Whether I like it or not, I have a very quick perception about the mood of an environment or about a person. The Korean word for this is “눈치” and I have a fast one. I’d wish my 눈치 was less sensitive and then I’d be a happier and more carefree person.

Since my teen years, my mom would dump her frustrations, griefs and tears at me. It started when we moved back to America from South Korea as education refugees. I was in 7th grade. My sister wasn’t capable of the educational rigors and her teachers told my parents that she won’t pass the exam to get into high school and advised them to go back to America.

When Billy Graham passed away in 2019, I only heard about him as a famous evangelist but never heard his messages. Once his classic sermons became available on Sirius XM radio, I listened to them all the time in my car. His sermons burned within my heart as I’d imagine the two followers’ hearts did when Jesus appeared by them on the road to Emmaus, days after he was resurrected. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A13-33&version=NIV