Time passes and things change, @slowwalker. But change is not just a result of Time - change is the very nature of Time.

I wrote a novel about this very subject and I've had to deal with this struggle in my own life. It's hard having to let go of precious things.

So, your post today is full of nostalgia for a life that is slowly passing away, and the real challenge is not to hold on to what used to be, but to embrace the world in which we now live.

Spending a lifetime to learn a trade to perform a task a machine can do is a waste of a life. Yes, machine goods are not as good quality as handmade, but the time that is freed up can be put to good use - and that's what you did walking around Seoul City, observing and reflecting and honouring the traditions of the past.

A thoughtful post, @slowalker