decision not to take care of this younger boy, everyone treated me like a stranger. I said to myself, " Why should I take care of him?" I asked the others and their answers seemed rehearsed, "You are older than him, so you should understand him." After all I am the only one who seems unable to understand this rule.
The second meaning is in regards to the younger person being the older person's inferior. sometimes an older person's advice can be of benefit to a younger person. However, a younger person's ideas are not always less valuable than an older person's: this is especially in the persuit of knowledge. The problem is that young people can't put this into practice. Student should not disagree with their professor in Korean universities.
education is the most important factor for development of a society and open-mindedness is the foundation of education. Sadly, most Korean professors completely ignore the value of open-mindedness.
I have often heard that age is regarded with less important to friendships in Western culture. And then I hoped that this might one day be true of Korea. for the last twenty years, I have perceived that my hope could not be a reality in Korea.
In the confucian society, age is one of the most important factors determining class and position in society. This is especially true in Korea, where confucianism is the maim religion. Young people should recognize the third meaning for attaining a social position. Old people also should recognize the third meaning for maintaining their social status.
Recently people have come to recognize the third meaning as the cause of stagnation but they don't know how to affect change. I was one of those people who didn't know how to change the status quo and could not free myself from the social expectation regarding age. Why couldn't I throw away these obstacles? Because I was afraid of change? If I ignored the ordinary meanings of age and choose change, I would be cut out. I didn't want to be excluded from Korea's conservative society. As a result, I became a poor chicken of my own accord for these simple fellows of the old forms. Just now, however, I made up my mind to choose change. I am not afraid of nonsense any more. I want to be free to live my life as I choose. Courage is the key to choosing change. Even though I have already held the key, averting my eyes, I can do so no longer. Now I must take the first step toward our bigoted society with the key.