Here is a woman who had never seen a movie during her 20s because she was devoted to her dream. She said, “I am Hyunsun Moon who has worked hard to be a florist, and now teaches people who want to be florists.” She is a florist who was the first Asian woman to be awarded the title “Florist Meister,” which is a rigorous national exam in Germany. Let’s listen to her job and her life.
About Her Job
Floristry was introduced in Korea in the early 1990’s. Untill then, in Korea, it was regarded as a hobby. However, in foreign countries, the concept of floristry is common as a job. Thus it wasn’t settled in the early 21’st that its concept was spread because when it was entered in Korea, people only thought it of art things of a flower. So, the Sookmyung Times (SMT) asked her what a florist is, and she confidently explained.
“A florist’s job is floral design or flower arranging as well as care and handling flowers. Thus, they need to have knowledge of plants and flowers such as ecological things and many kinds of flowers. To decorate it beautifully, they are also required to know horticulture, design and business.”
However, floristry was an out-of-theordinary and unknown job in Korea when she began to study it. How could she decide to become a florist?
“I just started a florist’s job as a hobby and then I wanted to study it more. I was not sure whether it was right or not, but I just wanted to know and study floristry.”
That’s why she had to go German to study .
To Become a Florist
She acquired ‘Florist Meister’ that is given to someone who is extremely good at a particular activity and is the exam practiced for three months as a first Asian woman. Until now, she has been in a lot of adversity. Especially, in Germany, she had a lot of stress. As SMT asked how she did dealt with hardship, she simply answered like this.
“I didn’t have anything to overcome it. I just endured, and looked forward to passing the exam and being a florist.”
She didn’t go to Germany to become ‘Florist Meister,’ but when she went to Germany, there were only students who wanted to obtain it in school. So, she had endurance and decided to it. However, in the middle of the process, of course, she wanted to give up and go home.
She didn’t go to Germany to become ‘Florist Meister,’ but when she went to Germany, there were only students who wanted to obtain it in school. So, she had endurance and decided to it. However, in the middle of the process, of course, she wanted to give up and go home.
She didn’t go to Germany to become ‘Florist Meister,’ but when she went to Germany, there were only students who wanted to obtain it in school. So, she had endurance and decided to it. However, in the middle of the process, of course, she wanted to give up and go home.“I couldn’t only speak German well, but I was racially discriminated. However, whenever it was, many German friends helped me not to stop it. They said “Whether you get ‘Florist Meister’ or not, you had to challenge it continually.”
Surprisingly, she didn’t something else because she focused on florist’s things at that time. She didn’t even see a movie and didn’t know how to buy a movie ticket when she was in her 20s.
“Some people said how you couldn’t see a moive, but I didn’t feel the need to enjoy it.”
Then, what if there was a time machine, she would like to go back her 20s and differently live in? Her answer is simple, “NO.”
“If I were, I also had to only study flowers and focused on it like that time. Sometimes I regret not spending in my 20s enjoying something else as other people, but I am very satisfied with only studying flowers and plants, which gave confidence to me.”
As a Florist
One of her favorite art works is made by ‘CALLA.’ She loves it because it is used for wedding ceremony in Korea and it is used for funeral ceremony in western, which means both the beginning and the end. That’s why she is likely to create works by using it. In front of her office, SMT found there was an interesting word; “Please close the door in winter time. If you don’t, here plants and flowers are died from cold.” She firstly thinks flowers and always takes care of plants and flowers. Some people think they want to become a florist because they love plants and flowers. But they can hardly survive as a florist and end up doing it for a hobby. Rather, people who don’t know what a flower is tend to keep their position because of their endurance and patience.
“Florists turn on an air conditioner for plants not them. If you do not have that concept, you don’t keep your job. Likewise, professional job is need to patience and endurance.”
She made the first florist course in Korea, and now she tries to train and teach many applicants who want to be a florist. Also, she expresses her thinking through her blog. SMT was curious about what her final goal is.
“I think I have a long way yet to reach what I want. Firstly, I would like to let all the people know it. The reason why I work on online is to inform many people of what a florist is. In fact, in some media, especially in drama, it looks only fantasy of the job, which causes people to misunderstand it. In addition, there is no united curriculum of being a florist in Korea. So, many students are hard to find out proper education institute. I think someone have to set up this system. Therefore, my largest goal is to complete an education system. Although it is just beginning, I want to unify it and systematize the curriculum.”
Lastly, to Sookmyungians
“Before you choose the job, you just investigate what the job is before as you can. If you still wanted it, then you may start. I assure that they don’t have any hesitation. However, although they know what the job is, they don’t have a courage that gives motivation to them because they only think possiblity of failure instead of that of success. Therefore, if you have a desire to get unique, new job, you need to have courage. Also, if you want to keep your position for a long time, you have to endure it.”
She said it takes a long time to reach what you want, and during that time, there are almost full of hardship. But
only one that overcomes it patiently gets their job. Also, she added “Recently professional has increased, and they are almost in mid-30s or late 30s. So, from the moment you enter university, you always prepare for what you want to be, and then you will be. But if you don’t, it will be too late.”
She said it takes a long time to reach what you want, and during that time, there are almost full of hardship. Butonly one that overcomes it patiently gets their job. Also, she added “Recently professional has increased, and they are almost in mid-30s or late 30s. So, from the moment you enter university, you always prepare for what you want to be, and then you will be. But if you don’t, it will be too late.”
She said it takes a long time to reach what you want, and during that time, there are almost full of hardship. Butonly one that overcomes it patiently gets their job. Also, she added “Recently professional has increased, and they are almost in mid-30s or late 30s. So, from the moment you enter university, you always prepare for what you want to be, and then you will be. But if you don’t, it will be too late.”