Coincidence, Connection, Inevitability (3)

There is an expression in Korea: “a bed of thorns.”

It is mainly used to describe a situation in which it is uncomfortable to simply sit still, but in my case, it was a feeling I often experienced when using public transportation during my military service.

A soldier could attract everyone’s attention simply by sitting down in any seat.

Ah, South Korea, such a pleasant place to live.

But I could say this with confidence.

Compared to the bed in this hotel room, the uncomfortable seats on public transportation I had endured back then could be called 100% premium, triple-size goose-down cushions….

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It was a quiet war fought without a single gun or knife, but even as time passed, the heat showed no sign of cooling.

This standoff had already continued for…...