Lessons from Korean Drama

S and I have recently taken to watch the 7pm Korean Drama on Channel U. In brief, the protaganist Encai was ousted from her marriage by her best friend Aili and left to drown by her husband. Miraculously, she survived and plotted her revenge against the two by taking on another identity. Thankfully, Aunt Sherry has the DVD and we shortened our agony of catching the one-hour daily offerings and went straight to the last two episodes.

In the show, Aili is a character that is extremely cunning and evil, endlessly dreaming up schemes for her own selfish needs without caring about others. Encai and the rest of the innocent parties naturally hated her.

(Do not continue reading if you are still watching the show!)

Towards the very end, Aili realised that she can terminal cancer and for the welfare of her only son, she repented and begged those whom she had plotted against to take care of her son. And they did.

In a way, as ludicrous as the plot and the end may sound, it mimics real life pretty well. When we are alive and healthy, reflecting about our own mistakes is very difficult. The mother of one of the characters said "The best time to quieten down and reflect on oneself is when you are sick, weak and stuck in a hospital bed."

However, in real life, human beings can be even tougher nuts to crack. One of my uncles never forgave my grandfather over a past incident, did not see him for decades, and refused to even attend his funeral. This saddened us greatly. I feel sad for him too because now that grandfather has passed away, the chance to say sorry has also gone.