좋은 사람
BY btyang ON 7. 1, 2015
"아무개는좋은사람"이라고할때’좋은사람(agoodperson)’은어떤사람을말하는걸까.마지막남은치즈케이크조각을다른사람에게내주는(giveupthelastpieceofcheesecaketosomebodyelse)사람?딱하나의정답이있는것은아니다.미국의뉴스사이트허프포스트가독자들을상대로’좋은사람’에대해물었다.
"어느누구도지켜보고있지않는데도(evenwhennooneelseiswatching)올바른일을하는(dotherightthing)사람이다.""본인의행동과원칙에만족하고(feelgoodabouttheiractionsandprinciples)다른사람들도따라오게한다.""남들에게친절해서다른무엇도그만큼중요해보이지않는사람이다.""더이상줄것이남아있지않으면자기자신까지주려고한다."
"차량진입로앞쪽에차를세울(stopinfrontofadriveway)때안으로들어가거나밖으로나오려는차(anycarturninginorcomingout)가통과할(getthrough)수있게끔공간을남겨두는배려심깊은(bethoughtfulenoughtoleaveanopening)사람이다.""나이,지위,인종,학력,부(富)에상관없이누구에게나공손하고(havegoodmannerstowardseveryone),언제나’고맙다”미안하다’고말한다."
"자신보다는다른사람들의행복과웰빙에근거해결정을내린다(makedecisionsbasedonthewell-beingofothers).""남을추켜주는(buildpeopleup)것이깎아내리는(tearthemdown)것보다훨씬더중요하다는(faroutweigh)것을안다.""간단히말해서(simplyput)지구가자신의주위만돌고(revolvearoundthemalone)있는것이아니라는사실을깨닫고있는사람이다."
"낯선사람에대한무의식적반응(automaticresponsetostrangers)조차연민과애정으로그득하다(bebrimfulofcompassionandaffection).""다른사람들을최소한그들자신이스스로평가하는만큼소중히생각해준다(valueothersatleastasmuchastheyvaluethemselves).""다른사람이느끼는고통을느낄줄알고,누군가의행운에는기쁨을느낀다(feeljoyforsomeone’sgoodfortune).""이세상을자신이태어났을때보다더나은세상으로만들려애쓰다떠나는사람이다.""최소한나쁜사람이되지않으려애쓰는사람은좋은사람이다."
좋은사람임을증명해보이려시간낭비하지(wastetimetoproveit)말라고했다.조건없이사랑하는법을배우고(learntolovewithoutcondition),나쁜의도없이말하고(talkwithoutbadintention),이유달지말고나눠주고(givewithoutanyreason),어떤기대도하지말고남들을돌보는(careforpeoplewithoutanyexpectation)이가진정한’좋은사람’이다."인생은당신이불행할땐비웃고(laughatyou),행복하면미소지어보이며,다른사람들을행복하게해주는좋은사람에겐경의를표한다(saluteyou)."
[윤희영의NewsEnglish]’좋은사람’의의미에서옮겼습니다.
