Often, whenever I feel the growing, gnawing dread that Filipinos are beginning to accept corruption as a way of life in the country, I read an essay about the Philippines written by a Korean student, Jaeyoun Kim. He noted that Korea and the Philippines had similar problems. Like many Filipinos who cried about the state of the Philippines, Jaeyoun Kim also cried about the state of his but this never stopped him from loving Korea.

I had written about Kim’s essay some years back but I believe it’s worthwhile reprinting it because I consider it timeless and it would make a good start for 2015. Here’s Jaeyoun Kim’s essay, edited to fit the space allotted to this column.

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