<table id=cafe_editor_main_table_color bgColor='#e6ecfe' cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100%><tr><td id=cafe_editor_main_table class=text><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> I've just started reading the book, "The Last Lecture", and I can't tell when I can finish it. But I already got </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">some moving </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">sentences I'd like to put </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><STRONG>my treasure list </STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">on. </SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">
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<P><!--StartFragment--><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>"An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar. It's about dignity and self-esteem, </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>which isn't </STRONG></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>quite the same as vanity." (p. 8)</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>"Many people might expect the talk to be about dying. But it had to be about living." (p. 9)</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>"He encouraged creativity just by smiling at you. He loved to watch the spark of enthusiasm</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>turn into fireworks. And he understood me and my need to express myself in unconventional </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>ways." (p. 27) </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG> "Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome." (p. 33) </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> This book somehow reminded me of my own childhood dreams. What dreams did I have as a girl? Have I </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">got My Wishes now, even partially? Or, had I ever dreamed My Dreams?</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> The writer said, "Whatever my accomplishments, all of the things I loved were rooted in the dreams and </SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">goals I had as a child... and in the ways I had managed to fulfill almost all of them. (p. 10)" For some </SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">reasons, however, I could hardly dream my dreams. Though I had a few, they stay far from who I am now. </SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">Does it mean my life was meaningless? Nobody can say that. I don't think the writer's words just means</SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">a dream has its meaning when it comes true. </SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> A dream is a dream. It has just the good possibility of being reality and we just try to fulfill it with our </SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">passion. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">A person who is dreaming his own dream seems to always sparkle everywhere whether he achieves</SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> it or not. </SPAN></P>
<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> I wonder whether I could dream my old dreams again.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">P.S.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'"> Forgive my poor English writing. Just wanted to improve how to express my thought in English. Hope you'll enjoy my writing.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=HStyle0><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; FONT-FAMILY: '굴림'">And... <FONT size=2>오프라인 참여는 어려울지 모르겠지만 틈틈히 글 올리겠습니다. 정회원 등업 될까요?</FONT></SPAN></P></tr></td></table>
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첫댓글 Thank you for your writing, I love it. You are upgraded into regular memember!!
For me your english seems perfect. Your question about dreams remind me of the song 'piano man'. It's our real life.