Years ago, my life was a crap. Many things went wrong in my life. My parents hurt from what I had done and so do I. Although the bad things have passed, I still regret whenever I think of. The pain of guilty was still with me tough. I spent my desperate life from days to months. I had lost my self-pride, motivation and dream. I then decided to further my education with hope to regain my self- pride. The education did help me but my heart still empty.
Last year I accidentally had a chance to visit South Korea in order to accompany my aunt. Travelling in South Korea reminded me of the dream that I once dreamt off to visit the country but I had forgotten all about them. I went to many interesting and beautiful pla
ces around South Korea. On the last day in South Korea, the tour guide took me to the place in front of the blue house (the South Korea President’s House). I could not remember the name of the place. There was the sculptor of Phoenix which standing on the earth in the center and the sculptors of family which consist of father, mother and children. The tour guide explained the meaning of each sculptor. The Phoenix represents the South Korea that the country was almost destroyed but it could regain its glory later on. The country had been separated into the North Korea and the South Korea because of the political disagreement. During that time the South Korea was very weak. With the cooperation of the whole nation, South Korea has developed their country into one of the powerful country in this century. South Korea is like a phoenix which was believed that it never dies. The phoenix can reborn from its own ashes. That I heard the explanation was fulfill me. I regain my self-pride, my dream and my motivation back because I realized that I could build it up again. Although the mistakes that I had done destroyed my pride, I did not lose myself and I still alive no matter who judge me. I can build myself up again just like what South Korea has done.
