이슬람 지방에 퍼져 있는 ‘호드야의 농담’ 중에서

BY 이 상봉 ON 9. 23, 2014

(Islam교를믿는사람들이사는지방,Hotel의Desk위에표시된메카방향표시,

하루에5번이방향을향하여기도를드려야된다.)

Whoisolder?

WhenHodjawasayoungboyanadultaskedhim,

“Whoisolder,youoryourbrother?”

Hodjastoppedandthoughtforaminuteandthenanswered,

“Well,lastyearmymothertoldmethatmybrotherwasoneyearolderthanme,

Sothisyearwemustbethesameage!”

호드야가어렸을때,어떤사람이그에게물었다,

“너희형제둘중에서누가더나이가많으냐?”

잠시동안생각을하던호드야가대답을하였으니,

“지난해에엄마가‘형이나보다1살더많다’고말해주었으니까요…

올해에는우리둘의나이가틀림없이똑같을거에요!”

UpsideDown

OnedayHodjawastalkingtohisclosefriendsandhesaid,

“WhenIdie,Iwantyoutoburymeupsidedown!”

“Why?”Theyaskedinbewilderedamazement.

“BecauseIhaveheardthatwhentheendoftheworldcomes

Everythingwillbeturnedupsidedown.

SoIwillbetheonlyonegoingtherightwayup!”Hodjareplied.

나를꺼꾸로묻어주게!

호드야가가까운친구들과이야기를나누고있다가

“내가죽게되면…나를땅속에꺼꾸로묻어주게!”라고말했다.

“왜?”라고친구들이궁금해서묻자,

“이세상이끝날때에는‘모든것들이뒤집이고꺼꾸로된다!’고

늘들어왔으니…나를꺼꾸로묻어주면바로될수있기때문이지!”

라고호드야가대답했다.

~SangBongLee,Ph.D

Dr.Lee’sLessons:DiscoveringYourNature