614. 땅이 되거라. 속 깊은 친구야.

땅이되거라! 속깊은 친구야.

미국의 어떤 도시에서
한 사람이 자신의 죽음을 예감했습니다.
그런데 그에게는 그의 재산을 물려줄 상속자가 없었습니다.

그는 죽기 전 변호사에게 자신이 
죽으면 새벽 4시에 장례를 치러달라고 부탁했습니다.

그리고 유서 한 통을 남기고는
장례식이 끝나면 참석한 사람들 
앞에서 뜯어 읽어달라고 부탁했습니다.

새벽 4시에 치러진 장례식에는 불과 네 사람만 참석하였습니다.

고인에게는 많은 <친구>들과 지인들이 있었지만
이미 죽은 <친구>의 장례에 참석하기 위해 새벽 일찍 잠자리에서 일어나는 것은 정말 귀찮고 쉽지 않았던 것입니다.

그럼에도 불구하고 새벽 4시에 
달려와 준 네 사람은 진정 그의 죽음을 애도했고 장례식을 경건하게 치렀습니다.

드디어 변호사는 유서를 뜯어 읽었습니다.
“나의 전 재산 4천만 달러(한화 4,800억원)를 장례식에 참석한 사람들에게 고루 나누어
주시기 바랍니다.
이것이 유서의 내용 이었습니다.

장례식에 참석한 네 사람은 각각 천만 달러(1,200억원)씩 되는 많은 유산을 받았습니다.

그 많은 유산을 엉겁결에 받은 네 <친구>들은
처음엔 당황했지만 그의 유산이 헛되이 쓰이지 않도록 사회에 환원하여 고인의 이름을 딴 도서관과 고아원 등을 건립하여 <친구>에게 보답하였습니다.

우리는 흔히  4종류의
<친구>가 있다고 합니다.

첫째, 꽃과 같은 <친구>.
즉 꽃이 피어서 예쁠 때는 그 아름다움에 찬사를 아끼지 않지만 꽃이 지고나면 과감히 버리듯 자기 좋을 때만 찾아오는 <친구>를 말합니다.

둘째, 저울과 같은 <친구>.
저울이 무게에 따라 이쪽으로 저쪽으로 기울듯이 자신에게 이익이 있는지 없는지를 따져 이익이 큰 쪽으로만 움직이는 <친구>입니다.

셋째, 산과 같은 <친구>.
산처럼 온갖 새와 짐승의 안식처이며 멀리 보거나 가까이 가거나 늘
그 자리에서 반겨주고, 생각만 해도 편안하고 마음든든한 <친구>가 바로 산과 같은 <친구>입니다.

넷째, 땅과 같은 <친구>.
땅이 생명의 싹을 틔워주고 곡식을 
길러내며 누구에게도 조건 없이 기쁜 마음으로 은혜를 베풀어주듯, 한결같은 마음으로 지지해주고 격려해주는 <친구>입니다.

친구들이 참 많습니다.
그러나 <친구>는 많고 적음이 중요하지 않습니다.
그 깊이가 중요합니다.

<친구>를 갖는다는것은
또 하나의 인생을 갖는것이다.
(Be the land, my dear friend.

In a city in the United States
One person foresaw his death.
But he didn't have an heir to inherit his property.

Before he died, he told his lawyer that he was 
If I die, I asked for a funeral at 4 a.m.

And leaving a suicide note
those present at the end of the funeral 
I asked them to open it and read it from the front.

Only four people attended the funeral at 4 a.m.

The deceased had many friends and acquaintances
Getting up from bed early in the morning to attend the funeral of my already dead friend was something that was really annoying and not easy.

Nevertheless, at 4 a.m. 
The four men who came running truly mourned his death and held the funeral reverently.

Finally, the lawyer opened the will and read it.
"My entire fortune of $40 million (W480 billion) was divided evenly among those who attended the funeral
Please give it to me.
This was the content of the will.

Each of the four people who attended the funeral received a large inheritance worth $10 million (W120 billion).

Your friends who have received so much inheritance
At first, he was embarrassed, but he gave back to society so that his legacy would not be wasted, and he rewarded his "friend" by building a library and orphanage named after the deceased.

We often have four different types
There is a friend.

First, a flower-like <friend>.
In other words, when flowers bloom and are pretty, they praise their beauty, but when the flowers fall, they come only when they like, as if throwing them away boldly.

Second, a <friend> like a scale.
Just as the scale tilts this way and that way depending on the weight, it is a "friend" who only moves to the side where the profit is greater by weighing whether it is beneficial or not.

Third, the same <friend> as the mountain.
Like a mountain, it's a haven for all kinds of birds and beasts, and it's always seen or close
A friend who welcomes you on the spot, is comfortable and caring just by thinking about it, and is like a mountain.


Fourth, the land-like <friend>.
The earth sprouted life, and the grain 
It is a "friend" who supports and encourages with a consistent heart, just as he raises and gives grace to anyone with joy without conditions.

I have a lot of friends.
However, <Friends> doesn't matter if it's a lot or less.
That depth is important.

To have a friend
Having another life.)