Offering Seats for Happiness to All  
 

When you get on the bus with your girlfriend,
there is no seating for two like in Murphy's Law.
It is too embarrassing to hold hands with your
girlfriend across the aisle seat on a bus.

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One day after work, I got on the bus going
from Seoul to Incheon and took one of the few
seats that were not occupied. A couple that
looked more or less young, followed me.
Hesitating a few moments, the man of the two
sat in the front seat and the woman sat on
a seat two rows back. Those were the only
vacant seats.

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In seeing this, I felt a conflict in my mind.
Should I simply ignore this situation because
I'm so tired? Should I suggest my idea?
I intended to sleep sitting in my seat, but could
not sleep in the middle of the rattling bus.

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After contemplating the idea for a few minutes,
I said to the woman beside me.
"Do you happen to have a boy friend?"
"What? Well.. yes, I do."
She looked somewhat surprised.

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"Well, I would like to give our seats to that
couple that is sitting apart, then they can sit
together. Would you do that for them?"

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Àú±â Ä¿ÇÃÀÌ µû·Î ¶³¾îÁ® ¾É¾Æ¼­
ÀúÈñ°¡ ¾çº¸Çϸé
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Ȥ½Ã ±×·¯½Ç ÀÇÇâÀÌ ÀÖÀ¸¼¼¿ä?"


As I usually people, I asked her like
a greeting announcement of an announcer.

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Àλç¸àƮó·³ Àͼ÷ÇÏ°Ô ¹°¾îº¸¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù.


"Oh, well, I can do that."
She agreed to my suggestion.

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¿©¼ººÐÀº ´ÙÇàÀ̵µ ½Â³«À» ÇØÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.


I talked to the man of the couple. "Hey!
Why don't you sit over here with your girlfriend?"
He looked more or less surprised. I also stood
up and said to the woman looking at her
boyfriend, wondering what was going on.
"You two can sit side by side here."

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"¿©ÀÚ Ä£±¸¶û ÀÌÂÊ¿¡ ¾ÉÀ¸¼¼¿ä."
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"¿©±â¿¡ µÎ ºÐÀÌ ¾ÉÀ¸¼¼¿ä."
Çϸ鼭 ÀÚ¸®¿¡¼­ ÀϾ½À´Ï´Ù.


Then the woman beside me also stood up,
and the air on the bus was a little confused.
Like this, the couple came to sit together,
arm in arm.

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ÀÌ·¸°Ô ±× Ä¿ÇÃÀº ÆÈ¯À» ³¢°í °°ÀÌ ¾É°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.


Sitting in a seat that I changed with the
man of the couple, I felt a little awkward
and embarrassed. However, I feel good whenever
I close my eyes and recall that moment.
At least four people can be happy, can't they?
All passengers on the bus might be happy, too.

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¹ö½º¿¡ ź ½Â°´µé ¸ðµÎ°¡ Çàº¹ÇØÁö´Â ÀÏÀÏ ¼öµµ ÀÖ°í¿ä.


When I was about to get out of the bus
after passing through the freeway, the man
thanked me with a smile. "Sir, thanks a lot."
I returned the smile and nodded.

"Àú±â¿ä.. °¨»çÇÕ´Ï´Ù."
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Àúµµ ¿ôÀ¸¸é¼­ ¸ñ·Ê¸¸ Çß½À´Ï´Ù.


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A charitable spirit from one's courage
can keep our mind warm.

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Though they say the world is tough and
soulless nowadays, people with a warm
heart make the world worth living.

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- Charity makes one's personality elevate. -

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