A man used to living by the rules, differentiating and compartmentalising things
Park Sihoo-ssi’s Choi Dokyung in KBS Drama “My Golden Life” lives by the book, black is black and white is white. Because of his upbringing, his life is guided by a set rules of what to do and what not to do.
Noblesse oblige must be taken seriously. Don’t do things that will create scandals and attract the press. Be mindful of seniority and address people respectfully. Employees are paid so let them perform their duties. Dishonest acts must be punished.
I guess putting things into compartments and differentiating them in some ways is how his mind will work?
Return of the remaining KRW 20 million and the necklace
So when the about to depart Seo Jian returned him the remaining amount of the KRW 20 million she took from Mother Choi after paying her student loan and also the necklace he gave her, were you surprised by his response? Let the money be treated as part of noblesse oblige. But he would take back the necklace.
My interest is more on the necklace than the money. Why did he take that back? I had thought he wouldn’t, but Choi Dokyung did.
My take is he is differentiating love subconsciously. By then, his emotions for Seo Jian have been stirred, whether he knew it or not, whether he wanted it or not. His taking back the neckless is putting things into compartment, differentiating them, including love.
Sibling relationship then
The necklace, he bought for his sister, chosen with his sister in mind. So it would have to be given to his sister. Seo Jian is not his sister, so it is not right for her to have it. This was regardless of the exhilarating adventure they had gone through together fighting off the thief and the shared warm memories of her calling him Oppa for the first time.
I have no doubt that when the time comes when he considers her his woman, his love, he would be differentiating again the kind of gift he would buy her. Maybe finding something a lot more to her liking and something with his heart and soul put into it?
Differentiating love in his way? What do you think?
We should see a different kind of love in future
“我黄金光辉的人生”：区分的爱
施厚君饰演的崔道京在KBS电视剧“我黄金光辉的人生”中，是活得有原则的人，黑就是黑，白就是白。由于他的养育，他遵循规则来做事，什么该做和什么不该做。
贵族的义务必须认真对待。不要做会造成绯闻和吸引媒体关注的事情。注意辈份，恭敬地讲话。员工是有收报酬的，所以让他们履行职责。不诚实的行为必须受到惩罚。
把事情分区，按区别去做事，是他平时考虑和如何处理事情的方式？
That awkward moment the pendant was given
所以，当即将离开的徐智安还给他从崔妈妈得来，付了学生贷款的余款，还有他给了她的项链，你对他的反应感到惊讶吗？把钱作为贵族义务的一部份，但他收回了项链。
我的兴趣是在项链而不是金钱上。他为什么收回项链呢？我原以为他不会，但是崔道京的确把它收回了。
我想他也把爱给分辨了。当时，他对徐智安已经有了感情，不管他是否知道，是否想要。他收回项链是把东西放进隔间，把他们区分，包括爱。
A befitting necklace for a sibling relationship
项链是为妹妹买的，选择时，脑里就是以妹妹为准。所以项链必须给妹妹。徐智安不是他的妹妹，所以不应该给她。为了项链，他们一起所经历，令人振奋的对抗小偷冒险，以及她第一次称呼他为偶吧Oppa的共同甜蜜的回忆，都不重要。
我毫不怀疑，当他认为徐智安是自己的女人，他的爱人的时候，他会再次分辨他会给她买什么样的礼物。也许可以根据她的喜好找到更适合的礼物，并且将自己的心灵投入其中？
这是他的方式来区分爱吗？大家有如何的看法？
Is this what the future will hold?
Photo Credits – Many thanks! KBS drama, Hoo Factory Entertainment
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#朴施厚# #我黃金光輝的人生# 我也相信這份是一份區分的愛，當他認為女主角是妹妹的時候，付出的感情和愛是純真簡單的；但當他知道所以真相後，他一時之間也很難把感情收回整理，所以唯有在物件上作出決定和回應。道京的心裡必定很難承受和矛盾忐忑，這份愛確是複雜喲！
Without a second thought, I too, would have accepted the return of the necklace because the whole meaning of the gift is to welcome her as his sister. Since she is not his sister, not taking back that necklace will leave loose ends that leaves future chance of reminder which is not necessary needed to promote that chapter in future memory, for both of them. I don’t mean that chapter needed to be wiped off history, but no need to dwell on that chapter for both of them in the future. So yes, taking back the necklace is something I too would have done immediately without a second thought, even though I am not CDK who does things with compartalised of both humans and things and issues. My lines aren’t drawn as clear as his.