![]() Despite its vast growth, traditional ideas and values remain. Modern South Korea continues to be predominantly a male-centered society. Self-Love in A Modern-Traditional Society Today’s article is what I have gleaned from my encounter with an inspiring person in Korea. However, she also shared about a time of feeling inadequate about herself and about keeping sane in a society that is prone to depression. Little Swallow exude healthy self-love even whilst it was clear that she was also on the journey towards loving herself more deeply. She spoke brilliantly, touchingly and beautifully. Little Swallow shared about her insights with handling relationships in a culture that has been standing on the cusp of modern and traditional values. ![]() I was very interested to hear what she had to say. Having published Self-Love Secrets just prior to my trip, my ears would pick up whenever she was sharing a lesson about loving and accepting the self. However, she would weave her personal stories laced with life lessons and often in poetic Chinese idioms while conducting the tour. Over eight days, Little Swallow would stand up in front of the tour bus to introduce us Korean culture, history and interesting sightseeing spots in fluent Mandarin. What were unexpected were lessons on self-love by Little Swallow. We do not usually join tour groups so the decision was pretty much an exception. Because we were intending to travel long distances and do not know how to speak the Korean language, we figured that we were better off joining a tour group. We had decided on go to Korea for our family vacation. Of Korean and Chinese descent, Little Swallow was our local tour guide during our trip in December. I was struck by her sunny nature from the moment I met her. Aptly, the word “swallow” in a name is a symbolic of feminine beauty. It is a name that is very suitable for she is petite, fair-skinned and full of life. Her nickname is Little Swallow in Chinese. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.” – Eric Hoffer “Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness.
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