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Mi-sook Kim, author of Letters from the Qing Dynasty – Realm of Humor and Mystery, said, “Just as traveling is all about experiencing a strange world, living is all about encountering unexpected things in the journey of life &rdquo. This idea is similar to concept of ’ Clinamen “ proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus. It is that moving objects don't move in straight lines but rather sometimes &ldquo swerve &rdquo randomly for no reason at all, like a molecule being bumped. I still don’t understand why that short word &ldquo Clinamen &rdquo has remained in my heart so persistently. Perhaps it's because I first learned of it when my life path was changing a lot through chance encounters.
Now I am now having happy days, thanks to Clinamen. Looking back, I had 2 such important accidents. The first was entering KAIST. I was passionate about KAIST when I was a little girl because of the soap opera KAIST but lost interest in my non-science high school. I forgot the passion totally. But one day out of the blue my teacher recommended KAIST to me. I applied and was accepted. The second lucky accident was becoming a KAIST Times Reporter. After I entered KAIST, I was busy finding a club for the quality time and was confused which club would be suitable for me.
Now I am working in the Culture Team. It gave me lots of lots of opportunities to enjoy artistic things such as painting, Chinese calligraphy, flute, dance and so forth, because I have to visit concerts and exhibitions for coverage. Whenever I visit those places, I think hard how to communicate with my audience. Sometimes its' necessary to read more book, magazine and newspaper articles relating to the event.
Reporting life has also given me unforgettable memories: traveling to the end of Korean peninsula, making a note of instantaneous ideas in the middle of class, and so forth. Although my body gets worn out from long debating with other staffers and editing, happiness always comes in the end.
When I think back on my college life long time later on, I'm sure that the memory of Times life will come up to my mind before all others.
I would like to shout to everyone: “Go for it!”
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