Recharge with Beauty
What a beautiful world it is!
walk to the sky....
이 얼마나 아름다운 세상!
걸어서 저 하늘까지....
Part 1
Like clouds moving in the wind.
제1부
터벅터벅, 바람에 구름 가듯.
day 30, I was recharged by beauty!
I was so tired, yesterday I was starving for dinner and couldn’t wash, I felt like I had fainted and woken up, but the morning sun was already knocking on my window. I don’t have anything else to do, but I feel like I need to eat and do something.
I felt like I was in a bad state, but I had a slight fever on my head, and most of all, I had a sore throat, and I was coughing from time to time, and I felt like I was in a bad mood, but it was clear that I couldn’t march like this.
After a quick bowl of fried rice, I decided to take a day off, but even in the middle of the day, the cold wind was burrowing into my bed, and I wondered if this was tropical Laos.
Normally, if it were someone like me, it would have been difficult for the doctors to eat, and I lived my life as if my colds had nothing to do with me, but after being buried in bed under the covers all day, I realized that it wasn’t so bad.
However, I had a body ache that I thought I would only need to rest for a day, and I was worried that I might be in a long battle after being stuck for three days and three nights, but I was still picked up by a kind-hearted French tourist who was passing by.
With the help of aspirin, which was the only emergency medicine, and the fresh mountain air, I relieved it little by little, and after a few days, I was alone in the corner of the room, and I was able to pull out all the thoughts that I had not been able to do.
There was nothing to do but pretend to be heard, but then I turned around and was on top of it again. And I saw that the entrance to my summit, like that enemy, had to go a long way back, to the days of smoking tigers once upon a time.
When I was a child, I thought, “What are you going to be when you grow up in Yidam?” I think it’s because when adults ask me, I don’t hesitate to say that I’m going to be a president with no dreams, but I think it’s true that it’s a little different when you stop saying that it’s just a kid trying it.
That’s because he continued to do it even after he was in his twenties, and he was already campaigning for the presidency 30 years later. Is it a ‘geg concert’ out of nowhere? I don’t know if you can say,
Even though I was already an adult at the time, I was able to tell everyone I knew and everyone I met that I was going to ask for a vote, which was really absurd, but it wasn’t that bad, so I was able to at least achieve my goal.
At the time, I had a good reason. I think it’s inevitable to make a sub-statement for a moment, but if I go back a little bit to make it easier to understand, I think I’ll have to go back a little bit further to get behind my birth that I don’t even want to see.
Originally, I lived on the top of the moon town overlooking the Han River in Seoul, filling out the birth registration form and growing up, in a background that was not very well-off, but as my living situation gradually improved, I made several descents.
When he said he was going to be president, he came down to the entrance of the moon town and lived there. When I was an adolescent student, my new house had a nice inner room, and on the other side of the fence in front of me, there were a lot of well-thought-out Western-style houses that had just been built.
Naturally, as I began to move between poverty and wealth, to see and learn from their strengths and weaknesses, and to know what was right and wrong, I inadvertently fueled the duality that is latent within all human beings.
In particular, with his young eyes that could only see at random, he had no choice but to learn on his own the greatness and greatness of money, fame, and power, as he walked back and forth between the poles and the poles that can be said to be the difference between heaven and earth, and the princes in the world literature collections of the Western-style houses.
As I became familiar with the words “normalcy and success”, I learned that “where there is a will, there is a way”, and I looked over my shoulder at any book, and as the joke goes, “A restaurant dog cooks ramen in three years.”
I was able to broaden my common sense, but most of all, I was more firmly believing that “knowledge is power,” and I was finding myself in books by relying on books for everything. And coincidentally, as soon as I became a university student, I started my social life and started making money myself.
Gradually, I realized the importance of interpersonal relationships, and as I began to focus my attention on psychology and Eastern philosophy, I decided that if I wasn’t a golden spoon, I would have to keep my head on it, and I decided that it was my property to make sure that everyone made a clear impression of me.
“ I want to be president in 30 years, so don’t forget to vote for me,” he said, and that was the reason why I had to sell the president, that I chose something a little special in order to make it clear to my opponents.
Of course, he didn’t necessarily want to be president in 30 years. No, he knew it wasn’t his place to look, and he just wanted you to remember him as a quirky but decent guy who challenged the top of the presidency.
Luckily, it wasn’t a bad perception, so it helped them at least remember me, and I was relatively successful in both phases of my life, as I managed the voters from the first impression and kept the relationship going smoothly with the utmost kindness and generosity.
As I learned business management at an early age, finished my university life, and started a full-fledged social life, I became accustomed to being more special than my peers, and I was able to become the foundation for challenging myself to reach the top despite my own ups and downs.
In the end, at that time, I was able to take on the challenge of studying abroad only for the truly chosen, which can be said to be the eye of a needle, and I was able to leave without fear, and I came all the way around the world as a foreign journalist of my dreams, realizing the hardship of the past.
But as I invariably moved from pole to pole, I found that a little happiness is more humane than the solitude of a desolate summit, in a cozy mountain valley, as a free spirit, just as it is true that the equator is more inhabitable than the north and south poles.
It was only then that I began to reflect on how wrong I had lived, and I think this trip was a process of confirming and sorting out those thoughts, but now that I think about it, I have been living my life as an absurd idiot who has been brainwashed into being truly special.
I could only laugh heartily and there seemed to be no further explanation. As someone once said, “The older a man gets, the more he feeds on memories”, No matter how much Aung Daung lived, it is said that it is a beautiful time after it has passed,
Still, in the midst of yesterday’s time of joy and sorrow, choosing the general rather than the extraordinary, the second rather than the first, simplicity over complexity, and the cozy valley over the barren summit could have contributed to one’s own happiness a little more. I wanted to.
In short, I want to get rid of vanity and luxury, be true to my own substance, and just live freely and leisurely. What kind of “ghost washing” do you do? I don’t know if I can say that, it’s just that that’s how I feel right now.
Come to think of it, it’s not funny, but I don’t know the topic and I think it’s a lot of gibberish, but at this point, I’m going back to my original place, and I’m going to keep going on my way, and I’m going to think more about the summit later.
I decided that the first thing to do was to shake off my seat for a few days and get back on the road. And so, between the dazzling blue skies, the white clouds, and the fragrant turquoise winds, I am walking in the freshest weather for traveling .
However, perhaps because I had a hard time for a few days, the morning and evening fluctuations were worse than common sense, so I decided not to forget that I had to be extra careful with the cold wind. It seemed certain that Laos would end its six-month rainy season and enter the six-month dry season.
It is clear that Laos belongs to the tropical climate zone, but the mountainous area of the central and eastern parts of the country from now on is not much different from the weather in the early autumn of Korea, and the area around Nakgai, which is the first gateway from the south to the north-central region, is
The feeling of the cold mountain breeze was creeping into my collar as time passed.For me, the weather is a little cooler than the sweltering heat, and in the atmosphere of the mountains ,
It seemed to me that the many people who live ordinary lives with humility as a virtue, with their innocence and goodness as unspoiled, choose themselves modestly within their own sphere and live contentedly with that reality, are blessing the path I am taking.
Yes! The skies of Laos today are teaching me that even if you are not glamorous or wealthy, if you truly live up to your responsibilities as a member of Mother Nature , you can be beautiful enough, no matter who you are .
얼마나 피곤했는지, 어제는 저녁도 굶고 씻지도 못하고, 깜박 기절했다 깨어난 듯 싶었는데, 벌써 아침 해가 창문을 두드리고 있었다. 짜 다시 할 일도 없으면서도 밥이라도 먹고 뭔가 해야 할 것 같아 주섬 주섬 일어나 앉아보니,
오싹 오싹 몸 상태가 말이 아닌 듯 싶었는데, 머리엔 미열이 살살, 무엇보다 목이 칼칼한 것을 넘어 간간히 기침까지 하고 있는 꼬라지가, 아무래도 몸살이 제대로 난 것 같았는데, 행군이 불가능한 상태가 확실한 것 같았다.
일단 간단히 볶음밥 한 그릇으로 민생고를 해결하고는, 오늘 하루는 쉬기로 했는데, 한낮이 되어도 시원함을 넘은 차가운 바람은 마냥 침대 속을 파고 들고 만 있었는데, 여기가 열대지방 라오스가 맞는가 싶을 정도였다.
평소 나 같은 사람만 있다면 의사들이 먹고 살기 힘들었을 정도로, 감기 몸살은 나 하고는 전혀 무관 한 듯 살아왔는데, 이렇게 웬 종일 이불을 뒤집어쓰고 침대에 파묻혀 있고 보니, 요것도 한 번쯤 과히 나쁘지 만은 않다는 생각이 들고 있었다.
그러나 하루 정도만 쉬면 될 듯 싶었던 몸살 감기를, 3일밤낮을 꼼짝 없이 시달리고 서야 차도를 보이면서, 혹시 장기전에 들어가는 것은 아닌가 걱정을 많이 했는데, 그래도 지나가던 맘씨 좋은 프랑스여행객에게 얻어 놓은
비상 상비약으로 유일하게 준비된 아스피린과 신선한 산속 공기의 도움으로 조금씩 해소, 며칠째 한다는 짓은, 나홀로 적막 뿐인 방구석에 쳐 박혀, 고작 이 생각 저 생각, 그동안 못다한 온갖 잡생각을 다 끄집어 내어
들 척 거리는 것 밖에는 할 일이 없었는데, 돌고 돌아 다시 또 그 놈의 정상에 꼽혀 버렸다. 그리고 보니, 그 원수 같은 내 정상의 입구는, 한참을 거슬러 올라, 옛날 옛적 호랑이 담배 피던 시절까지 올라가야 했는데,
어릴 적 “이담에 커서 뭐가 될 거냐?” 고 어른들이 물으면, 서슴없이 꿈도 야무진 대통령이 되어 보겠다고 했음부터 가 아닌가 싶은데, 물론 그만 때 애들이 그저 해보는 소리일 뿐이라고 일축할 수도 있음이지만, 나는 조금 다른 것이 사실이었다.
왜냐하면 그 소릴 20대를 넘어서도 계속하고 다녔기 때문인데, 가관도 아니게 나름 30년 후 출마를 공공연히 하면서, 벌써 선거운동을 하고 있었음 이었다. 뜬금없이 웬 ‘게그 콘써트’ 냐? 고 할지 모르겠는데,
그 당시 이미 성년이 되었음에도 나는, 아는 사람은 물론 만나는 사람들 모두에게, 넉살 좋게도 한 표를 부탁한다고 떠들고 다녔음이 실화였는데, 정말 황당했지만 그런대로 밉상은 아니었기에 최소한의 목적 달성은 할 수 있는 등,
당시 나로선 충분한 이유가 있었다. 잠시 부연 설명이 불가피할 것 같은데, 이해를 돕기 위해 아주 조금만 더 거슬러 올라가 보면, 그렇게 달갑지도 않은 내 출생의 비하인드부터 들춰내야 할 것 같은데,
나는 원래, 서울의 한강변이 내려다 보이는 달동네 꼭대기에서, 출생신고서를 작성하고 성장을 시작, 그리 넉넉치 않은 배경 속에서 살았는데, 그나마 생활 형편이 조금씩 좋아지면서 몇 번의 하산을 하게 돼,
대통령이 되겠다고 할 때는, 달동네 입구까지 내려와 살게 되었다. 그렇게 사춘기 학창시절 새로 이사한 우리집에는 근사한 내 방은 물론, 바로 앞 담장 너머에는, 지은지 얼마 안된 의리 의리 한 양옥집들이 빼곡히 들어서 있던 곳이었기에,
자연스럽게 가난과 부유를 넘나들며, 그들의 장단점을 모두 보고 배우며, 나름 옳고 그름을 알기 시작하면서, 본의 아니게 모든 인간들의 내면에 잠재되어 있는 이중성도 부채질하게 되었던 것이었다.
특히 닥치는 데로 볼 수밖에 없는 어린 눈으로, 하늘과 땅의 차이라고 할 수 있는 극과 극의, 달동네 만화 속 껄렁패와 양옥집 세계문학전집 속 왕자님들을 오가며, 돈과 명예 그리고 권력 등의 처절함과 위대함을 스스로 터득해 나갈 수밖에 없었다.
그렇게 정상과 성공이란 단어와 익숙해지면서 “뜻이 있는 곳에 길이 있음” 을 알고, 책이라면 가리지 않고 뭐든지 주서 담아 보면서, 어깨너머로 배운, “식당 개 3년이면 라면을 끓인다”는 우스개 말처럼,
다양한 상식을 넓힐 수 있었는데, 무엇보다 “아는 게 힘” 을 더욱 굳게 믿으면서, 모든 것을 책에 의존하여 책속에서 나를 찾아 가고 있었다. 그리고 공교롭게도 대학생이 되면서 곧바로 사회생활도 함께 시작, 직접 돈벌이에도 나섰는데,
차츰 대인관계의 중요성을 실감하고, 심리학과 동양철학까지 관심을 집중하게 되면서, 어차피 금수저가 아니라면 머리라도 잘 굴려야 할 것 같아, 모든 사람들에게 첫 인상 등에서 확실히 나를 알림이 곧 나의 재산이라고 판단하여,
내 딴에는 “30년 후 대통령이 되고자 하오니, 절대 잊지 말고 한 표를 부탁한다” 고, 상대에게 나를 분명히 각인 시키기 위한 일안으로, 그렇게 조금은 특별함을 선택했던 것이 대통령을 팔아야 했던 이유라면 이유였다.
물론 꼭 30년 후에 꼭 대통령이 되겠다는 것은 아니었다. 아니 거기까진 네가 쳐다볼 영역이 아님을 잘 알고 있었고, 단지 대통령이라는 정상에 대한 도전을 하는 엉뚱하지만 괜찮은 놈이라고 기억해 주길 바랄 뿐이었던 것이었다.
다행히 그리 나쁜 인식은 아니었기에, 최소한 나를 기억해 주는 데는 도움이 되었고, 나 역시 첫인상부터 유권자 관리를 한답시고 최선의 친절과 베려 등으로 인간관계를 원만하게 이어 나감에 따라, 내 삶의 양동작전은 비교적 성공적이었다.
그렇게 일찌감치 사업경영을 배우며, 대학생활을 마치고, 본격적인 사회생활을 하게 되면서부터 는, 또래들 보다는 특별함에 익숙해지면서, 나름 우여곡절을 겪으면서도 정상을 향한 도전의 밑거름이 될 수 있었고,
결국 그 시절, 바늘구멍이라고 할 수 있는, 정말 선택 받은 자들만의 해외유학까지 도전, 그것도 겁도 없이 혈혈단신 무작정 떠날 수 있었고, 고진감래를 실감하면서 꿈에도 그리던 외신기자로 온 세상을 누비고 다니며 여기까지 왔던 것이었다.
그러나 변함없이 극과 극을 오가며 살아보니, 최소한 남극과 북극보다는 적도가 사람 살기는 괜찮은 것이 사실처럼, 결코 황량한 정상의 고독함 보다는, 아늑한 산골짜기 어딘 가에서, 자유로운 영혼으로, 작은 행복이 더 인간적임을 알게 되면서,
비로소 내가 잘못 살았음을 곰곰이 생각하게 됐고, 아마 지금 이 여행이 그 생각을 확인하고 정리하는 과정이 된 듯 싶은데, 지금 다시 생각해 봐도 역시 나는 참으로 특별함에 세뇌 된 황당무계한 엉뚱이로 살아왔음이 분명,
그저 실없이 웃을 수밖에 는 더 이상의 설명이 안되는 것 같았다. 어떤 사람이 말한 것처럼 “인간은 나이를 먹을수록 추억을 먹고 산다”고 했듯이, 아무리 아웅다웅 살았다고 해도, 지나고 나면 아름다운 시절이라고 하고는 있지만,
그래도 엊그제 같은 희로애락의 숫한 시간 속, 특별함보다는 일반적인, 1인자보다는 2인자로, 복잡함보다는 단순함을, 황량한 정상 보다는 아늑한 골짜기를 선택함이, 어쩌면 좀 더 스스로의 행복에 보탬이 될 수 있었음이 아닌가? 싶었다.
한마디로 이제라도 허영과 사치에서 벗어나, 스스로의 실속에 충실, 그저 자유롭고 여유롭게 살아보고 싶다는 것이다. 무슨 “귀신 씻나락 까먹는 소리” 를 하느냐? 고 할 지지도 모르겠는데, 그냥 지금 내 맘이 그렇다는 것 뿐,
그러고 보니 재미있는 말도 아닌데, 떠들다 보니 주제도 모르고 횡설수설이 심한 것 같은데, 이쯤에서 본연의 자리로 돌아가, 가던 길이나 계속 가면서, 정상에 대해선 추후 좀 더 생각해 보기로 하고,
일단 며칠 간의 자리를 털고 일어나, 다시 길을 나섬이 먼저라고 결론지었다. 그렇게 눈이 부시게 파란하늘과 하얀 구름 그리고 청록의 향기로운 바람들 사이, 여행하기에는 더 없이 신선한 날씨 속에 들어와 걷고 있는데,
다만 며칠 고생을 해서 그런지, 아침 저녁 일교차가 상식보단 심한 탓에, 차가운 바람에 감기는 각별히 조심해야 함을 잊지 않기로 했다. 정말 라오스는 6개월간의 우기가 끝나고 다시 6개월간의 건기로 들어서는 것이 확실한 것 같았는데,
분명 라오스는 열대성 기후대에 속 한다고 하지만, 지금부터 이어지는 중동부 산악지대는 우리나라의 초 가을 날씨와 별 다름없이, 실제 언제부터 인지, 남부에서 중북부로 향하는 제1관문 과도 같은 낙가이 주변에는,
차디찬 산 바람의 느낌들이, 시간이 지날수록 완연히 옷깃을 여미게, 슬며시 파고 들고 있었다. 나로선 오히려 찌는 더위 보다 조금은 차가운 날씨가 걷기엔 안성맞춤, 이렇게 유난히 상쾌한 산속의 정취들 속,
아직 때묻지 않은 순수함과 선량함까지, 겸손을 미덕으로 평범하게 살아가는 많은 사람들이, 자신의 영역 안에서 스스로를 소박하게 선택하고, 그 현실에 만족하며 살아가는 모든 것이, 내가 가는 길을 축복하고 있음 같았다.
그렇다! 비록 화려하거나 부유하진 않아도, 진정 대자연과 더불어 그 일원으로 주어진 책임을 다하면서 살아 간다면, 어디에 있는 누구라도 모두가 충분히 아름다울 수 있다는 것을, 오늘 라오스의 하늘은, 내게 가르쳐 주고 있음이었다.
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