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“For the
‘family’ who don’t know the details of the entire process, who
don’t know
everything I’ve experienced, but still give me their full support,
I am truly
grateful with all my heart. Besides they absolutely trust me in
whatever
I do. Towards a group of people like that, to simply use the term
‘fans’
cannot fully express all that my heart feels towards them…”
~ Bae Yong Joon (translated)
Benton
Sen puts it well, too:
"Ancient Hawaiian children grew up in a world where people not
related by blood were considered part of the 'Ohana, or extended
family. To Hawaiians, it didn't matter if you weren't a
blood
relative, only that you were loved. 'Ohana, often defined as
Aloha,
is extended to all people, without restraint or motive...I think
of
'Ohana as an embrace that wraps itself around the spirit of
Aloha.
It is a sense of place, a sense of belonging and a private
homecoming
that returns us to ourselves. Extending outward, it begins
with a
single action, a gesture of love."
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