묘비명 '42번', 홀로 세상을 떠난 이가 세상에 남긴 마지막 문자 메시지.. 그가 우리 사회에 남긴 의미는 무엇일까? | 한국인의 고독사 | KBS 20140529 방송

■ Epitaph "Number 42," the Final "Message" He Left Behind A graveyard for the unclaimed in Busan. A nameless epitaph, "Number 42," is the burial site of a man who died alone last September. His only personal possession, his cell phone, contained traces of a final text message sent early in the morning on the day he was presumed to have died. The recipient was a spam number. What message did "Number 42" wish to convey in his final moments, even sending a text to an anonymous number? In exploring its meaning, we explore the message he left behind in our society. ■ Lonely Death: Is It Our Problem? Lonely death isn't just a problem unique to Korea. Countries have long faced this problem and grappled with its solutions. The Panorama production team visited Japan, France, and Sweden, countries that have been addressing and exploring solutions to lonely deaths before us. In Japan, "lonely death" has emerged as a social issue for over a decade, and its severity remains persistent. Tokiwara Apartment Complex in Matsudo, Japan. This area used to see around 20 lonely deaths annually, ten times the national average. However, that number has reportedly been cut in half. This is the result of not only the local government's efforts, but also the residents' own efforts. Residents formed the "Zero Lonely Death Research Group" and are making every effort to prevent lonely deaths. This demonstrates that solving the problem of lonely deaths requires the participation of not only the government but also local governments, individuals, and all of society. On the other side of the globe, lonely deaths were also a frequent topic of news coverage in Europe. In the summer of 2003, when the worst heatwave in European history hit Europe, over 300 unaccounted deaths occurred in Paris. This incident brought the issue of isolation in single-person households to the forefront. To address this, France launched the "Corocation" program, a project for seniors and young people to live together, and the effort was proving successful. Sweden, a country where 60% of the population lives alone. However, the number of solitary deaths, where people live alone and die alone, is extremely low. In Sweden, too, the "personal alienation of single-person households" emerged as a social issue in the 1980s, as rapid industrialization and urbanization led to the rapid construction of large-scale apartments. However, Sweden was already building communal housing to support communal living among single-person households. We visited Sweden's "loose communities," where people share their daily lives while protecting their privacy, to explore the potential of new ways to "build relationships." ※ This video is from [KBS Panorama - Koreans' Solitary Deaths, Part 2, Final Message], which aired on May 29, 2014. #solitude #humanrelationships #conversation ✔KBS Documentary | KBS Official YouTube Channel [KBS Documentary] 🔔Subscribe👍Like➡️ @kbsdocumentary 📝Inquiries: [email protected] Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙The current situation and content may differ slightly depending on the broadcast time. ∙Defamatory or malicious comments may be deleted by the operator to protect the performers.