A hermit from Korea talks about life and death

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It was a true savior for Mr. HWANG Daekwon when he figured out how to spend his slowly running time in jail for 13 years, which is to observe plants, herbs and weeds around. It also helped him to restore and maintain his mental and physical health respectively from the deep-rooted anger and injury incurred by severe torture.  Notorious S. Korean ‘gestapo’ run by military regime back in 80es, took him into custody and charged with espionage for N. Korea – typical set up to oppress their political opponents by dictatorship. When he had been finally released at his age of 43, surprisingly, people found he turned into a great and considerate thinker instead of being revengeful mid-aged male. His insightful view on life and the world, especially, nameless weeds and grasses started to impress people outside, being introduced with his book ‘A weed letter’, which is the outcome of…

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