Republic of Korea "Land of the Morning Calm"?

In one of my blogs during the past two years I wrote some about Korea’s history and one of them was regarding that Korea was being named “Land of the Morning Calm” by an emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, the Celestial Empire of the East in 1934 AD. He actually gave Korea the title of ‘Chaohsien’ meaning morning freshness. The title was most suited to South Korea because of its spellbinding natural beauty of picturesque high mountains and clear waters and its splendid tranquility, particularly in the morning which further confirmed the title on South Korea as the 'Land of Morning Calm'.

Today 2013 AD I feel that the country is crowded but the South Koreans are calm although there is a roaring storm going on in the rhetoric with their brothers and sisters in the North. The past months the rhetoric between the two nations have been escalating and we receive lots of threats, analyzes and expert opinions. The truth of the matter is that the South Korean people have been living with this situation for over six decades and got used to it. The young people have only their grandparents and parents recollections about how the war was and what they all have done to rebuild the country. The younger generations are living in a modern society and are continuing every day life. They shop, commute to their work and walk the streets.

 

 

 

 

I think we all should be very much aware of the fact that everybody is making qualified guesses about today’s situation. The truth is that we have very little facts about the real agenda North Korea has. We don’t know what they want, how they think and what they want to achieve with their threats.

Is today’s situation without risks? I personally think one is ignorant to think so. However, I think also we should stop overanalyzing and that the proper authorities should try to find out what the North really wants. With their rhetoric they’ve not only managed to dominate the world press but also created stock fall and inflation in South Korea. I strongly feel it’s time for North Korea to stop threatening other Nations and say clearly what they want. Possible? Who knows? We’re all guessing and wishing! And so am I!  

 

And I can't believe that anyone actually would want military actions!