A Korean Word That Transcends Culture & Time
Grief has been stitched into every life on this planet. Different languages describe it in different ways, but sometimes I wonder if grief connects us even more than love ever does. It is one of the few experiences that quietly reminds us that, despite our different histories and cultures, we are all human at the end of the day. The internet will tell you that han (한) is a notoriously difficult Korean word to translate into English. Maybe that’s because some feelings simply refuse to be confined to a dictionary. Instead, they seep into ordinary moments, becoming part of how we carry ourselves through the world. Han (한) isn’t simply…



