I dreamed I had an Interview with God
Çϳª´Ô°ú ÀÎÅͺä ÇÏ´Â ²ÞÀ» ²Ù¾ú´Ù.
God asked
Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ¹°À¸¼Ì´Ù.
"So you would like to interview me?"
"±×·¡, ³ª¸¦ ÀÎÅͺäÇÏ°í ½Í´Ù±¸?"
"If you have the time," I said.
"¿¹, ½Ã°£ÀÌ Çã¶ôÇϽŴٸé¿ä"
God smiled.
Çϳª´ÔÀº ¹Ì¼Ò ÁöÀ¸¼Ì´Ù.
"My time is eternity...
what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"³» ½Ã°£Àº ¿µ¿øÀ̴϶ó...¹» ¹¯°í ½ÍÀ¸³Ä?"
"What surprises you most about humankind?"
"Àΰ£¿¡°Ô¼ °¡Àå ³î¶ø°Ô ¿©±â½Ã´Â Á¡Àº ¾î¶² °ÍµéÀ̼¼¿ä?"
God answered...
Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ´ë´äÇϽñ⸦,
"That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up,
and then long to be children again."
"¾î¸° ½ÃÀýÀÌ Áö·çÇÏ´Ù°í ¾È´ÞÇÏ¸ç ¼µÑ·¯ ¾î¸¥ÀÌ µÇ·Á´Â °Í,
±×¸®°í ¾î¸¥ÀÌ µÇ¸é ´Ù½Ã ¾î¸°¾Ö·Î µ¹¾Æ°¡°í ½Í¾î ÇÏ´Â °Í."
"That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health."
"µ·À» ¹ú±â À§ÇØ °Ç°À» ÇØÄ¡°í³ª¼´Â,
ÀÒ¾î ¹ö¸° °Ç°À» µÇã±â À§ÇØ ¹ø µ·À» ´Ù ½á¹ö¸®´Â °Í."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future."
"¹Ì·¡¿¡¸¸ ÁýÂøÇÏ´À¶ó ÇöÀ縦 ÀØ¾î ¹ö¸®°í
°á±¹ ÇöÀç¿¡µµ ¹Ì·¡¿¡µµ »ìÁö ¸øÇÏ´Â °Í."
"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived."
"°áÄÚ ¿µ¿øÅä·Ï Á×Áö ¾ÊÀ» °Í ó·³ »ì´Ù°¡´Â,
¸¶Ä§³»´Â ÇÏ·çµµ ¸ø »ì¾Æ º» Á¸Àçó·³
¹«ÀǹÌÇÏ°Ô Á׾´Â °Í."µé À̶õ´Ù.
God's hand took mine
and we were silent for awhile.
Çϳª´ÔÀº ³» ¼ÕÀ» ÀâÀ¸¼Ì´Ù.
±×·¸°Ô ÇÑ µ¿¾È ¸»ÀÌ ¾ø¾ú´Ù.
And then I asked,
³»°¡ ´Ù½Ã ¿©ÂÞ¾ú´Ù.
"As a parent, What are some of life's
lessons you want your children to learn?"
"ÀúÈñµéÀÇ ¾î¹öÀ̷μ ´ç½ÅÀÇ ÀÚ³àµé¿¡°Ô ÁÙ
±³ÈÆÀº ¾î¶² °ÍµéÀÌ ÀÖ³ª¿ä?"
"To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved."
"´©±º°¡ ¾ïÁö·Î ³ÊÈñ¸¦ »ç¶ûÇÏ°Ô ÇÒ ¼ö´Â ¾øÀ¸´Ï
¿ÀÁ÷ ½º½º·Î »ç¶û ¹Þ´Â Á¸Àç°¡ µÇ´Â ¼ö ¹Û¿£ ¾ø´Ù´Â
»ç½ÇÀ» ¹è¿ö¾ß ÇÏ´À´Ï¶ó...,
"To learn that is not good to compare themselves to others."
³²°ú ÀÚ½ÅÀ» ºñ±³ÇÏ´Â ÀÏÀº ÁÁÁö ¸øÇϸç,
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"¿ë¼¸¦ ½ÇõÇÔÀ¸·Î½á ¿ë¼ÇÏ´Â ¹ýÀ» ¹è¿ì±â¸¦."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to
open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them."
"»ç¶ûÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷¿¡°Ô »óó¸¦ Áִµ¥´Â
´Ü ¸î Ãʹۿ¡ °É¸®Áö ¾ÊÁö¸¸,
±× »óó¸¦ Ä¡À¯ÇÏ´Â µ¥´Â ¿©·¯ ÇØ°¡ °É¸± ¼öµµ ÀÖ´Ù´Â »ç½ÇÀ»."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."
"°¡Àå ¸¹ÀÌ °¡Áø ÀÚ°¡ ºÎÀÚ°¡ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó,
´õ ÀÌ»ó ÇÊ¿äÇÑ °ÍÀÌ ¾ø´Â »ç¶÷ÀÌ ÁøÁ¤ÇÑ ºÎÀÚ¶ó´Â °ÍÀ»."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply do not yet know how to express or
show their feelings."
"»ç¶÷µéÀº ¼·Î¸¦ ±ØÁøÈ÷ »ç¶ûÇϸ鼵µ,
´ÜÁö, ¾ÆÁ÷µµ ±× »ç¶ûÀ» Ç¥ÇöÇÏ´Â ¹æ¹ýÀ»
¸ð¸£°í ÀÖÀ» »ÓÀ̶ó´Â »ç½ÇÀ»..."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing
and see it differently."
"µÎ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¶È °°Àº °ÍÀ» ¹Ù¶óº¸¸é¼µµ
±×°ÍÀ» ¼·Î ´Ù¸£°Ô º¼ ¼öµµ ÀÖ´Ù´Â »ç½ÇÀ»."
"To learn that it is not enough
that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves."
¼·Î ¿ë¼ÇÏ´Â °Í¸¸À¸·Î´Â ºÎÁ·ÇÏ´Ï,
³ÊÈñ ½º½º·Î¸¦ ¿ë¼ÇØ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù´Â
»ç½ÇÀ» ¾Ë¾Æ¾ß ÇÏ´À´Ï¶ó...."
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"is there anything else you'd like
your children to know?"
"½Ã°£À» ³» Áּż °¨»çÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
±× ¹Û¿¡ ¶Ç µé·ÁÁÖ½Ç ¸»¾¸Àº¿ä?"
³»°¡ °â¼ÕÇÏ°Ô ¿©ÂãÀÚ
God smiled and said....
Çϳª´ÔÀº ¹Ì¼Ò ÁöÀ¸¼Ì´Ù. ±×¸®°í ¸»¾¸Çϼ̴Ù.
"Just know that I am here."
"´Ã ¸í½ÉÇÏ¿©¶ó. ³»°¡ ¿©±â ÀÖ´Ù´Â »ç½ÇÀ»..."
"Always."
"¾ðÁ¦±îÁö³ª..."