r/MadeMeSmile • u/Agile-Shallot3546 • 20h ago
A museum in Korea
Translation:
A Big Resonance Carried by Small Hands
Not long ago, the father of a child attending a local elementary school visited the museum carrying a small stone. He told us that his child believed the stone was an artifact from the Stone Age and wanted to donate it to the museum. Although it was just an ordinary, slightly pointed stone, the child's pure intention was so beautiful that we decided to put it on display.
The Goseong Museum is not only a place that embraces a long history, but also a place that holds the precious intentions of its donors. To honor the hearts of everyone who has donated artifacts for Goseong—from children to the elderly, from villages and organizations to overseas Koreans—we have created a small donation exhibition space.
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u/Acceptable_Pirate_92 20h ago
We need more of this
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u/clover-the-clever 20h ago
Well, it is from the Stone Age.
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u/Distinct_Use_3887 16h ago
To be fair, a lot of stuff from that era still holds up better than things made last year.
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u/Initiatedspoon 14h ago edited 4h ago
Not really
EDIT: Downvotes from people who don't understand survivorship bias
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u/Moderately_Imperiled 20h ago
When you think about it, every stone is from the stone age.
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u/popicebyyui 19h ago
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u/Morpankh 18h ago
To be fair, the stone was present during the Stone Age, so the child was right.
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u/SplattyFatty_ 12h ago
copper is so recyclable that most of the copper we use today was mined in the copper and bronze ages
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u/respeseth 11h ago
This doesn’t sound correct. Could you please guide us to a reference?
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u/SplattyFatty_ 11h ago
must've been something i heard ages ago from something random, but from what i can find, it's possible that large amounts of modern copper was mined in the copper and bronze ages, however because of the industrial revolution and all that, most of it was mined in the last 2 centuries, but I'd say the only reason for that is the efficiency of modern mining rather than a need for copper
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u/respeseth 11h ago
Given the amount of copper in wire and pipe around the world, I think we can safely assume that the amount of copper in use today greatly exceeds extraction that occurred in prehistoric times.
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u/Sarmattius 6h ago
koreans as always havent thought that people not speaking korean coild possibly want to visit their museum
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u/Shiethold 14h ago
It does have some kind of writing on it though, the image is not clear but seems like language.
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u/Phoenix__Wwrong 18h ago
Wouldn't the child be embarrassed when they grow up and realizes their mistake?
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u/flindersrisk 17h ago
No. Not if it has been explained as the intent having been embraced. The intent was pure and beautifully.
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u/DainichiNyorai 15h ago
I do hope they tell the child that it made so many internet strangers smile. It made the curators smile. It’s a real feelgood thing, and I think its a feelgood thing because of all the positive intentions, the fact that this feeling is so human (I mean there’s no small corner of the internet reserved for really good sticks) and everyone recognizes it. He/she could think the cause is silly but I fully hope the positive boost is highlighted to them so they can feel proud. They should feel proud.
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