Grey and inscrutable

Many years ago, I asked a Korean friend of mine what he thought of unification.  His face took on the most extraordinary expression.  It was something he very much wanted.  An image like this helps explain why this is such a deeply emotional issue for Koreans.

via erikostrom:

Ezra Klein: “That, right there, is Kim Jong Il’s legacy. In a world that had long ago found light, he managed to keep 24 million human beings in the dark.”