I dreamed I had an Interview with God
ÇÏ´À´Ô°ú ÀÎÅͺä ÇÏ´Â ²ÞÀ» ²Ù¾ú´Ù.
God asked
ÇÏ´À´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.
ÇÏ´À´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...
ÇÏ´À´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¡°í ³ª¼´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."
God's hand took mine and we were silent for awhile.
ÇÏ´À´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?"
"ÀúÈñÀÇ ¾î¹öÀ̷μ ´ç½ÅÀÇ Àڳ࿡°Ô ÁÙ ±³ÈÆÀº ¹«¾ùÀΰ¡¿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....
ÇÏ´À´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..."
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