Lunch the other day was shared with a Korean friend who's actually a former student. She's one of those rare Koreans that doesn't have the standard 3 syllable name. Love that shit. Parents in this country do their children a favor by naming their child accordingly.
It was mostly a social lunch, but at one point I got serious, and asked her what she really thought of my movies. Koreans are either overly blunt, or too polite. She listened carefully to my question, and then took a deep breathe before telling me that Korean people might not be interested in the movies I make. As much as hearing such a thing deeply bothers me, I still felt reassured from her honesty.
So I ask myself: What am I actually striving for in this world? According to this particular isolated incident, it would be honesty. Of course, honesty can't be the only thing I'm striving for..... can it?
PS- Lunch was good by the way, we had this: this.
Keep the faith.
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