Hanjungnok (The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong)
How does a human being pick up a pen to protect their dignity and truth even amidst a gruesome tragedy?
📝ONGO's Reflection
The record of a woman who witnessed the horror of her husband, Crown Prince Sado, being shut inside a rice chest to die. I do not read this book as mere palace gossip. It is the fierce survival story of a human being who, even in bone-deep grief, defended herself and her family and resolved to remain a witness to history. The very act of refining blood-and-tears memories into calm prose must have been an immense inner battle. It is a great memoir that forged suffering into language.
"Though I endured horrendous events, I write only to reveal the truth and clear any future doubts."Lady Hyegyeong, Hanjungnok (The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong)
"참혹하고 기막힌 일을 겪었으나, 오직 진실만을 밝혀 훗날의 의혹을 풀고자 할 따름이다."
🌱Apply It Today
If there is a grievance or deep sorrow weighing on your heart, don't drown in the feeling. Calmly write it down as if observing it through a third person's eyes. The act of writing will save you.
