New Spring

In just another week, spring will be here.

And although I can’t say for sure why this season is called “spring,” I can tell you that in Korean, it is called “bohm.”

However, Koreans almost never refer to spring simply just as “bohm.”
They call it “sae-bohm,” in which “sae” means ‘new.’

Therefore, you could say that Koreans are literally calling this season “New Spring.”

As we will soon find out, the season of spring is a time in which everything becomes new and fresh.
It is when the frogs come hopping back into the world, the new blades of grass begin to sprout, and the beautiful flowers reappear. Truly, it is the season in which nature is reborn.

And as these changes take place, we as humans are the ones who see it.
We are the ones who watch nature renew itself.

For this reason, spring can also be seen as the season that enables our minds to see everything around us as new.

Even in the hardest or darkest of times, if we are just able to see some kind of a new hope or new dream, we will always be living in the novelty of spring.

As we all know, people like new things.
Whether it’s a new shirt, a new car, or a new piece of technology, people will tend to take a liking to it.

However, things that are bought brand new from a store are not the only things that are new.

If we are just willing to look at something old and believe that it is new, even the oldest of things can become something entirely new in itself.

This is the exact reason why I am so satisfied with running my dry cleaners.
Everyday, as I clean, iron, and press, I get to take your clothes and turn them into something new and fresh.

So with all that said, I hope that in this upcoming time of a New Spring, you will be able to find a new strength and a new hope no matter how old or tough the circumstances.