I dreamed I had an interview with GOD
½Å°ú ÀÎÅͺäÇÏ´Â ²ÞÀ» ²å½À´Ï´Ù.
"so you would like to interview me?" GOD asked.
"If you have the time," I said.
"³Ê°¡ ³ª¸¦ ÀÎÅͺä ÇÏ°í ½Í´Ù°í Çß´Ï?" ½ÅÀÌ ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù.
"½Ã°£ÀÌ ÀÖÀ¸½Ã´Ù¸é," ³»°¡ ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù.
GOD smiled.
½ÅÀÌ ¹Ì¼ÒÁö¾ú½À´Ï´Ù
My time is eternity... what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"³ªÀÇ ½Ã°£Àº ¿µ¿øÀÌ´Ù... ¹«½¼ Áú¹®À» Ç°°í ÀÖ´Ï?"
"What surprises you most about humankind?"
"»ç¶÷µéÀ» º¸¸é ¹¹°¡ Á¦ÀÏ ½Å±âÇÏÁö¿ä?"
GOD answered
½ÅÀÌ ´ë´äÇß½À´Ï´Ù.
"That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up,
and then long to be children again."
"»ç¶÷µéÀº ¾î¸°½ÃÀýÀ» Áö·çÇØ ÇÏÁö, ±×·¡¼ »¡¸® ÀÚ¶ó±æ ¹Ù¶ó°í,
±×¸®°í´Â ´Ä¾î¼ ´Ù½Ã ¾î¸°½ÃÀý·Î °¡±æ ¹Ù¶óÁö."
"That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health."
"µ·À» ¹ú±â À§Çؼ °Ç°À» ÀÒ¾î ¹ö¸®°í
±×¸®°í´Â °Ç°À» µÇã±â À§Çؼ µ·À» ÀÒ¾î ¹ö¸®Áö."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future."
"¹Ì·¡¸¦ ¿°·ÁÇÏ´Ù°¡ ÇöÀ縦 ³õÃĹö¸®°í
¸¶Ä¡ »ç¶÷µéÀº ¹Ì·¡¿¡µµ ÇöÀç¿¡µµ »ìÁö ¾Ê´Â °Í°°¾Æ."
"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived."
"Á×Áö ¾ÊÀ» °Íó·³ »ì´õ´Ï
»ì¾Ò´ø ÀûÀÌ ¾ø¾ú´ø °Íó·³ Á×Áö."
GOD's hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
½ÅÀÌ ³ªÀÇ ¼ÕÀ» Àâ¾Æ Áá½À´Ï´Ù. ±×¸®°í´Â ¿ì¸®´Â Àá½Ã ħ¹¬¿¡ ºüÁ³ÁÒ.
And then I asked,
±×¸®°í Áú¹® Çß½À´Ï´Ù.
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons
you want your children to learn?"
"ºÎ¸ð·Î½á ¾î¶² ±³ÈƵéÀ» ¾ÆÀ̵鿡°Ô ÇØÁÖ°í ½ÍÀ¸½ÃÁÒ?"
"To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved."
"´Ù¸¥»ç¶÷ÀÌ Àڱ⸦ »ç¶ûÇÏ°Ô °¿äÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù´Â°ÍÀ».
´ÜÁö Àڱ⸦ »ç¶ûÇÏ°Ô ³õ¾ÆµÑ »ÓÀ̶ó´Â°É ¾ÆÀ̵鿡°Ô °¡¸£ÃÄ ÁÖ°í ½ÍÁö."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"´Ù¸¥»ç¶÷°ú ºñ±³Çϴ°ÍÀÌ ÁÁÁö ¾Ê´Ù´Â °ÍÀ»"
"To learn to forgive by praticing forgiveness."
"¿ë¼ÇÔÀ¸·Î ¿ë¼¸¦ 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¶÷¿¡°Å Ä¿´Ù¶õ »óó¸¦ Áֱ⿡´Â ´ÜÁö ¸îÃÊÀÇ ½Ã°£¹Û¿¡ °É¸®Áö ¾ÊÁö¸¸
±× »óó°¡ ¾Æ¹°±â¿¡´Â ¸î³âÀÇ ½Ã°£ÀÌ °É¸°´Ù´Â°É."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."
"ºÎÀÚ´Â °¡Àå ¸¹ÀÌ °¡Áø »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó °¡Àå Àû°Ô ÇÊ¿äÇÑ »ç¶÷À̶ó´Â°É."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply do not yet know how to express or show their feelings."
"³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô »ç¶ûÀ» Ç¥Çö ¸øÇϰųª ¸»ÇÏÁö ¸øÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷Áß¿¡¼µµ
³ÊÈñ¸¦ ±íÀÌ »ç¶ûÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷ÀÌ Àִٴ°É."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently."
"µÎ»ç¶÷ÀÌ °°Àº°ÍÀ» º¸°í¼µµ ´Ù¸£°Ô ´À³¥¼ö Àִٴ°É."
"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves."
"´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷À» ¿ë¼Çϴ°͸¸ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó Àڱ⸦ ¿ë¼ÇØ¾ß µÈ´Ù´Â°É."
"thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"½Ã°£À» ³»Áּż °¨»çÇÕ´Ï´Ù." ³ª´Â °â¼ÕÈ÷ ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù.
"Is there anything else you'd like your children to know?"
"¹«½¼ ´Ù¸¥ ¸»¾¸ÀÌ ÀÖÀ¸½Ã¸é ´ç½ÅÀÇ ¾ÆÀ̵鿡°Ô ÇØ ÁÖ¼¼¿ä."
GOD smiled and said...
½ÅÀÌ ¹Ì¼ÒÁöÀ¸¸ç ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù...
"Just know that I am here."
"³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿Í ÇÔ²² Àִٴ°É."
"Always."
"¾ðÁ¦³ª."
"All ways."
"¸ðµç ¹æ¹ýÀ¸·Î."