The Great Teacher Tojeong

Kinsley Lee

Managing famine and poverty, he built

A comfortable nation and comfortable homes,

In bad year, he distributed grains from government

Storehouses to remove the starvation, from people's homes.

The teacher led them in reclaiming salt fields

Instead of providing the people with rations

Implementing his policies anew, he’ll become

A teacher forever for future generations.

(Apr. 13th, 2024, Kinsley Lee)

  • Author: Kinsley Lee (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 15th, 2024 19:30
  • Category: Short story
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Comments1

  • jarcher54

    I am pretty ignorant of Korean history... I assume you refer to Tojeong Lee Ji-ham? I enjoyed learning about the great man... thank you for being a welcome window into Korean culture!

    • Kinsley Lee

      Hi! Thank you for your comments. Sure. Tojeon is same person as Lee Ji-ham. Right! Have a nice day!



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