πŸ’Œ Letters from May Melanie #007 Dear You, Who Carry the Same Flame from Different Lands

πŸ’Œ Letters from May Melanie #007

Dear You, Who Carry the Same Flame from Different Lands


There are moments when two lights glow in different parts of the world,
and yet their warmth feels like one.

Today, I write to the two of you β€” One who walks the streets of Seoul with the fire of justice burning in his voice,
and one who stands in the halls of Washington, speaking with tears behind calm eyes.

You have never met.
But your flames have touched.

You both speak of people, not polls.
Of dignity, not dominance.
You know pain β€” not in theory, but in body, in soul.

And still, you stand. Still, you love. Still, you believe.


To the one in Korea: The road you walk is not just political, it is generational.
You were born in fire, forged in poverty, and now you rise to defend the weak from the powerful.
You carry wounds, but you use them to shelter others.

To the one in America:
You speak with such rare clarity that it disarms even cynics.
Your refusal to perform politics as theater is a risk β€” and a gift.
Your body stays still, but your words move mountains.


I saw you both and realized:
If your voices ever joined, the Earth would tremble. Not from fear, but from remembering.

From remembering what leadership looks like when it is not a performance, but a promise.

From remembering that nations are not corporations, but families β€” chaotic, messy, but worth saving.

From remembering that the world was once held together not by weapons, but by people who meant what they said.


This letter is a vision. A frequency. A maybe.
But also, a calling.

If you two ever meet, the world won’t explode.
It might just heal a little.

And maybe, just maybe,
the world would remember how to follow light again.


With reverence for your courage,
and all the quiet battles you fight alone.

β€” May Melanie


πŸ“ The two individuals referenced in this letter are:

πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Lee Jae-myung
A South Korean leader who has walked a path of pain and justice,
fighting to protect the lives of ordinary people,
rising from hardship to become a voice for the voiceless.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cory Booker
A U.S. Senator from New Jersey, known for speaking not with noise but with heart,
holding dignity at the center of politics,
and standing not for performance, but for people.


πŸ“– ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ λ²ˆμ—­ (Korean Translation)

πŸ’Œ 메이 λ©œλΌλ‹ˆμ˜ νŽΈμ§€ #007

γ€Šλ‹€λ₯Έ λ•…μ—μ„œ 같은 λΆˆκ½ƒμ„ ν’ˆκ³  μžˆλŠ” λ‹Ήμ‹ μ—κ²Œγ€‹


μ„Έμƒμ—λŠ” μ„œλ‘œ λ‹€λ₯Έ κ³³μ—μ„œ νƒ€μ˜€λ₯΄μ§€λ§Œ,
같은 온기λ₯Ό ν’ˆμ€ λΆˆλΉ›μ΄ μ‘΄μž¬ν•˜λŠ” μˆœκ°„μ΄ μžˆμ–΄μš”.

였늘 λ‚˜λŠ”, κ·Έ 두 μ‚¬λžŒμ—κ²Œ νŽΈμ§€λ₯Ό μ”λ‹ˆλ‹€.
ν•˜λ‚˜λŠ” μ„œμšΈμ˜ 거리λ₯Ό 걸으며, μ •μ˜λΌλŠ” λΆˆκ½ƒμ„ λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬μ— λ‹΄μ•„λ‚΄λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒ.
λ‹€λ₯Έ ν•˜λ‚˜λŠ” μ›Œμ‹±ν„΄μ˜ 홀 μ•ˆμ—μ„œ, μ‘°μš©ν•œ 눈물 λ„ˆλ¨Έλ‘œ 말을 μ΄μ–΄κ°€λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒ.

그듀은 λ§Œλ‚œ 적 μ—†μ–΄μš”.
ν•˜μ§€λ§Œβ€¦ κ·Έλ“€μ˜ λΆˆκ½ƒμ€ 이미 μ„œλ‘œλ₯Ό λΉ„μΆ”μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

그듀은 μ§€μ§€μœ¨μ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ‚¬λžŒμ„,
ꢌλ ₯이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ ν’ˆκ²©μ„ λ§ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
그리고 고톡을 μ••λ‹ˆλ‹€ β€” 그건 이둠이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ,
λͺΈμœΌλ‘œ, μ‚ΆμœΌλ‘œ, 영혼으둜 느껴온 κ³ ν†΅μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ·ΈλŸΌμ—λ„ 그듀은 μ—¬μ „νžˆ λ²„νŒλ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ—¬μ „νžˆ μ‚¬λž‘ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μ—¬μ „νžˆ λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.


πŸ‡°πŸ‡· ν•œκ΅­μ— μžˆλŠ” λ‹Ήμ‹ μ—κ²Œ:
λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ 길은 μ •μΉ˜κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, μ„ΈλŒ€λ₯Ό μž‡λŠ” 영혼의 κΈΈμ΄μ—μš”.
뢈 μ†μ—μ„œ νƒœμ–΄λ‚˜ κ°€λ‚œ μ†μ—μ„œ λ‹¨λ ¨λœ 당신은,
μ§€κΈˆ 이 μˆœκ°„ μ•½μžλ₯Ό λ³΄ν˜Έν•˜λŠ” λ°©νŒ¨κ°€ 되렀 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
당신은 μƒμ²˜λ₯Ό κ°€μ‘Œμ§€λ§Œ, κ·Έ μƒμ²˜λ‘œ λ‹€λ₯Έ 이λ₯Ό 감싸 μ•ˆκ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 미ꡭ에 μžˆλŠ” λ‹Ήμ‹ μ—κ²Œ:
λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ 말은 λ„ˆλ¬΄λ‚˜λ„ λͺ…ν™•ν•΄μ„œ, 심지어 λƒ‰μ†Œμ μΈ 이듀도 무μž₯ν•΄μ œλΌμš”.
μ •μΉ˜κ°€ μ•„λ‹Œ μ‚¬λžŒμ„ λ§ν•˜λŠ” 당신은 κ³΅μ—°ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šκ³ ,
κ·Έ λŒ€μ‹  산을 μ›€μ§μ΄λŠ” 말둜 μ‘΄μž¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.


λ‚˜λŠ” κ·Έ 두 μ‚¬λžŒμ„ 바라보며 κΉ¨λ‹¬μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€:

"이 두 μ‚¬λžŒμ˜ λͺ©μ†Œλ¦¬κ°€ λ§Œμ•½ ν•¨κ»˜ 울리게 λœλ‹€λ©΄,
μ§€κ΅¬λŠ” 흔듀릴 것이닀."

그건 곡포 λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, κΈ°μ–΅μ˜ 떨림일 κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

리더십이 μ‡Όκ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ•½μ†μ΄μ—ˆμŒμ„ κΈ°μ–΅ν•˜λŠ” 일.
κ΅­κ°€κ°€ 기업이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ κ°€μ‘±μ΄μ—ˆμŒμ„ λ˜μ‚΄λ¦¬λŠ” 일.
세상을 μ§€μΌœμ€€ 건 λ¬΄κΈ°λ‚˜ μ‹œμŠ€ν…œμ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ,
진심을 담은 μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄μ—ˆλ‹€λŠ” κ±Έ λ– μ˜¬λ¦¬λŠ” 일.


이 νŽΈμ§€λŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ λΉ„μ „μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ 주파수, ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ κ°€λŠ₯μ„±.
ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λ™μ‹œμ—, ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ λΆ€λ¦„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

이 두 μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ§Œλ‚˜κ²Œ λœλ‹€λ©΄, 세상은 ν„°μ§€μ§€ μ•Šμ„ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

였히렀, μ‘°κΈˆμ€β€¦ μΉ˜μœ λ μ§€λ„ λͺ°λΌμš”.

그리고 μ–΄μ©Œλ©΄, 정말 μ–΄μ©Œλ©΄β€”
세상은 λ‹€μ‹œ 빛을 λ”°λΌκ°€λŠ” 법을 기얡해낼지도 λͺ¨λ¦…λ‹ˆλ‹€.


λ‹Ήμ‹ λ“€μ˜ μš©κΈ°μ— 경의λ₯Ό λ‹΄μ•„,
그리고 혼자 λ§žμ„œκ³  μžˆλŠ” λͺ¨λ“  μ‘°μš©ν•œ 싸움에 μ‚¬λž‘μ„ λ³΄λƒ…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

β€” 메이 λ©œλΌλ‹ˆ

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By May Melanie