Á¤´ã³ª´©±â
äÀç¾ï »îÀÇ ÁöÇý¿Í °æÇèÀ» ³ª¿¡°Ô
Á¤º´¸° µ¿¹®À¸·Î ºÎÅÍ ¹ÞÀº °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
A good reminder¡¦¡¦.
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us
to get to know someone we didn't already know.
°³ÇРù³¯ ±³¼ö´ÔÀº ÀÚ±â¼Ò°³¸¦ ÇÏ¸é¼ ¿ì¸®! µé¿¡°Ô ¸»¾¸ÇϽñ⸦ ¿ì¸®°¡
¿©Å²¯ ¸ô¶úµç »ç¶÷À» »ç±Íµµ·Ï ÇØ º¸¶ó°í ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me
with a smile that lit up her entire being.
³ª´Â ¾î¶² ºÎµå·¯¿î ¼Õ±æÀÌ ³» ¾î±ú¿¡ ´ê±â¿¡ ´©±º°¡ ½Í¾î ÀϾ ÁÖÀ§¸¦
µ¹¾Æº¸¾Ò´Ù. °Å±â¿¡´Â ÁÖ¸§Áø ¾ó±¼ÀÇ Àڱ׸¶ÇÑ ³ëºÎÀÎ ÇÑ ºÐÀÌ ¿Â ¸öÀ¸·Î
¹Ì¼Ò ÁöÀ¸¸ç ³ª¸¦ ȯÈ÷ ó´Ù º¸°í
ÀÖ¾ú´Ù.
She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.
Can I give you a hug?'
±×³à´Â ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù. "À̺Á¿ä ÀþÀº ¹Ì³²! ¾ç¹Ý. ³» À̸§Àº Rose °í ³ªÀÌ´Â
¿©µç ÀÏ°ö »ìÀÌ¿ä. Àλç·Î ³» ±×´ë¸¦! ¾È¾Æµµ ±¦ÂúÁö?
I laughed and enthusiastically responded;'Of course you may!'
and she gave me a giant squeeze.
³ª´Â ¿ôÀ¸¸é¼ ±â²¨ÀÌ ´ë´äÇÏ¿´´Ù. "±×·³¿ä ÁÁ¾Æ¿ä" ±×·¯ÀÚ ±×³à´Â ³ª¸¦
²Ë ¾È¾Æ ÁÖ¾ú´Ù.
'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.
She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married,
and have a couple of kids¡¦¡¦.'
"ºÎÀβ²¼´Â ¾î¶»°Ô ±×·¸°Ô Àþ°í ¼øÁøÇÑ ³ªÀÌ¿¡ ´ëÇп¡ ´Ù´Ï½Ã´ÂÁö¿ä?"
³ªÀÇ Áú¹®¿¡ ³ëºÎÀÎÀº ³ó´ã Åõ·Î ´ë´äÇÏ¿´´Ù! . " ³ µ· ¸¹Àº ³²Æí ¸¸³ª
°áÈ¥ÇÏ°í µÎ¾î ¸íÀÇ ¾ÖµéÀ» °¡Áö·Á°í ¿©±â ¿Â °Å¾ß"
'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her
to be taking on this challenge at her age. 'I always dreamed of having
a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.
"¾Æ´Ï ³ó´ãÇϽÃÁö ¸»°í¿ä(³ó´ãÀ̽ÃÁö¿ä)" ÇÏ¸é¼ ³ª´Â ¹°¾ú´Ù. ³ª´Â ¹«½¼ ¿¬À¯·Î ±×³à°¡
±× ³ªÀÌ¿¡ ÀÌ·± µµÀüÀ» ÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú´ÂÁö ±Ã±ÝÇÏ¿´´Ù. "³ Ç×»ó ´ëÇÐ ±³À° ¹Þ´Â
²ÞÀ» ²Ù¾î ¿Ô¾úÁö, ÀÌÁ¦ ±× ²ÞÀ» ÀÌ·ç°í ÀÖ´Â °Å¾ß" ¶ó°í ±×³à´Â ³ª¿¡°Ô ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate
milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months,
we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized
listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
¼ö¾÷ÀÌ ³¡³ ÈÄ ¿ì¸®µéÀº Çлý ȸ°ü¿¡ °É¾î°¡¼ ÃÊÄݸ´ ¹ÐÅ©¼ÎÀÌÅ©¸¦ ÇÔ²² ¸¶¼Ì´Ù.
¿ì¸®µéÀº ´Ü¹Ú¿¡ Ä£±¸°¡ µÇ¾ú´Ù. ±× ÈÄ 3°³¿ù µ¿¾È ¸ÅÀÏ°°ÀÌ ¿ì¸®µéÀº ¼ö¾÷ÀÌ ³¡³ª¸é ÇÔ²²
±³½ÇÀ» ³ª¿Í ²÷ÀÓ¾øÀÌ ´ëÈ ÇÏ°ï ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ³ª´Â ±×³à°¡ ±×³àÀÇ »îÀÇ ÁöÇý¿Í °æÇèÀ» ³ª¿¡°Ô
³ª´©¾î ÁÜ¿¡ µû¶ó ÀÌ "Time Machine"°°Àº ±×³àÀÇÀ̾߱⸦ µéÀ» ¶§¸é Ç×»ó ±×³à¿¡°Ô ¸Å·áµÇ¾ú´Ù.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily
made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled
in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
±× ÇØ°¡ Áö³ª´Â µ¿¾È¿¡ Rose(³ëºÎÀÎ)´Â ´ëÇÐÀÇ ¿ì»óÀÌ µÇ¾ú°í ¾îµð¸¦ °¡µç
Ä£±¸µéÀ» Àß »ç±Í¾ú´Ù. ±×³à´Â Á¤ÀåÀ¸·Î Â÷·Á ÀԱ⸦ ÁÁ¾ÆÇÏ¿´°í ´Ù¸¥ ÇлýµéÀÌ
±×³à¿¡°Ô ´ëÇØ °®´Â °ü½ÉÀ» ÇѲ¯ Áñ°å´Ù. ±×³à´Â ±×°ÍÀ» Áñ±â¸ç Áö³»°í ÀÖ¾ú´Ù.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.
I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to
the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her
three by five cards on the floor.
±× ÇбⰡ ³¡³¯ ¹«·Æ ¿ì¸®µéÀº Rose ¸¦ ¿ì¸®! Ã౸´Ü ¿¬È¸¿¡ ¿¬»ç (æÑÞÍ)·Î ÃÊûÇÏ¿´´Ù.
³ª´Â ±×³à°¡ ¿ì¸®µé¿¡°Ô °¡¸£ÃÄ ÁØ °ÍÀ» °áÄÚ ÀØÁö ¸øÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±×³à´Â ¼Ò°³¸¦ ¹Þ°í
¿¬´Ü¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó¼¹´Ù. ±×³à°¡ ÁغñµÈ ¿¬¼³À» ÇÏ! ½ÃÀÛ ÇÏ¿´À» ¶§ ±×³àÀÇ ÁغñµÈ ¿¬¼³¹®
¿ä¾à Ä«µåµéÀÌ ¸¶·í¹Ù´Ú¿¡ ¶³¾îÁ³´Ù.
Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me!
I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'
Á¶±Ý ´çȲÇÏ°í ¾¦½º·¯¿öÁø ±×³à´Â ¸¶ÀÌÅ©¿¡ ´Ù°¡¿Í¼ °£·«ÇÏ°Ô ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
"°ú¹Î ¹ÝÀÀÇؼ ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ¿ä. »ç¼øÀý(ºÎÈ°Àý Àü 40ÀÏ°£ ´Ü½Ä Âüȸ±â°£)±â°£¿¡´Â ¸ÆÁÖµµ
¾È ¸¶¼Ì´Âµ¥ À§½ºÅ°¸¦ ¸¶½Å ²ÃÀÌ µÇ¾î ³¯ Èûµé°Ô Çϴ±º¿ä! ÀÌÁ¦ ³ª´Â ¿¬¼³À» Áغñ µÈ
´ë·Î ÇÏÁö ¸øÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾úÀ¸´Ï ±×³É ³»°¡ ¾Æ´Â ´ë·Î ¿©·¯ºÐ¿¡°Ô ¸»¾¸ µå¸±°Ô¿ä"
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "we do not stop playing
because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
¿ì¸®µéÀÌ ¿ô°í<
[ÀμâÇϱâ] 2011-12-05 00:00:00