"Han" suffering so deep.(Back Burner)

Catholic New Times | November 16, 2003| | Copyright

It feels ironic that a "rah rah America" show, though with a critical twist, is the thing that triggered this reflection.

In a recent episode of the "West Wing," a Korean artist was seeking asylum in the U.S. but he is refused. As the president is informing him of this fact, he stops playing the piano and asks, "Do you know what is 'han?'"

Then the pianist begins to play a mournful piece that tugged at a deep place of yearning. The piece did indeed communicate the essence of this term, which has no English translation "Han" is a suffering so deep, so profound that it is ...

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