Lee Oisu (1946. 9.10. ~ 2022. 4.25.)

Lee Oisu was a South Korean writer and broadcaster. He is also considered a unique writer with the image of a hermit or a wise man. He was born on September 10, 1946 in Sangbaek-ri, Sudong-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. He was born in his maternal home, and his name, Lee Oisu, is a combination of the Chinese character for "outside" (外) and the Chinese character for "outstanding" (秀), which is his generational name.

His novels include "Medal", "Dreaming Plant", "Wintering", and "Byeogeumhakgdo", and his poetry collections include "Wildflowers, Wine Cups, Butterflies", "Even Longing Becomes a Fossil", and "Until Your Name Breathes in My Heart".

His other works include essay collections such as "While It Rains in My Sleep", "Flying Ostrich", and "Haak Haak".

○ If you have inherited nothing from your parents and nothing from heaven, your life path will naturallybe as bumpy as an unpaved road. And you will inevitably encounter numerous obstacles. But do not be afraid. Every obstacle is an experience, and every experience is a wisdom. Remember, every success is always waiting for you behind an obstacle.

○ It is not that there is a path that I am walking, but that the path is created by my walking.

○ Do not wish for the world to change, but wish for yourself to change.

○ For those who have many desires in the world, an unwelcome guest named dissatisfaction and failure comes to induce surrender, while for those who have many desires for themselves, an invited guest named success and hope comes to encourage challenge.

○ The master of your life is not the world, but yourself.

○ Do not be close to those who have countless desires but nothing to give.

○ If a person has the habit of endlessly eating but never excreting, and their belly is filled only with dung, then it is safe to assume that they have given up on being human.

○ Instead of striving to be someone who knows a lot, strive to be someone who feels a lot. Instead of striving to be someone who feels a lot, strive to be someone who understands a lot.

○ Even the highest knowledge, like a mountain, can be brought down by a single spark of understanding.

○ In life, there are some mentally immature people who, when their views and opinions differ from others, do not perceive them as "different people" but rather as "wrong people". They have never once considered the possibility that they themselves might be "wrong". They always think that they are "right". They are people with extremely low chances of success.

○ Do not give up. Only those who have had their hearts bitten by the teeth of despair are qualified to hunt for hope.

○ You are the master of your time.

○ Do not ask me what is blue. What is blue is the truth.

○ There are men who become recluses because of heartbreak, and there are men who become poets because of heartbreak.

○ Looking back, I have carried a life that is a thousand times heavier than my body weight.

○ A wife who is good at supporting her husband does not come from a clam shell. It is something that the husband creates by devoting his entire life.

○ It is not difficult to know the answer to life. It is just difficult to live it out. The tree of understanding bears the fruit of love, and the weed of misunderstanding sprouts the thorns of hatred. Understanding matures when you look at the object with an internal perspective, and misunderstanding sprouts when you look at the object with an external perspective.

○ Remember that the more you tend to look at the love you have with an external perspective, the more likely you are to misunderstand.

○ If you place too much emphasis on the external perspective, you will neglect the inner value of the person you love.

○ True love is in the heart, not outside the heart.

○ Any flaws that the person you love has can be beautifully interpreted when you look at them with an internal perspective. Consider the case of a rag. From an external perspective, it is utterly lowly, but from an internal perspective, it is utterly sublime. A rag must tear its flesh to wipe away the dirt on other objects. Understanding is choosing to become a rag yourself.