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Many people tend to live in the past, at least occasionally. Thinking about the memorable past and talking about it are heartwarming and joyful.  However, the moments where considering about the past in a negative way that keep you from moving forward are never good for you. It make you depressed and disappointed at yourself, although you actually should no be. We all make mistakes and we are not all perfect. Those mistakes should not hold our advancement.

I do like David’s saying “Advance! Don’t Look Back !” Those are short words that are inspiring and provoking. We all should look forward in life, not behind you. When you climb a very high mountain, you would not want to look down or back. It is because you know that once you do that, it will make you fear and scared. It won’t be never a way to be successful to reach the climax.

It sounds hard to just look forward. So, we should remind ourselves every and each day. You should realize that the present moment is what you have now and what is the most important at the moment. Life is short. You definitely do not want your negative past to keep you move forward.

많은 사람들이 최소한 종종, 과거에서 살려고 한다. 기억에 남는 과거들을 기억하고, 그것들에대해 얘기 하는것은 마음이 따뜻해지고 행복해진다. 그러나, 과거에대해 부정적으로 생각하는것은 당신이 앞으로 전진할수 있는것에대해 좋지 않다. 이 부정적인 생각들은 그럴 필요가 없는데도, 당신스스로에게 실망하고 좌절하게 만들것이다. 우리는 모두가 실수를 하고 완벽하지 않다. 그러한 실수가 우리가 미래를 위해 달리는것을 막으면 안된다.

나는 작가가 말하는 “전진하라 ! 뒤를 돌아보지말아라!” 라는 구절이 좋다. 이것들은 짧지만, 아주 마음에 와닿는 구절이다. 우리는 모두 삶에서 과거에 얽메이지 말고, 앞을 보고 전진해야한다.  너가 매우 높은 산을 오를때, 너는 밑을 보거나 뒤를 보지 않는것이 좋다. 너가 뒤를 보는 순간, 너는 온갖 공포를 느끼게 될것이다. 이것은 당신이 꼭대기 까지 올라가는데에 방해가된다.

오직 앞만 보고 달리는것은 힘들을 수도 있다. 그래서 우리는 우리 스스로에게 매일 기억을 되세겨야 한다. 우리는 현재의 상태가 지금 너가 가지고있는것이고 그 상황에서 가장 중요한것이라고 깨달아야 한다. 삶은 짧다. 당신은 당신의 부정적인 과거가 앞을 나아가는것을 막게 해선 안된다.

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“Advance!”

One-word core doctrine,

-Israeli Armored Corps

Don’t Look Back !

– God to LOT’s wife (Genesis)

“전진하라!”

한단어의 중요한 신조.

– 이스라엘의 장갑한 군단

뒤를 돌아보지 말아라!

– 신에서 소후암 (기원)

How do we truly transform ourselves into full grown human. I read an interesting piece on Birnbaum’s one of book series, “The Lost Manuel”. He said “Ultimately, we can transform ourselves
into Temples of the Spirit” We spend a lot of time on worrying about our lives: how can we become happy, how can we become rich, and so on. We often don’t feel satisfied about our lives. However, it is very simple to actually clear your mind and stop thinking unnecessary things. Sometimes it is good to empty your mind and relax to find yourself into “Temples of the Spirit.”

우리는 어떻게 우리스스로를 완전하게 자란사람으로 변형시킬수 있을까. 범바움 작가책들중에서 흥미로운 구석을 발견했다. 그는 “우리는 우리스스로를 궁극적으로 신성의 궁전으로 변형시킬수 있다”고 말한다. 우리는 우리 삶에대해 걱정하면서 시간을 소비한다: 그리나 어떻게 우리가 행복해질수 있을까, 어떻게 부자가 될수 있을까등등. 우리는 종종 우리에 삶에 대해 만족함을 느끼지 못한다. 그러나, 우리 마인드를 깨끗이 하고, 우리가 불필요한것에대해 생각하는것을 멈추는 것은 쉬운 일이다. 가끔은 우리의 마인드를 비우고 우리자신들을 평화의 궁전에서 평화로이 쉬는것도 나쁘지 않다.

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Ultimately, we can transform ourselves
into Temples of the Spirit

To the extent that we do,
we cumulatively transform the entire world

-unknown Hasidic rebbe

궁극적으로, 우리는 우리스스로
신성한 궁정안으로 변한다

우리가 그렇게 하는 하는 정도까지,
전체의 세계를 서서히 변화시킨다

-알려지지 않은 히시다즘 유대인학교

like one multi-arrayed network of a
billion-trillion
human/spiritual

Personal Creations stretching forward to the farthest
reaches of time

– and it is our awesome and infinite
cumulative CONSCIOUSNESS – WILL- CHI –
“ruach Adoshem” ** (Spirit-of-the-Divine)

– which drives the eternal cosmos ever=forward…

and onward !

십억, 일조의 인간/정신의
다중적으로 배치된 네트워크

시간으로 다다가기에 아주먼쪽으로 펼쳐진
개인적인 창조

-그리고 이것은 우리의
훌륭하고 무한한
누적되어있는 의식 – WILL-CHI-
“ruach Adoshem”**(싱성함의 정신)

-영원한 우주를 항상 앞으로 전진시키는..

그리고 진행시키는!

When you want to do a very good job on something, you try and work hard. Some people tend to be seen by other people about they work hard. But some people truly work hard. Their mind sets are very developed. They really want to put their efforts on the work that they do. Also, they are happy about the work and result. As Birnbaum says “Typically, the mind
is a greater force-multiplier,” I think people should have a good mind when they are on their journeys such as study, work, future path and internship and so on.

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On your journey

To seeking your potential

You can use either

you legs

or

your mind

Typically, the mind
is a greater force-multiplier

너의 여행길에서
너의 잠재력을 찾기위해서는

너는 다리나

또는

생각을 사용할수 있다

대체적으로, 생각이
더 훌륭한 전력승수이다.

when we learn something, we should be open minded. What I understood from Birnbuam’s saying “Listen and learn like a baby” is that we should empty our minds when we listen and learn something. For example, babies (kids) tend to believe what their parents tell them without any doubt. I remember when I was little, I totally believe that there was Santa. I opened my eyes on Christmas day and saw the gifts. I remember my parents said those gifts are from Santa. I did good things this year, that was why Santa gave me a gift. Being stubborn is not good in a certain circumstance. We should be flexible to other people’s opinion.

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Listen and learn like a baby

Float like a butterfly

Then when you make your move . . .

Do it with conviction

And daring,

Go for victory:

Everyone has his/her own busy life. Many things are going on in our lives, As a result, we often do not pay attention to our own behavior and also the effect from those whom we interact with. We just take life and people around us for granted. We all shape our destiny. But, I believe the destiny that we build is not only built by you but also precious people around you.  As we head towards our final destiny, we should  think about ourselves or analyze our actions and behaviors.

* * *

We can shape our destiny

Capitalizing on opportunity – Small and large –
is often a key determinant

By individual acts of small grace,
Cumulatively we raise up the entire cosmos,
You are the product of your own.

You are heavily impacted
by your mental-image of yourself.
Consider enhancing-it periodically.

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My parents used to tell my brother and me that “because you two got smart genes from us, you will be smart as well” as a joke (maybe it was not the joke for them…). I think what David Birnbaum try to say is also similar to the one my parents used to tell us. I do not think it is always as if because of that, it will be this. It could be another result. But, I guess we believe in ourselves and what parents(or ancestors) have. 

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In 20th century military doctrine one must field a fighting force which can deploy infantry, artillery and air power

In the 20th century each of these components have become radically faceted

So, too in 21st Century because of professional or organizational life

Only the nimble, cutting-edge & multi-faceted entities ultimately prevail

20 세기 군대 신조에는 사람은 보병, 대포, 힘을 베치 할수 있는 배틀에 나가서 싸워야만 한다.

20 세기 이러한 요소들은 극진적으로 측면을 가지게 된다. 

그래서, 전문적이고 조직의 삶때문에 21세기에도 오직 빠르고, 칼날의 & 멀티-양면의 존재가 궁극적으로 나타날것이다.

“Flowing from the Essence of the Divine,
the infinite holy potential of the Divine
demanded more expression.

Among these elements
were the potentials for creation of the universe,
and within the latter,
the potentials for man
to quest for his spiritual potential,

As well as others,

including

mercy,

love,

truth,

justice,

beauty and harmony…”

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You probably have heard from your parents(or even your friends) something like “Everyone is good at something.”  I definitely agree on this. Sometimes we do not count being good at decorating cakes, cleaning the house, typing fast on computer, etc as talents. However, even the littlest things, like being good at having your children from crying when he wakes up at night, are talents and skills. We should be proud of ourselves and try to figure out what we are confident about. No one is perfect at everything.

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The purpose of each individual
is to Quest for his/her Potential

Each of us has out own unique individual potentialities

-and, indeed, these evolve and morph over time

Your unique potentials might be in any realm(s)

examples:
spiritual, religious, intellectual, maternal, paternal,
literary, emotional, business, trade, vocation, finance,
corporate, music, art, friendship, science, engineering, the
humanities, clergy, etc.

You want to be confident and feel good about yourself, but what if you are having hard time finding it ? First of all,  identify what you can do well. Everyone is not good at everything but must be good at something, so discover what you can do decently, and then focus on them. Take it easy on yourself and have yourself take pride in them.

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Understand that you are amazing
and that your life is uniquely significant
You are the cutting-edge
of a 1000+ generations of advance.
Understand that you are integral to the Infinite Divine
and that you are a microcosm Universe

너는 훌륭하다는것을 이해해라
그리고 너의 삶은 특별히 중요하다는것을 이해해라
너는 최첨단이다
한발 나아선 1000+ 세대의 최첨단
너는 무한한 신성함에 필수적이다는것을 이해해라
그러면 너는 축소판의 우주이다