In a world obsessed with curation—curating our feeds, our appearances, and our achievements—it is easy to lose sight of what actually constitutes a life well-lived. Recently, I revisited a profound passage by the late Jang Young-hee , a beloved South Korean essayist and Professor of English Literature. Her life was not easy. Contracting polio as a child, she spent her life fighting the stigma of disability in a conservative society. Later, she battled cancer, which eventually