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The Most Loved Essay Bestseller of the First Half of 2026
Live While Cherishing Yourself
Na Tae-Joo’s Words of Wisdom for Life’s Hardest Moments
Do what you love and go where your heart leads.
“You do not have to follow in others’ footsteps.
Never lose sight of the star you carry in your heart.”
Na Tae-Joo, affectionately known as the “Wildflower Poet”—a nickname inspired by his beloved poem “Wildflower”—is one of Korea’s most revered literary figures. A bestselling poet, he is also one of the country’s most sought-after speakers. This book gathers the words that have resonated most deeply with his audiences, drawn from notes he jotted down while preparing for his many lectures.
He inspires elementary school children to dream of tomorrow, urges teenagers to hold on to the bright star in their hearts, and gives young adults wings of hope for the future. He encourages adults who have lost confidence to pursue the paths they have always longed to take and reminds those struggling with low self-esteem to love and cherish themselves more deeply.
As you turn these pages, you will sense the poet’s genuine warmth and his heartfelt wish to generously share the wisdom of a lifetime with each and every reader.
Living Well, All the Way to the End—
That Alone Is Enough
People often ask Na Tae-Joo:
“Life feels unbearably hard. Every day is a struggle. How should I live?”
The poet answers without hesitation:
“However weary or difficult life may be, what matters is living it well, all the way to the end. Do not give up or despair just because you missed a bus on life’s journey. Another is sure to come.”
A Warm Voice That Helps Restore Self-Esteem
At times, life can feel so exhausting that we want to give up. Under the pressures of a fiercely competitive society, we may begin to measure ourselves against those who seem more successful, leaving us feeling inadequate and inferior and undermining our sense of self-worth.
When these experiences recur, our self-esteem can gradually erode, leaving us anxious, unsettled, and unsure of ourselves. Meanwhile, modern life offers fewer opportunities to open up and speak honestly about our innermost feelings, leaving many of us to carry our loneliness and anxiety alone.
This book shows us how to find our way out of that isolation. With its warm, reassuring voice, it also gently soothes our wounds and helps restore our self-esteem.
Nine Failures Are Nine Beginnings
Na Tae-Joo recalls that, earlier in life, one of his goals was to recognize his shortcomings and strive to overcome them. He once struggled as an unknown poet, enduring rejection after rejection from publishers. At times, he even paid out of pocket to have his own books published. There were also years when he felt unwelcome wherever he went and repeatedly endured the pain of unrequited love.
Looking back, however, he says it was these very experiences that led him to poetry, shaped him as a poet, and ultimately brought him to his lifelong companion. In hindsight, he insists, no failure—and no chapter of his life—was ever meaningless.
“If you have failed nine times, you have also begun nine times. Why, then, hesitate to begin a tenth time? To fail nine times is, in other words, to have found the courage to begin nine times. It does not mean you did better than someone who failed eight times, but it is proof that, at the very least, you were willing to try one more time.”
Never Lose Heart—
Live Happily, and Then Happier Still
This book gathers the beautiful truths Na Tae-Joo has discovered over a lifetime. It weaves together personal stories he has shared in countless lectures and interviews with moving accounts of writers and thinkers who have inspired him.
Drawing on the words of writers and thinkers—including Hermann Hesse, Zhuangzi, Alexander Pushkin, Jo Ji-hoon, Jeong Yak-yong (also known as Dasan), Kim Tae-gil, and Angela Duckworth—Na Tae-Joo gently illuminates the lessons their wisdom holds for us.
The book also includes stories about his father and grandmother, along with a tender memory of a school custodian who handled cleaning and errands during Na Tae-Joo’s tenure as a principal.
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