One day, during one of my classes, the professor asked students when you felt regret. I thought to myself like this: When something has passed, and I feel I could have done more than I did. One classmate confidently said, “When I couldn’t do my best…” Right after, professor replied, “When we didn’t do our best…” From this process of question and answer, I had an opportunity to reflect on my life.
    When I was a cub-reporter at the Chonnam Tribune, I saw a movie, Dead Poets Society in order to write a review as practice. In the middle of the movie, these well-known lines caught my attention.

Keating: Carpe diem! Seize the day! Boys, make your lives extraordinary!

    While watching this movie, I kept memorizing this line so not to forget it. After watching this movie, I decided to live an extraordinary life. For a long time after, I often thought about how to do this. To find the answer, firstly, I had to define the meaning of extraordinary. After several months of considering, I finally concluded that living my life in an extraordinary way meant developing myself in spite of hindrances such as money, other people’s attitudes, social conventions and other such constraints. Secondly, I needed to know who I am, why I am alive and what I can do best.
    In addition, as a university press reporter, I often met various people with their own philosophies. There are several similarities among such people. Firstly, they are confident in themselves. Secondly, they know themselves very well. Thirdly, they have already set their future goals. Next they try ceaselessly to realize their dreams. These 4 steps are generally applied to those who are called to succeed. In being motivated by these people, I have tried to follow them. As a result, I have come to know myself, my dreams and my philosophies. Through this series of thoughts, I have been able to learn the importance of the journey to find myself.
    These days, it is not that easy to meet the people in the university who live a unique life. This is mainly because students are living without trying to fulfill their dreams. Each person has unique characteristics that distinguish them from other people. However, the stability-oriented tendency prevailing in university students often negates this individuality.
    Before long, the summer vacation will be here and already half the year is gone. It is an undeniable fact we only live once and what we choose now determines what eventually happens to us. In this the 271st issue, the Tribune tries to relate unique stories to the readers. In particular, in the <At a Glance> column, the Tribune hopes that CNU students will reconsider the meaning of youth. Once our youth has gone, we’ll find it hard to recapture old pleasures.