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My first book, Unknown, dealt with human issues from a macroscopic point of view. It has a big frame for us about who I am, why I live on Earth, what future mankind will look like, and how to live in the future. If you are interested in these kinds of a philosophical thesis, Unknown would lead you the way to understand the world from a different perspective. The second book, Human will try to explain the world from a microscopic point of view that will fill the large pillar built by Unknown.

Human is about a human being. It might be believed that we are already born regardless of our will. Now, if you are already born as a human, life must go on anyway. However, in life, we have faced too many trials. What if there was a guide or a hint book for lives? What would your life be like if you were told, before marriage, about what marriage is? Difficulties arise due to a lack of certain knowledge. How would you live if you understand how life was different in your 20s and 40s, and what you need to prepare?

Regarding these issues, I have sought advice from my parents, people around me, or through books. However, when I look back on my life, it seems that they rarely knew the answer neither. How long do we have to pass mistakes and failures caused by ignorance on to our descendants? I am not now trying to standardize a life that includes many variables. Rather, informing future generations on what choices make what kinds of life is what we must do in a transitional period, I believe.

Therefore, this book, Human, tries to talk about reincarnation along with religion and life under the ties that a person meets and what to do at each age. In summary, I will look at how we can understand the circumstances given when we were born, the relationships we encountered, and the changes with age. What if there are a clear cause and rules? It involves the related literature and the ‘Jungbub’ that has been discussing related issues. Since ‘Jungbub’ is not well known in the West yet, it will be a good opportunity to get acquainted with a new theory currently being discussed in South Korea. ‘Jungbub’ is a lecture that teaches the way of life.

Some readers feel my writing be unfamiliar. The structure of the language is based on philosophical thinking, and the usage of vocabulary is influenced by culture. So the English structure used in this book may be a bit out of sync with the native English. However, it would be nice to understand it as a difference in the way of thinking. It would be the matter of how you distinguish between wrong and un-wrong, and right and un-right. Also, the difference in what is perceived when objects or phenomena are used as a subject in a sentence can be exemplified.

The beginning is all alone, but if we gather the experience, knowledge, and wisdom of many people, a valuable guide book for future generations will be completed someday. I hope many of you are willing to participate in this ideal and we would be able to make a better place full of peace and wisdom at the end of the pandemic.

Plus, the current English name, Korea is the old name of the dynasty (고려 918-1392) established by King Wang Geon (왕건 877-943) by reunifying the Korean peninsula divided in the late Silla period. However, the official name of this country is Daehanminkuk (대한민국, 大韓民國). This nation has long been called Dan or Han (한), and the Dae Han (대한) refers to the unification of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla called three Hans, named by emperor Gojong (고종 1852-1919), the 26^th king of the Joseon Dynasty. In 1919 independence movement took place, the Shanghai Provisional Government designated it as Daehanminkuk. Min Kuk (민국) here signifies that the owner of this country is the public, not politicians. So from now on, I would like to use the term, Dahanminkuk.

November 9, 2020

Younjeong Kwak

Dahanminkuk