There have been reports for the past 3 years that Kim Jong-Il’s health has been ailing, so it came as no surprise to me when he was pronounced dead this morning.
Like all of my friends in Korea, I had the news on when the TV announced that he was dead. At first I was shocked, but in an instant it was overtaken by unease. What does this mean for the Koreas?
Kim Jong-Il’s successor, Kim Jong-Un, is barely 30, and in a culture that values age over almost everything, it’s hard to see him holding the reins of the country. My fears are like everyone else’s, what will happen now?
In reality, there is little to think and only to watch. With the news from North Korea so tightly guarded, it is hard to believe what is really happening in the country. One can only know what is truly happening until it happens outside of the country.
All that we can do now is pray and hope that nothing ill will come of this event, and even hope that maybe this will lead to these two lands divided becoming one again.
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