'Hyangnoh' Mid-Autumn Festival Course Completion Challenge
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Challenge Completion and Reflections
The 9-day challenge from 10.3 to 10.11 during this Chuseok holiday has been completed.
How was it for everyone?
Through course reviews and KakaoTalk group messages, many of you left feedback, and I feel that this long period was really well-spent.
Thank you all for your hard work during this long period.
While conducting this challenge, I was frequently reminded of the essay "Ryo's Thoughtless Thoughts" by Ryo, the founder of London Bagel.
Someone's growth doesn't necessarily mean they succeeded.
It simply means they pursued their fears.
Whether big or small, growth means having the courage to take a step forward even knowing it's dark and uncertain, and I think that has much greater meaning than any success that others might talk about.Out of the blue, but this morning I find myself thinking of sending sincere support and applause to all the courageous people who trudge forward and begin despite knowing their fears, and hoping that the weariness of both body and mind will be carefully looked after.
Learning is not something that is guaranteed just because you execute it.
Like games that guarantee dopamine satisfaction,
or exercise that guarantees muscle soreness from muscles tearing and rebuilding,
or sleep that guarantees relief from fatigue,
when it comes to whether there's something that definitely returns as a reward when you do it, learning doesn't have that.
Short-term learning alone doesn't produce any noticeable rewards.
Therefore, deciding to participate in this challenge means "giving up all games/exercise/dates/sleep that have guaranteed results, and spending the entire long holiday period on something with no guaranteed outcome," which requires the courage to choose despite knowing the uncertainty.
Who wouldn't applaud the courage to leap into the unknown despite the uncertainty?
I truly want to tell all 1,642 participants in this challenge that you are absolutely amazing.
As I briefly mentioned during the live session,
we are all participating in an infinite game, and one of the important things in this infinite game is creating and maintaining the spark of unquenchable desire.
The ember in a furnace is difficult to ignite at first, but once it catches fire and grows, you transfer this ember to another furnace before it goes out, and then move the ember to yet another furnace before it extinguishes, keeping it burning forever.
I believe that everyone has a spark within their heart.
However, that spark often cannot be ignited by one's own strength alone.
That's when the power of solidarity and being together becomes important.
So someone fans the flames to help the fire catch in the hearth.
I hoped this challenge would serve just that role of fanning the flames.
I believe these sparks that have been lit will now spread to each person's many other hearths and grow even bigger.
The courageous decision to commit to learning throughout the entire 9-day long holiday,
and continuing with your studies and missions regardless of whether it was morning, dawn, or evening throughout the holiday - I really want to tell you how amazing that is.
And I would also like to express my gratitude for reminding me how enjoyable it is to study together,
and how much comfort and encouragement it brings to know that someone else is studying just like me, even during these early morning hours.
There have been several moments over the past few months when the spark in my heart almost went out.
But through this challenge, my spark was able to grow much bigger instead.
The challenge that was created with the purpose of igniting the spark in the hearts of the participants ended up fueling my own spark even more.
So it was a truly grateful time, and I felt that I received much more than I gave.
Our challenge will conclude at midnight on the 12th (Sunday).
Even after the challenge ends, I believe everyone will be able to continue living wonderfully and passionately in their daily lives with the good habits and memories you've gained.
I think I'll be the first one to do that! 😊😊
Thank you for the entire Chuseok holiday.
Thanks to you, I gained a lot of strength and renewed my commitment to continue developing Inflearn in a more enjoyable way.
I will repay you with better service and a more passionate attitude.
Everyone really worked so hard.
