How to Live and Die – Khushwant Singh 어떻게 살고 죽어야 하나
BY ON 1. 30, 2015
‎인도의유명한지성이자명필가이고작년에99세로타계한쿠시완트싱씨가집약해놓은<어떻게살고죽어야하나>라는글이무척마음에와닿아서같이나누고싶다.

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I’veoftenthoughtaboutwhatitisthatmakespeoplehappy—whatonehastodoinordertoachievehappiness.

나는행복을얻고자우리는무엇을해야하나,무엇이우리를행복하게하는가를종종생각해왔다.

1-Firstandforemostisgoodhealth.Ifyoudonotenjoygoodhealth,youcanneverbehappy.Anyailment,howevertrivial,willdeductsomethingfromyourhappiness.

첫번째:무엇보다소중한것으로건강이다.우리가건강을유지하지못하면결코행복할수없다.아무리별것아닌질병일지라도우리의행복에서뭔가를빼앗아가는것이다.

2-Second,ahealthybankbalance.Itneednotrunintocrores,butitshouldbeenoughtoprovideforcomforts,andthereshouldbesomethingtospareforrecreation—eatingout,goingtothemovies,travelandholidaysinthehillsorbythesea.Shortageofmoneycanbedemoralising.Livingoncreditorborrowingisdemeaningandlowersoneinone’sowneyes.

두번째:충분한은행잔고.그것은몇십억을갖고있어야된다는것은아니고자신에게편안함을제공하기에충분할정도,즉외식이나영화를보러간다거나산으로바다로여행과휴가를즐길수있을정도를얘기한다.돈이부족하면우리들의사기를저하시킨다.신용카드나대출로사는것은비열하고자신의품격을떨어뜨리게된다.

3-Third,yourownhome.Rentedplacescannevergiveyouthecomfortorsecurityofahomethatisyoursforkeeps.Ifithasgardenspace,allthebetter.Plantyourowntreesandflowers,seethemgrowandblossom,andcultivateasenseofkinshipwiththem.

세번째:당신이소유한집이있어야한다.월세로사는집은결코당신이유지하고자하는가정의안정감과안락함을줄수없다.정원이있을경우더좋다.나무와꽃을심고그것들이자라서꽃피우는것을보며그들과의친밀감을높인다.

4-Fourth,anunderstandingcompanion,beityourspouseorafriend.Ifyouhavetoomanymisunderstandings,itrobsyouofyourpeaceofmind.Itisbettertobedivorcedthantobequarrellingallthetime.

네번째:이해해주는동반자,이는당신의배우자나친구를의미한다.여기저기오해가많이있다면,그것은당신마음의평화를훔쳐가버린다.항상다툼을하는것보다이혼해버리는것이더나을것이다.

5-Fifth,stopenvyingthosewhohavedonebetterthanyouinlife—risenhigher,mademoremoney,orearnedmorefame.Envycanbecorroding;avoidcomparingyourselfwithothers.

다섯번째:인생에서당신보다더잘된사람을부러워하는것을그만두자.즉,더높이승진하거나많은돈을벌었다거나훌륭한명성을얻었거나…부러움은우리를해칠수있으니자신을다른사람들과비교하지말자.

6-Sixth,donotallowpeopletodescendonyouforgossip.Bythetimeyougetridofthem,youwillfeelexhaustedandpoisonedbytheirgossip-mongering.

여섯번째:사람들의구설수에오르내리지않도록한다.일단구설수에오르면없어질쯤해서는가십찾는사람들에휘둘려서녹초가되어버릴것이다.

7-Seventh,cultivateahobbyortwothatwillfulfillyou—gardening,reading,writing,painting,playingorlisteningtomusic.Goingtoclubsorpartiestogetfreedrinks,ortomeetcelebrities,isacriminalwasteoftime.It’simportanttoconcentrateonsomethingthatkeepsyouoccupiedmeaningfully.

일곱번째:당신을충족시킬취미활동을한,두어개육성할것이다.즉,정원일이나독서,글쓰기,미술그리기,음악연주나음악감상등을얘기한다.공짜술을마시러혹는유명인사를만나러클럽이나파티에가는것은시간낭비일뿐이다.당신이의미있게생각하는무언가에집중하는것이중요하다.

8-Eighth,everymorningandeveningdevote15minutestointrospection.Inthemornings,10minutesshouldbespentinkeepingthemindabsolutelystill,andfivelistingthethingsyouhavetodothatday.Intheevenings,fiveminutesshouldbesetasidetokeepthemindstilland10togooverthetasksyouhadintendedtodo.

여덟번째:매일아침과저녁에15분간의내부성찰시간을갖는다.아침의10분은절대적으로당신마음의평정을다스리고5분간그날해야되는일의순서를세우는데써야한다.저녁에는5분간마음을가다듬고10분간은당신이의도했었던일을되돌아본다.

9-Ninth,don’tloseyourtemper.Trynottobeshort-tempered,orvengeful.Evenwhenafriendhasbeenrude,justmoveon.

아홉번째:이성을잃지않도록한다.성질을내거나원한을품지않도록한다.친구가무례하게굴지라도,그냥당신길을가도록한다.

10-Aboveall,whenthetimecomestogo,oneshouldgolikeaPersonwithoutanyregretorgrievanceagainstanyone.

열번째:무엇보다도,가야할시간이되었을때(임종시)어느누구와도불만하거나후회함이없는사람처럼가야만한다.

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