Actor Kim Min recalls father's life lessons on 10th anniversary of passing

During a broadcast on the 3rd, actor Kim Min shared a childhood photo to honor his late father, who passed away 10 years ago. Kim revealed that his father's "pyramid logic"—the belief that people can accomplish anything—has provided strength during his time living abroad.

Actor Kim Min has expressed longing for his late father by revealing a childhood family photo taken with his parents. The man who previously drew attention on a broadcast for repairing his own home and even crafting furniture inherited his manual dexterity from his father. Although they did not share deep conversations during his childhood, the brief lessons his father provided at work sites remained a source of strength that has sustained his life long after the time has passed.

Kim Min appeared on the 'With the Well-Known Guest' segment of the KBS 1TV program 'Morning Forum' broadcast on the 3rd. The broadcast featured Kim Hyung-mook, Baek Bong-ki, Kim Min, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Sung-ho, and Lee Sang-hoon, who shared their respective life stories and recent updates. Kim Min mentioned an anecdote from his appearance on the MBC show 'I Live Alone', where he showed himself repairing his home and making furniture, explaining where his handiness originated.

He revealed that his father began working in construction around the time Kim Min was born. His father first learned the trade at construction sites, then learned woodworking, and gradually gained experience in plastering work. Watching his father work by his side during his childhood, Kim Min naturally acquired these skills. The home repairs and furniture making shown on the broadcast were not the result of professional training, but were based on the experience of learning by watching his father's work.

Kim Min, who also shared his recent life involving riding motorcycles, looked back on his relationship with his father and confessed that there was not much conversation during his childhood. Rather than having emotionally close conversations, he explained that he learned ways of life bit by bit while working together at construction sites. Although they were a father and son who were unskilled at expressing themselves through words, the time spent sweating together remained a special memory for him later in life.

The moment that remains vivid in Kim Min's memory is when his father taught him work directly. His father gave him the opportunity to work at construction sites by paying him a daily wage for about three days, and during that process, he delivered unforgettable words. Kim Min recalled that his father said at the time, "Even the pyramids were built by people's own hands. There is nothing people cannot do."

Those words were more than just encouragement for physical labor. Kim Min stated that whenever he encountered unexpected situations or new people and work while living abroad, he thought of his father's words. He said that his father's teaching—that he could accomplish anything—became a support whenever he had to find his own way in unfamiliar environments. While he may not have fully understood the meaning during his childhood, he realized the weight of those words as life experience accumulated over time.

On this day, Kim Min also shared that it has been 10 years since his father passed away. Remembering his father on his 10th anniversary, he drew attention by revealing a childhood family photo taken with his parents. The family image in the photo captured the time of his father and mother as he remembered them, and his calm reminiscence shared through the broadcast moved viewers.

Although he did not share many words with his father, the skills and attitude toward life learned while working together remained with Kim Min for a long time. Behind his image of repairing homes and making furniture directly lay the experience gained from watching his father at construction sites during his childhood. His confession that he still recalls his father's single word even 10 years after his passing serves as a reminder that what is inherited from family is not just skills or wealth.

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