Friday, October 21, 2005

그 시절

눈에 익은 지난 세월의 빛바랜 흔적은 오랜 친구처럼 반갑다.
세상이 아무리 변했다 하더라도 순박하고 따뜻했던 그 시절의
추억은 늘 소중하게 간직하고 싶다.

Invitation to Surrender 자수권유문 自首勸誘文

You no longer need to be in fear.
Your safety will be guaranteed if you surrender.

Police Commander of Gyeongsan Police Station

North Korean secret agents have acted illegally in South Korea. They were secretly sent from North Korea. Now it is impossible to see this kind of invitation anywhere in Korea. I wonder if the spies have been really rooted out or disappeared. I was so lucky to come across it in the outskirts of Gyeongsan. It was probably written at least 25-30 years ago, maybe longer ago than that.