A photo of a dad and his daughter posing together with the background of famous tourist destinations such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Blue Dragon Ice Cave in Iceland, and the Colosseum in Italy and its story were introduced on the Internet news. The reason these photos caught others’ attention was because the dad in the picture was a life size photo of the dad.
The daughter is a second generation Korean-American living in Manhattan, New York. Her dad was a protector of the family, but suddenly he died of a stomach cancer. She was in despair and lost any motivation. Even though she lived in a luxury apartment and had a good job and she was able to lead a comfortable life, nothing could fill her dad’s vacancy. So she resigned and went on a trip with her dad’s picture. Her dad’s dream was to travel around the world, but he had never been able to travel abroad because of his dedication to his family. The daughter wanted to do him a favor as a daughter.
When people she met on her trip saw her dad’s picture and asked her if the man in a real size photo was famous, she proudly said, “It is my dad.” While traveling, she said, “I sacrificed happiness in pursuit of success, but I realized that success is found where there is happiness.”