Let's stop a moment, shall we? Korea will always be here, I'm quite sure. My oldest daughter's birthday is coming up, and believe it or not, despite the fact that I can't find anything that isn't in Korean, I did manage to evoke something, at least in myself. I have to recognize that, like it or not, my girls are growing up, seemingly, as I'm sure every dad says, right before my eyes. And what hit me most, was the fact that my daughters amount to my one true measure of the manner in which I have lived my life. I know what I do, and the honor system that I choose to live by, and I know it shows in me, but my children go into the world, into places I couldn't imagine, and impress upon others the values I have impressed upon them. And I can only pray to FREAKING GOD that I have done my job right. I won't know, probably can't know the full extent of my actions for years. So, here I am, living my life with all the energy and honor I can seem to muster sometimes, wondering if two little girls are going to be the ones to make ME proud, prouder than I already am, at least, by living with the honor and energy I cling to. In my heart, I suppose I know they will. But it matters, that's all.