Linda Kim: Essay 2

My Favorite book "달팽이 안에 달(The moon in the snail)" 

           After I said I am going to write about my favorite "book", I started to think to find out what is my favorite book. At first, I thought my favorite book is "너의 눈에서 희망을 본다(I see a hope in your eyes)“. But I have so many books in same category with it, so I couldn't pick just one book. And actually I can say all books are my favorite because they all have influenced me a lot. So looking at my bookshelves, wondering what my favorite book is, I remembered the book "달팽이 안에 달(The moon in the snail)" which I read again and again. It is a book I found in the library in winter. I was having questions if I am going the right way. And I just went to the library because I thought I could find some answers in books. I actually didn't find the exact answer for my questions, but I got a lot of consolation of this book.

           The book "달팽이 안에 달(The moon in the snail)" is written and drawn by one woman writer. It has some short writings and drawings together. What first came in to my heart is this. "From the needle of a compass". It says that the needle of a compass always shakes before it points the exact direction, and it's same in a life. So we don't have to be worried by some shakes in our lives. Because someday the needle of our life will also point the exact direction. It touched me a lot because I was just so afraid of my ambiguous direction. I got a comfort and I could come out of the fear.

           Second phrase that touched my heart is "A very simple key". It says that when we pronounce "사람(people)", our mouth closes. And when we pronounce "사랑(love)", our mouth opens. So “사람(people)” can open each other's heart by "사랑(love)". By reading this short phrase, I could think of the power of the love. And I got a dream to share this wonderful and powerful love to others.

           Third phrase that touched me is "The present". It says like this.

  “If someone got a gift, who needs to open a gift?"

  "The one who got the gift."

  "Yes. The one who got the gift. A talent is one of the gift you got. So taking out  the talent from oneself is always a portion for oneself."

  This phrase made me to be more active on finding my talent and dream. And I was able to try more in various things with courage.

           I am well influenced by books. I found my dreams in books, and I learned how to live in books. I find and learn many things in books and I change a lot by books. And this book, "달팽이 안에 달(The moon in the snail)" have influenced me a lot and made me to look at the world in different point of view. It made me to be more brave and to challenge more things. So this is my favorite book which always give me consolation and courage.