Tuesday, November 11, 2014

If I have 100 Billion Won...

I can't believe it! If I were a billionaire, I would pass out. I am a student now and live from hand to mouth with pocket money. Being so rich would be unimaginably great.
 
There are a few things on which I would like to burn my money.
 
The first is to make a town for my family. Family is very precious to me. Love is the most important value in my life. Thus I want to live with my parents, my sibling's coming families and my future family. Also, I wish that my future parents-in-law and sibling's families would live together. Family cohesion will be much stronger. We will share a lot of happy and sad events. The memories of sharing them will give me happiness later on when I am on my death bed.

Also, I will build orphanages, libraries and schools, teaching music, dance, and plays to poor children in my country and throughout the world. I think education is the only way to change people. I am talking not just about high level education but any type of education! I believe that people should learn from the cradle to the grave. Books make people experience a wider world from the third person. So I will encourage children to read as many books as they would like. Although all children are treasured equally, the poor are likely to have fewer opportunities to take chances for a better life. There exists a happy, enjoyable lifestyle outside of studying English or Mathematics, such as music, dance, plays and so on. They are good for feeling freedom like a flying butterfly. I will spend most of my money to serve passionate children who are eager to learn. It will be extremely rewarding to help them.

Come to think of it, I may be able to do these things even if I don't have that much money! I feel they can be done from small beginnings without great things. Before thinking about this subject, I believed such plans were hard to actualize. However, now I think they can be done as long as I have a clear vision and enough effort! I am once again reminded of the secret of a happy life because of it. I'm really happy now. Thank you so much for this assignment! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ji Hyun Kang is in Professor Stephen's class, 2-2. She is a student for GEO Intensive 30.