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Poems by Gill-Chin Lim

      Dr. Gill-Chin Lim of Michigan State University is engaged in secral activities of services and
      enlightenment through several organizations, most of which he founded .   Most, but not all, of
      his activities are documented in the Program on Humanistic Globalization (POHG) website at
      www.pohg.org.    Links to other projects such as Consortium on Development Studies, Citizens for
      Decent Housing and Council on Korean Studies, and many others, are posted in that webite.   In
      addition, Dr. Lim serves as a managing Editor of the Society of Korean-American Scholars (SKAS)
      and is a member of OKSPN, the Overseas Korean Senior Professionals Network, a subunit of SKAS.
      With all those activities swirling around him, one wouldn't think he would have time to
      compose poems.   But he manages to do just that!   He is a published poet.   Here we collect some of
      his poems that have been published in the newsletters KASTN and IEKAS.   More will be addred to
      this collection.

    TWELVE PILLARS OF LIFE
    (published in KASTN, Issue 03-44, December 10, 2003)

        Smile and don't get angry.
        Neither hide nor exhibit yourself.
        Feel happy and do not hate.
        Be independent materially and spiritually.
        Admit your mistakes and improve yourself.
        Be aware of your ignorance and learn from others.
        Seek advice from others, but make decisions on your own.
        Treat everybody equally, whoever they may be.
        Cherish the old as well as the new.
        Practice what you know.
        Love everything.
        Be persistent.

    POEM FOR THE NEW YEAR
        (published in IEKAS, Issue 04-02, January 16, 2004)

        Looking into the Sun
        I open my arms
        To spread my wings

        The air fills my chest
        Soon I feel Peace
        Over the mountains

        Across rivers
        Over the prairies
        Into to ocean

        I grab your hands
        We jump and fly
        We touch them all

        Every tree
        Every rock
        Every drop of water

        Their song embraces our soul
        Soon we learn Love

        Over the mountains
        Across rivers
        Over the prairies
        Into to ocean

        We dance together
        You and I
        I and you

        They touch us all
        Every tree
        Every rock
        Every drop of water

        The Sun rises again
        In this New Year
        For Peace
        For Love
        For your preciousness