'이것만 있으면 행복하겠지.'하는 생각에 끌려가지 않고, 그것이 없이도 잘 살아갈 수 있는 마음을 단련해보는 시도가 역설적으로 더욱 자유로운 삶을 이끌어가는 방법이 되는 것이다. 결국 행복의 비결은 계속해서 변하고 성장해간다. 그리하여 끝내는 도구나 비결을 비워낼수록 삶은 수월해진다.
_쇼펜하우어 아포리즘
쇼펜하우어는 매일매일 나에게 주어진 숙제들을 그저 마주하는 것이 옳음을 알려준다. 숙제를 고통으로 마주할 것인지 나를 성장시킬 도구로 감사하게 받아들일지는 나의 몫. 일단 저지르고 그 안에서 괴로워 하던 나에게 힘이 되는 글이 였다. '지속적으로 마주해 나갈 것','그것 없이도 잘 살아갈 수 있는 마음'...
Life is by no means a short span of time. No single method or motivation can magically grant all the joys of life. In the end, we must acknowledge that pain is not something to be solved or escaped, but something to be continuously faced.
Rather than being dragged by the thought, "If only I had this, I would be happy," we should train our hearts to live well even without it. Paradoxically, such an attempt becomes the very path to a freer life. Ultimately, the secret to happiness constantly evolves and grows. And in the end, the more we let go of tools and secret formulas, the easier life becomes.
— Schopenhauer, Aphorisms
Schopenhauer teaches me that simply facing the tasks given to me each day is the right thing to do. Whether I confront these tasks as suffering, or gratefully accept them as tools for my own growth, is entirely up to me. This writing gave strength to my former self, who would rush into things and then suffer in the aftermath.
"To continuously face it," "to cultivate a heart that can live well even without it" — these phrases deeply resonate with me.

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