All that glitters lies back home, for nothing can shine in the bleak Korean life.

It lies in the eyes of Peg, the smile of Erin, the glint of sun against the Golden Gate. It hides in the crashing waves of the Pacific, the dream of a private practice, the comfort of middle-class family life, the love of home.

All the glitters waits patiently, thousands of miles away, a lifetime away, a hope of a world outside the dim, lackluster war.

BJ dreams daily, in drab Korea, for the world a lifetime away, for a life that glitters once more.