-Gonggi Nori

-Five stones

-Most year - win the game

-Five stages

-Competing

-Too much jealousy

One of the most popular children's games in Korea is 공기놀이. There are five stones. The person who has the most years wins the game. The years can be acquired after completing five stages. At the final stage, the number of stones on the hand determines how many years the person acquires. Well, as a child, I also playes this game very many times. Through the game, I learned to be more competitive because I really wanted to win and envied people with higher years. I think the game has both positive and negative impacts. On my growth, the game taught me the effort I have to put in to obtain what I want. It was a positive impact, I guess. The negative impact was that I became too competitive. I envy whenever I see a person who is better than me.

Follow-up Questions

1. What do you think of the benefits of children's games?

There are many benefits of children's games. The games teach children that they have to try their best in order to win the game. Also, they teach children that through a lot of practices, they can improve themselves.

2. Nowadays children have less and less time for game. What do you think about it?

I am very sorry for the children nowadays. They spend most of their time studying, playing the piano and learning other academic related subjects. I think children should have more time to enjoy themselves because through those experiences, they, then, can develop their psychological factors properly.