[Book] Go Do-won’s Ninety-Nine Heartwarming Stories

[About the Author]

Editor: Ko Do-won

He served as the Editor-in-Chief of *Yonsei Chunchu*, the student newspaper of Yonsei University, and after running the wedding dress shop "Happy Door," worked as a reporter for *Deep-rooted Tree* and *JoongAng Ilbo*. From 1998, he worked for five years as a Speech Secretary (Grade 1) at the Blue House.

Currently, as the host of *Ko Do-won's Morning Letter*, he opens a vigorous morning every day with approximately 1.6 million readers, conveying to those in their 20s—who need a true sense of noble spirit—that seeds of hope lie within despair. Furthermore, seeking meaningful work for this era, he is currently pursuing the construction of "Deep Mountain Spring," which will become a world-class meditation center. He plans to establish a meditation center in the most beautiful forest where not only our generation but also the next can recharge their bodies and minds.

**About the Author** His books include *Kodowon's Morning Letter 1: Beauty Grows Too*, *Kodowon's Morning Letter 2: A Small Seed Is the Beginning of Everything*, *Kodowon's Morning Letter 3: Think Big, Achieve Big*, *The Ugly Tree Protects the Mountain*, *Trees Do Not Make Shade for Themselves*, and *45 Things You Must Do for Your Parents While They Are Still Alive*. [Table of Contents]

1. A Warm Path of Life

A Fair Life - Peter Han

A Bastard Who Will Die the Day After Tomorrow - Jung Soon-hee

20,000 Won of Encouragement - Seol Eun-ah

Fly, Emergency Exit - Kim Jung-yeol

A Day to Share - Jung Hoo-young

Rubbing Bare Skin Together - Hong Mi-sook

A Bond Formed by a Banana Kick - Choi Jin-hyun

A Small Key to Open a Firmly Closed Big Door - Kim Young

Famous Quotes from a Teacher Crossing the Street with Her Hand Raised - Lee Gye-ok

The Reason for Existence - Nanuri

In the Life of a Certain Woman - Haemil

A Healthy Life - Nanuri

Adolescence & Midlife Crisis - Kim Sung-hee

On the Wavering of Middle-Aged Women - Lee Yong-jae

Volunteering in Slum Rooms Is My Job - Seo Pyeong-won

Making Up Your Mindset - Lee Young-sook

When Life Is Hard, Do It Like This - Kwon Soon-ju

When Words Cannot Contain the Heart - Kim Hyun-kyung

We, the Middle-Aged: Neither Young Nor Old - Jini Bicycle

But You Are a Beautiful Middle-Aged Person - Lee Yong-hae

2. Warm Relationships

A Prayer for Office Workers - Lee Jae-woo

The Path People Walk Is Good - Choi Si-young

Sharing - Lee Jung-yong

My Father, I Love You - Ahn Yong-hee

Mother - Lee Shin-bong

My Sister - Byun Jae-gu

The Path of Companionship I Keep At - Kim Sung-hee

When You Are Tired - Lee Geon-soon

My Father Was a Fake - Yoon Mi-ja

Sheep in Wolf's Clothing - Jinggeumdari

Four Wives - Jinggeumdari

Beautiful Consideration - Kim Hyun-kyung

The Phone Number I Miss - Lee In-sook

Family - Kim Eun-sook

Dad, Let's Live Together in a Tiny Room - Kang Tae-woon

Letter - Heo Seong-hee

Is This the First Card? - Kim Tae-jeong

Words That Begin in Life - Choi Si-young

Reliability, Affection, and... - Kim Sung-hee

The Highest Mountain - Ju Hae-seong

One Small Act of Interest - Moon Soon-ran

My Hedgehogs I Still Don't Hate - Kim Soo-ok

Mom, Please! - Hoon's Mom

Mother Has Been Discharged - Byun Jae-gu

A Short Life, A Noble Life - Cho Kyung-cheol

A World of Living Together - Choi Yu-kyung

Companionship - Lee Yong-jae

3. Warm Daily Life

Potato - Cho Gye-soon

What Is Not Asked - Nanuri

The Abundant Happiness of 1,500 Won - Kim Seong-hee

Sense of Ownership, Servant's Nature - Nanuri

There Is Shade on Every Path - Baek Da-rye

Since You're Doing It, Do It with a Joyful Heart - Nanuri

A Powerless and Pitiful Head of Household - Kim Gil-su

Right Answers and Wrong Answers - Byun Jun-heon

Please Shine Your Shoes - Kim Heung-yong

Husband's Gift - Do In-sook

Once a Year - Byun Sun-hee

It Snowed a Lot - Ro-saem

On a Day I Want to Walk Endlessly - Park Jong-bun

Teacher, Please Smile - Choi Hae-kyung

What Happened in the Parking Lot - Han Sang-woo

Reading 50g, Travel 100ml - Deulkkot

Helen Keller - Mirinae

If You Deceive Me, I Will Be Deceived - Haneulbaram

Of the Happy Traveler Ticket Booth - Choi Yun-mi

Happiness Living in Delusion - Kim Su-ok

Look at the Sky When Things Are Hard - Autumn Man

Advice Held in the Heart - Peter Han

The Day My Eldest Son Was Born - Lee Gye-ok

The Path to Becoming a Grandmother - incognito

Deaconess Go's Chrysanthemum - Cho Gye-soon

4. Warm Love, Warm Longing

Longing Turns into Sorrow - Susanna

Love, Do You Know? - Nanuri

Love is Expression, Skill, and Feeling - Nanuri

Do You Remember That Poor Love? - Kim Sung-hee

A Woman Who Wants to Be Loved - Kim Soo-ok

Rain of the Heart - Byun Soon-hee

Love, That Terrible Disease - Cactus

Mutual Differences - Shin Jeong-sik

Definition of Love - Yoon Won-gyu

I Want to Be a Beautiful Woman - Eunhasu

Loving Pretending to Be Friendship - Kwon Soon-ju

Love, That Ecstatic Restraint - Bae Chan-hee

I LOVE YOU - Kim Young-kwang

The Love of a Man Who Made a Woman Cry - Eunhasu

5. Warm Wisdom, Warm Serenity

The Legend of the Sunflower - Cho Gye-soon

A Life That Brings Joy - Lee Do-kyung

How Much Do You Earn in a Day? - Sonagi

Mother's Kimchi Stew - Yoo Wan-seok

Unfamiliar Beauty and Serenity - Cactus

Respect and Consideration - Lee Sam-hwa

A Smile of a Serene Mind - Kwon Ki-young

How That Woman Lives - Kim Myung-ui

10 Habits of Millionaires - Rookie

Like Deep Water in Quiet Water - Lee Young-eun

How to Handle a Wife - Netizen

Spider-Man - Lee Sam-hwa

Proposing on the Day of the First Snow - Sonagi

[Recommendation]

There are times when a single line of writing becomes a beacon in a harsh world, and when a single word is more powerful than a long conversation. While writing 'Go Do-won's Morning Letter,' I came to realize that brief encounters in daily life serve as good nourishment that warms our lives.