I have lived 57 years. For that period I have seen and looked so many strange things.
Actually life is the continuation of the difficulty of understanding in my guess.
I had been hardly frightened about something, because I had experienced so many abnormal things in my life.
But there was one accident what made me all but crazy.
It was the sinking of Sea Wol Ho ship in south sea of Korea.
It was 16 April 2014 when Sae Wol was sinking that was broadcasted in TV vividly.
As a result of that accident, 304 people were dead. Victims were mainly high school pupils and teachers and temporary crew members.
I could not forget that scene of sinking, it was sinking slowly in TV.
Captain was escaped from the ship at first, almost of crews were successfully escaped except few temporary crew members.
From that day, I hardly have slept at night. I had been shedding tears unintentionally.
Even at this moment, I could not control my emotion.
What made us worse was the attitude of the former president Park Guen Hye.
It seemed that she didn’t care about the accident with heart.
At the very moment of the accident, I felt the former Park really didn’t feel sorry for the loss of the parents and people. It was just a bothersome accident for her to pass over asap.
In my guess, the expel of the former president Park was mainly originated from that accident.
Of course there were the continuation of unprecedented behavior relating to her patron.
For some days ago, I had dropped the city Mock Po. This visit was for looking at Sae Wol Ho. The ship Sae Wol Ho was moved from the island Jindo where the ship was sunk to the port of Mockpo.
I arrived at port Mock Po early in the morning. The Sea Wind was blowing strongly. There was few people to visit this place. The yellow ribbons were flying with the wind. People have wrote their wishes on the ribbon and tied that to the wire entanglements.
There was a full of the waves of yellow ribbons. It was a wall of yellow ribbons.
It was very sorry that I could not get closer to the ship. I could see the ship far away.
There were the photos of 304 victims who could had been saved, if government and officials did their job properly.
I had prayed for the victims in front of the ship.
Tears came out unintentionally.
But with this visit, I felt like that I cleared the debt of my mind. å
I hope it will never happen again, although negligence still happens. I hope that the whole truth will come out.
@slowwalker
I deeply regret what happened and according to what you write, the guilty ones somehow received their punishment for more than those number of lives and entire families that are no longer among us.
I ask you this, because I am Argentinian and a few months ago a submarine disappeared in the Altantico ocean with 44 crew members on board. They are still looking for it but it is no longer news and people unconsciously forget.
There were two attacks, one against the Israeli embassy and the other against the AMIA (no one guilty)
A prosecutor named Alberto Nisman had to testify against the former president for a very sensitive cause, on Sunday he appeared dead (no guilty) and thus we are a country where, as a society and here the most serious, we get used to the fact that things remain in the nothing.
Thanks for sharing your story added to the photos is inevitable to produce chills in the soul.
I wanted to remember even a few minutes to the 44 crew of ARA SAN JUAN.
And above all thank you for the space for it.
An affectionate greeting from Argentina
sooner or later they will get punished. Argentina is changing in many ways one of them is "cleaning" the mafia in the government, security forces, unions, etc, that went unpunished for so long. The tragedy of the ARA San Juan hopefully will be explained one day. Thank you for remembering those brave souls. Gracias.
True words. Those who had to suffer deserve it. Time always shows the truth, the only question is when..
또 눈물이 나네요
잊지 않겠습니다.
Death by drowning is horrific, but worse than the fact of death is the realization that much of the tragedy could have been averted and lives saved.
The injustice is hard to bear mainly because it is stained with the sense of futility and waste which is one of the abiding elements of tragedy.
It's hard to say what kinds of events strike us deeply and profoundly move us, but the kinds of things we mourn define us as persons.
Some people grieve over trivialities - as Faulkner says, their griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars.
But you care very deeply not only about causes but about people, @slowwalker.
Your post today makes me admire you for your compassion and humanity.
Being sensitive is a gift of God - it cannot be manufactured - it springs from a heart that is vulnerable and tender, and whatever it is is that makes people caring, you have that, my friend.
Have a good day, @slowwalker.
Well said John, as always by you.
Politicians do not care, like our friend here stated. We know this.
@slowwalker has a big heart, I just love his writing and posts.
Have a good week ahead John.
thank you, Barry - Hope your week goes well too :)
Thank you John and Barry for your comments.
It is too much good words for me, I believe most of Koreans have the same sentiment to me, if they saw the ship sinking. I don't think my feeling is special, it would be normal.
But I am still curious for why the politicians including the former president didn't show same sentiment with ordinary people.
Have a nice week, John and Barry
thanks, @slowwalker -I agree - it is a mystery why she didn't exhibit some grief
That was a really sad incident. It was made worse by sheer incompetence by people of authority. It was also very shameful that some of the crew members saved themselves before they attempted to save the children on board.
It is important for us to learn from these incidents. We may have suffered a terrible loss but we should not lose the lesson. It should not be repeated - ever again.
Hopefully the government learns from this lesson and prevents this from happening again.
Yes, I agree with you
Photos are totally amazing! :D
I have to agree!!!! Peace be with us all!!!
may peace be with all of us
Words cannot describe the trauma you have been experiencing for sure. However, I wholeheartedly wish you find piece and can sleep safely soon.
About the former president, Sure she deserves bad end for so many reasons. But I don’t think, her bad end caused by her bad deeds (why?!) Simply because “Life is NOT Fair !”. Many bad people live long happy healthy rich life , and many good people have sad sick poor life. There is NO dependency on good or bad given deeds, but depends on OUR CHOICE . Many evil people justify their bad deeds to themselves so they sleep safely !
I know you can never FORGET, but you can FORGIVE the unfairness of life ( and what happens to you) .. it’s “your choice“ to live in resentment ( which still there even if u felt temporarily happy about something bad happened to your enemy/ or former president) ... if you not forgive, you will keep suffering !
Do YOURSELF A FAVOUR —> FORGIVE !
Yes, forgive is a simple prescription, but it is the one of the most difficult thing to do.
But with this visit, I could ease my resentment
Your are right ! @slawwalker
But i tried to look at the problem from a different angle. ( forgive Vs. forget) (forgive life unfairness not a certain person or a direct reason for the catastrophe) . You can use your own different view angles too. Like you are luckier than most others ( who died) and are not able to enjoy reading these lines or expressing their feelings in writing, or making friends, or having new plans and hopes in life .. like what YOU are doing now.
You maybe a slawwaker .. but still enjoying seroundings that fastwaker cannot notice or stop by to enjoy 😊 😊
You are much privileged than Many others , believe me!
All the best and peace be with you.
With true friendly Love 💕
John
@josteem
this pictures are really good!
I saw a documentary about this, really sad.
The sinking of the ship events made all the loving people of the world sad. we hope it never happen again, and pray all the victims rest in peace!
Nice photo!
really sad
It was sad but hope for good in future
Hope everyone learn from others mistakes. Great post thanks for sharing
R.I.P. - To all those souls that were lost that day..
No one deserves to die like that.. It's so tragic. :/
Death period is sad.. but for this many people to go.. and such young people.. It is truly a tragedy.
My heart goes out to all those families struggling to continue after losing their loved ones. <3
It's heartwrenching when you feel comnected to a tragedy and the government- the people in power to actually do something, the people who represent YOU, have nothing to day about it.
I can feel your pain through this post. It also goes to show how public art is a tool for collective healing. How the enormity of the yellow ribbons represents your feelings and your helplessness. How visiting such a site which has been appropriated by the public makes you feel better.
Infinite lovewaves to you :)
Thank you for comment
We also heard about it in faraway Poland. What a tragedy...
Sad story
A painful event that is easily forgotten The victim of this tragedy has been a large number of victims, most of them young people
Yes
Thanks for sharing this.
This clearly teaches us to not take things for granted.
May they all rest in peace.
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My prayers are with the families of the victims..truely sad.
Thank you
This is very sad actually,
This makes me get a mixture of feelings that generally mean sadness and hope that this kind of things will never happen again at all
Yes, we need to try to prevent this kinds of tragedy
Remember, This world is just temporary, We will meet them in another world. Always think that they smile at us from the heaven.
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Thats sweet, nice to see people with hope and wishes. Bless them
Actually this kind of accidents make me thinking about life..We should enjoy the time that we have on our beautiful planet ! Message for everybody-hate less lkve more..
Thank you for dropping by
when i read your this article, i felt ver sad for the victims and can't calm . i can do nothing but only pray for the victims, wish this kind of event will not happen again.
The victims could hear your pray
What a sad tragedy... Hope we can all learn from this.
Sad to hear this thanks for sharing this news.
Thank you for dropping by
The yellow ribbons gave me the chill. Can't believe the captain escaped before the passingers. May they rest in peace.
That's the saddest thing
Touching. You make me feel Titanic happening all over again, this time, in real life.
Happy for you here @slowwalker. Guilt is a disease whose ultimate cure is laying it to rest.
May the souls of the 304 people who lost their lives to this tragedy have rest and comfort in the life that is to come.
Thank you so much for your comment
I was concerned about friends when the ship accident, a good post friends, because people all know.
Thank you so much
i can remember that incident telecasting on news even in our country..i too deeply moved after seeing those video clips..i am really sorry for the great loss..i can understand the pain of those parents and the deceased members families..nature is so cruel at times..sometimes it hurt the people who have done nothing wrong to her..
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I never heard of this tragedy. Yes very sad. Mihanada
Wow just amazing man your post very nice I like it 👍
Wow, I'm so happy that you enlighten me on a situation I would of NEVER known about from watching the news. I'm glad we have people like you to tell the truth that goes unseen in the world. Great job... Keep them coming!!
I had no idea this incident ever occured. I'm from the Philippines. Thank you for spresding awareness.
I am very sad to hear your story. the brave friend
a very accomodating history I am grieving @slowwalker
I'm shocked.
Wow ,, this post a very good, I like this, success always @slowwalker
A terrible accident, I salute you in the face of the accident. you are patient. The various obstacles and challenges that you face in this life.
The ship became a witness in the accident.
I am sorry for the many victims who died.
Thank you for comment
Everybody's waiting. Come on. ㅜㅜ
it's really a horrible event, hopefully the victims are given a quiet place, a very interesting post ,,, success always for you...
Greetings from me @slowwalker
@slowwalker be patient, very touching post brother. but destiny determines our path,
Waw!! that post was powerfull! i don't know that such a thing has ever happend in this earth if not for this post. I am so much enlightend. Thanks you so much dear for that powerfull post.
You are old and you have been through many problems, if everyone follows in your footsteps they will surely succeed like you @slowwalker
You are old and you have been through many problems, if everyone follows in your footsteps they will surely succeed like you @slowwalker
lol
Let me follow your footsteps @slowwalker
Such a tragic accident and there are still so many unanswered questions. I have discussed this situation with my higher level students many times and it doesn't matter how many times I talk about it, it still chokes me up to think that all those children lost their lives that way.
All we can do know is learn, and implements sanctions and laws so that this tragedy never be repeated.
No more this tragedy
Agreed, hopefully we all learn from this mistake