2008. 11. 6
Oh saw him again. The disabled guy. The guy who reminds Oh of his passed uncle.
The disabled guy Oh ran into every single morning on his way to work. Since Oh is very punctual, so is the guy. They always ran into each other at the exact point which is almost in between Oh's house and his workplace. And as Oh said before he feels indebt without any particular reason. Or with a reason that he can not illustrate in words.
And just like yesterday, there was a job fair in the lobby. But today it was for the local disabled. And Oh did not expect the guy to show up at the fair and fill out applications. It somewhat flaggergasted Oh. Oh always thought that the guy might be a stay-at-home dad after suffering from stroke or any kinds chronic disease, which might be why the guy has trouble with walking and so depends on a metal cane. But at least Oh surmised that the guy is a man, despite his physical condition, of a very strong will to go out, get a job and be a part of society in lieu of lurking like a hermit and crying over his physical limits.
Anyways, for Oh, the job fair designed for the disabled seems to be a bit phony. Since he knows how handicap-unfriendly Korean society is, he was worried if those showed up at the fair later just grew disappointed with no call-backs from the companies that they sent applications to. And Oh sincerely hopes that it does not occur to the guy so that they won't bump into each other in the mornings anymore, but somewher else, maybe late in the evening on their ways back home from long and hard work.
The disabled guy Oh ran into every single morning on his way to work. Since Oh is very punctual, so is the guy. They always ran into each other at the exact point which is almost in between Oh's house and his workplace. And as Oh said before he feels indebt without any particular reason. Or with a reason that he can not illustrate in words.
And just like yesterday, there was a job fair in the lobby. But today it was for the local disabled. And Oh did not expect the guy to show up at the fair and fill out applications. It somewhat flaggergasted Oh. Oh always thought that the guy might be a stay-at-home dad after suffering from stroke or any kinds chronic disease, which might be why the guy has trouble with walking and so depends on a metal cane. But at least Oh surmised that the guy is a man, despite his physical condition, of a very strong will to go out, get a job and be a part of society in lieu of lurking like a hermit and crying over his physical limits.
Anyways, for Oh, the job fair designed for the disabled seems to be a bit phony. Since he knows how handicap-unfriendly Korean society is, he was worried if those showed up at the fair later just grew disappointed with no call-backs from the companies that they sent applications to. And Oh sincerely hopes that it does not occur to the guy so that they won't bump into each other in the mornings anymore, but somewher else, maybe late in the evening on their ways back home from long and hard work.
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