I haven’t chased after a Korean Drama for a while and this is by Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, “Crash Landing On You”.

It definitely helps because Hyun Bin is SO addictive,

Even his back is awesome.

And he plays the piano. Gave me so much joy watching it.

I first interviewed Son Ye Jin in one of her first dramas, Summer Scent in 2003 in Korea. And to see her again.

The story tells of this successful rich young woman who paraglide and ends up in North Korea due to a storm . She meets a handsome soldier who has closed himself to life around him because of a deep dark loss he experienced of his brother who died in a bid to uncover truth in the North Korean army. Hyun Bin rescues this young woman and gradually opened up, warming up to life.

The story unfolds to show how the young soldier repeatedly risks his life to save hers as he tries to hide her in North Korea whilst finding ways to send her back to the South. And even crossing the line, stepping and crossing over the DMZ, and finally surviving a crawl underground 10km long to get to the South.

The story then goes that she tries to send him back to the North.

Unknown to the 2 of them, they had already met much much earlier in life. Many years ago in Switzerland, the young woman was on the verge of ending her life, but came across a beautiful tune on a boat ride, it was this melody that gave her courage to live.

Many years later, they both realise they had crossed paths but not met.

There was another occasion, when this lady had taken a picture for this young man.

And unknowingly , the gentleman had taken a photo of the lady as well.

And this brought me to the point of timing and resonance.

Something much deeper had culminated this.

People who are with us now, somehow—–somewhere in the distant past, we have all crossed paths, and created Resonance one way or another, this resonance gets reinforced, and culminates in an incident when we meet. That is how it is.

And why is there resonance?

I think if the voice in your heart is clear it will attract resonance.

Till the time is ripe and right for us to meet. Until then, we will continue to cross paths. Crossing paths, like a prelude. I think about the meetings I have had with some wonderful people. And these are like preludes that will culminate/crystallise in a certain future or meeting.

How many times have we met not knowing? When is the time for us to meet?

Its beautiful to the point of heartache.

And there are some beautiful captures along the way.

In North Korea when she got lost in a market, he held up a scented candle which she once mentioned and led her to him.

我们都希望，有人为自己点一盏灯

想起老师说，每天，为对方点一盏灯. Mr Ng used to say this to me and bf, that we should light a light for each other every day. As you light up, its a simple ritual to symbolise opening up oneself to light and bidding darkness goodbye. Its to remind oneself that I am light and so is your partner.

And to see this scene in the drama, Such such! poetic way of putting across the yearning we have in each of us—–don’t we all wish someone will light a light for us? In fact, very deep down, we take it that people we love —we look upon them as a light who will support us, secure us, stable us, protect us, guide us to home, to happiness all of which that will make us feel: life IS enough, everything is already there. I don’t need more, I just need you.

It’s not what you have but what you don’t need that makes you happy.

I am grateful that you are born into this world. I m grateful that the person I love is breathing .

Love is loving the other more than yourself. Love makes you a better person, one of the quotes I really love is

“Because I like you I will keep in mind where I m going. I will live that way.”

A few other nice ones:

“Why does the wind blow? It’s blowing to move on. The wind needs to keep moving for me to fly, In order to meet you.” 

“You came into my life like a gift. I m grateful for that. 

And What do I do when I miss you so much?

Just wait and pray desperately. You asked if you could see the person you miss by doing that? You can.”

There’s also this: “Sometimes the wrong train takes you to the right station “ . This. We don’t know until some point in time when we connect backwards and makes sense of life’s journey.

The story started with the female lead paragliding and landing on a tree in North Korea. He found her, as always and their story began.

The story ended that way too. She went paragliding in Switzerland, back to where they crossed paths many years ago. And she landed on a spot. He found her.

She descended into his life. Like a gift. And that is how we all are.

Lest we forget, We are all gifts.