: Jin-woo’s estranged twin sister, Eun-young (Seol's birth mother), appears suddenly to reclaim her daughter.
Here is the tragic irony of "a distant place": Once you reach it, it ceases to be distant. It becomes a memory. It becomes a photo on your wall. It becomes a story you tell at dinner parties. The magic of "far away" evaporates the moment you check into the hotel. A Distant Place
This memoir and historical account focuses on survival during the most turbulent periods of the 20th century : Frank Shatz provides an eye-witness account of the and life under communist rule : Jin-woo’s estranged twin sister, Eun-young (Seol's birth
Meditation, in many ways, is the practice of finding the distant place within. The Buddhists call it viveka —seclusion or detachment. To step back from the chattering self and observe from a distance is to realize that you are not your thoughts. That gap, that pause, is a distant place. It is closer than your jugular vein, yet feels as vast as interstellar space. It becomes a photo on your wall