장인어른의간곡한부탁
Touchingweddingspeechbyfatherofthebride
미국의한교회에서결혼식장면으로생각된다.하객들앞왼쪽에신부(bride),오른쪽에신랑(groom)이서있다.그런데그가운데로한노신사가끼어든다(comebetweenthem).결혼식주례(officiator)는아닌듯한데,신랑에게뭔가를한참이야기한다.알고보니신랑의장인(thegroom’sfatherinlaw)이될신부의아버지다.신랑이웃다울다한다.뭔얘기를한걸까.한독자가소개한것을글로옮긴다.사위의이름은필립이다.
"필립,자네에게얘기하나를들려주고싶네.얘기들이라는게다그렇듯이‘옛날옛적에(onceuponatime)’로시작된다네.한아버지가있었지.자네가혹시알아채지(figureitout)못할까봐말하는데,그아버지는바로나일세.
그아버지는이미어린아들이있어서행복했지.그런데아내가둘째를임신했다는(bepregnantwithhersecondchild)말을들었어.아버지는기도했어.’하나님의뜻이시라면(ifit’sYourWill)예쁜딸을주시옵소서.’하나님이들어주셨어.그녀석을이세상에서맨처음가슴에품는(holdherinmyarms)행복을누렸지.
갓난녀석을바라보면서다시기도했어.’제엄마를닮게해주시옵소서(makeherbelikehermother).’다시들어주셨어.사랑스럽고다정다감하고(belovelyandaffectionate),착하고남에게베풀기좋아하고.그런데아버지인내가소외되는(getleftout)것같더라고.그래서다시기도했지.’저를닮게해주세요.’이번에도응답해주시더군.이녀석이트럭도몰고트랙터도끌고다니고,건초를실어올리고(loadhay)담뱃잎줄기를뜯어내고….
근데아버지를너무닮게돼서인지고집세고감정적이고냉정적으로되더군(becomeopinionated,emotionalandhard-headed).하나님께다시부탁드렸지.’그건됐습니다(beenoughofthat).이제는하나님당신처럼만들어주십시오.’또들어주시더군.간호사가되는데일생을바치더니(giveherlifetobeinganurse)온갖위험을무릅쓰고(gothroughfireandwater)세계곳곳에의료봉사활동을다녔지.죽음문턱에서사람들을살려내기도하고(bringpeoplebackfromthethresholdofdeath),숨을거두는(breathetheirlastbreath)사람들의손을끝까지붙잡아주기도했지.
마지막으로한번더기도드렸어.’제딸행복하게해주십시오.’이번에도또들어주셨어.그래서만난것이자네일세.저녀석얼굴의저표정보이나(seethatlookonherface)?녀석이자네를만날때까지아버지인나도저런표정은한번도본적이없다네.그래서나는그것이그리고맙네(besogratefulforthat).
오늘,나는나에게가장소중했던존재(themostpreciousone)를자네에게양보하는것일세.그래서말인데,한가지만명심해주게.나와하나님은그녀석의오늘을위해최선을다했다네.한가지만더충고같은말해도(giveyouonemorewordofadvice)들어주겠나?아버지인나와하나님아버지가그렇게공들이고애써온것을자네가절대망치지말아주기를간절히부탁하네(entreatyounottoscrewitup)."
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