문학과 지성사

Under the soft, delicate moonlight, my body begins to sparkle.
“Dear Rock that resembles me, I’m actually just a huge rock like you. But I still shine so brightly by reflecting the sunlight!
Reflecting my light, you look dazzling too.”

A rock cannot stand itself always sitting in the same spot. Crouching, it feels so small and useless, unlike its friends that move about the world freely. How awesome it would feel to be the breezy wind, to be green grass, a swaying flower! Everything seems to change according to the season, yet the rock is just there all the time, all the same. The feeling of missing out grows more painful as it wants to be something else, such as pretty flowers that invite traveling winds and bees, or ants that can go anywhere. However, there’s something it doesn’t realize yet—that its dear friends always know where to find it. The bare tree that has shed all its leaves, the moon that is basically a huge glowing rock, and the countless stars twinkling in the night sky console the dreary rock. They tell it there’s time for everyone, and there’s no reason to be depressed or hate oneself because the time hasn’t come yet. With the friends’ loving, thoughtful words, the rock becomes able to embrace its own time.