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The 4 Wives ³× ¸íÀÇ ºÎÀÎ (ÀÛÀÚ ¹Ì»ó: Author Unknown)
The 4 Wives ³× ¸íÀÇ ºÎÀÎ (ÀÛÀÚ ¹Ì»ó: Author Unknown)


There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives.
He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich
robes and treated her to
delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing
but the best.

³× ¸íÀÇ ºÎÀÎÀ» °Å´À¸° ºÎÀÚ »óÀÎÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.
±×´Â ³×¹ø ° ºÎÀÎÀ» Á¦ÀÏ »ç¶ûÇؼ­ ±×³à¸¦ ºñ½Ñ ¿Ê°ú ¿ì¾ÆÇÔÀ¸·Î
²Ù¸ç ÁÖ¾ú°í ¾ÆÁÖ ±ØÁøÈ÷ µ¹º¸¸ç ÃÖ°í·Î ´ë¿ìÇØ ÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.


He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He¢¥s very proud of her
and always wanted to
show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always
in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

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±×³à¸¦ ¸Å¿ì ÀÚ¶û½º·´°Ô ¿©°åÀ¸¸ç ¾ðÁ¦³ª ±×ÀÇ Ä£±¸µé¿¡°Ô º¸
¿©ÁÖ°í ½Í¾îÇß½À´Ï´Ù.
±×·¯³ª ±× »óÀÎÀº Ç×»ó ±×³à°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ³²ÀÚ¿Í ´Þ¾Æ³¯±îºÁ µÎ·Á¿ö
ÇÏ°í ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.


He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person,
always patient and in fact is the merchant¢¥s confidante.
Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always
turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him
out and tide him through difficult times.

±×´Â ¶ÇÇÑ µÎ¹ø ° ºÎÀεµ »ç¶ûÇß½À´Ï´Ù.
±×³à´Â ¸Å¿ì »ç·Á°¡ ±íÀº »ç¶÷À¸·Î Àγ»½Éµµ À־ »óÀÎÀÌ ¸ðµç
ºñ¹ÐÀ» ¸»ÇÒ ¼ö Àִ»ç½Ç»ó °¡Àå ¹ÏÀ» ¼ö Àִ ģ±¸¿´½À´Ï´Ù.
»óÀÎÀÌ ¾î¶² ¹®Á¦¿¡ ºÎ´Ú Ä¥ ¶§ ¸¶´Ù , ±×´Â ´Ã ±× µÎ¹ø ° ºÎ
Àο¡°Ô·Î °¬°í, ±×³à´Â Ç×»ó ±×°¡ ¾î·Á¿î ½Ã±â¸¦ Àß ±Øº¹ÇÒ ¼ö
ÀÖµµ·Ï µµ¿ÍÁÖ°ï Çß½À´Ï´Ù.

Now, the merchant¢¥s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has
made great contributions in maintaining his wealth &
business as well as taking care of the household. However,
the merchant did not love the first wife and although she
loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

ÀÚ, ±× »óÀÎÀÇ Ã¹¹øÀç ºÎÀÎÀº °¡Á¤ »ì¸²°ú ¾Æ¿ï·¯ ±×ÀÇ °Ç°­°ú
±â¾÷À» Àß µ¹ºÁÁÖ¸ç ±×°ÍµéÀ» À¯ÁöÇϴµ¥ Çå½ÅÀûÀÎ Èñ»ýÀ» ÇÏ´Â
¸Å¿ì Ã漺½º·± »ç¶÷À̾ú½À´Ï´Ù.
±×·¯³ª ±×³à°¡ ±×¸¦ ±íÀÌ »ç¶ûÇÔ¿¡µµ ºÒ±¸ÇÏ°í, ±× »óÀÎÀº ù¹ø
° ºÎÀÎÀ» »ç¶ûÇÏÁö ¾Ê¾Ò½À´Ï´Ù. ±×´Â ±×³àÀÇ Á¸ÀçÁ¶Â÷ Àß ÀνÄ
ÇÏÁö ¸øÇßÁÒ


One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he
was going to die soon.
He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, ¢©Now I
have 4 wives with me.
But when I die, I¢¥ll be alone. How lonely I¢¥ll be!¢©

ÇÏ·ç´Â, ±× »óÀÎÀÌ º´ÀÌ µé¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¿À·¡ °¡Áö ¾Ê¾Æ¼­, ±×´Â °ð
Á×À» °ÍÀ̶ó´Â »ç½ÇÀ» ¾Ë°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×´Â ±×ÀÇ È£È­½º·±
»îÀ» µ¹¾Æº¸¸ç È¥ÀÚ ¸»ÇßÁÒ.¢©
ÀÚ, ³ª´Â ³×¸íÀÇ ºÎÀÎÀ» µÎ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ³»°¡ Á×À» ¶§´Â È¥ÀÚ
°¡ µÉ °ÍÀÌ´Ù...¾ó¸¶³ª ¿Ü·Ó°Ú´Â°¡!¢©

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, ¢©I loved you most, endowed you
with the finest clothing
and showered great care over you. Now that I¢¥m dying, will
you follow me and keep me company?¢© ¢©No way!¢© replied the
4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant¢¥s
heart.

±×·¡¼­ ±×´Â ³×¹ø ° ºÎÀο¡°Ô ¹°¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¢© ´ç½ÅÀ» ÃÖ°í·Î »ç
¶ûÇß¼Ò, ±×·¡¼­ ³ª´Â Á¦ÀÏ ÁÁÀº ¿Ê°ú ´õ ¾ø´Â »ç¶ûÀ¸·Î ´ç½Å¿¡
°Ô ºÎ¾î ÁÖ¾ú¼Ò, ÀÌÁ¦ ³»°¡ Á×°Ô µÇ¾ú´Âµ¥ ´ç½Å ³ª¸¦
µû¶ó¿À°Ú¼Ò? ±×·¡¼­ ³» µ¿¹ÝÀÚ°¡ µÇ¾îÁÖ°Ú¼Ò?¢© ³×¹ø ° ºÎ
ÀÎÀº ¢©´çÄ¡µµ ¾Ê¾Æ¿ä!¢© ¶ó°í ´ë´äÇÏ¸ç ´Ù¸¥ ¸»µµ ¾øÀÌ ³ª°¡ ¹ö
·È½À´Ï´Ù.
±× ´ë´äÀº ¸¶Ä¡ ³¯Ä«·Î¿î Ä®·Î ±× »óÀÎÀÇ ½ÉÀåÀ» ²÷´Â °Í °°¾Ò
½À´Ï´Ù.

The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, ¢©I have loved you
so much for all my life.
Now that I¢¥m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?¢©
¢©No!¢© replied the 3rd wife.
¢©Life is so good over here! I¢¥m going to remarry when you
die!¢©
The merchant¢¥s heart sank and turned cold.

±×·¡¼­ ±× ½½Ç »óÀÎÀº ¼¼¹ø ° ºÎÀο¡°Ô °¬½À´Ï´Ù. ¢© ³» ÀÏ»ý
µ¿¾È ´ç½ÅÀ» ¹«Ã´ »ç¶ûÇß¼Ò,
ÀÌÁ¦ ³»°¡ Á׾°í Àִµ¥ ´ç½ÅÀÌ ³ª¸¦ µû¶ó¿Ã ¼ö ÀÖ°Ú¼Ò? ³»
µ¿¹ÝÀÚ°¡ µÇ¾îÁÙ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ú¼Ò?¢©
¼¼¹ø ° ºÎÀÎÀº ´ë´äÇϱ⸦ ¢©½È¾î¿ä, ÀÌ ¶¥ÀÇ ÀλýÀº ¾ó¸¶³ª ÁÁ
Àºµ¥¿ä! ´ç½ÅÀÌ Á×°í³ª¸é ³ª´Â ÀçÈ¥À» ÇÒ °Å¿¹¿ä¢© »óÀÎÀÇ ½ÉÀåÀº
¹«³ÊÁ® ³»·Á Â÷°©°Ô µÇ¾î¹ö·È½À´Ï´Ù.

He then asked the 2nd wife, ¢©I always turned to you for help
and you¢¥ve always helped
me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you
follow me and keep me company?¢©
¢©I¢¥m sorry, I can¢¥t help you out this time!¢© replied the 2nd
wife. ¢©At the very most,
I can only send you to your grave.¢© The answer came like a
bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

±×·¡¼­ ±×´Â µÎ¹ø° ºÎÀο¡°Ô ¹°¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¢©³ª´Â ¾ðÁ¦³ª ´ç½Å¿¡°Ô
µµ¿òÀ» ±¸Çß°í ´ç½ÅÀº ³ª¸¦ ´Ã µµ¿Í ÁÖ¾ú¼Ò, ÀÌÁ¦ ´ç½ÅÀÇ µµ¿òÀÌ
¶Ç ÇÊ¿äÇÏ¿À, ³»°¡ Á×À» ¶§, ³ª¸¦ µû¶ó¿Í¼­ ³» Ä£±¸°¡ µÇ¾îÁÙ
¼ö ÀÖ°Ú¼Ò?¢© ¢©¹Ì¾ÈÇØ¿ä, À̹ø¿¡´Â µµ¿Í ÁÙ ¼ö°¡ ¾ø±º¿ä.¢©
µÎ¹ø° ºÎÀÎÀÌ ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù. ¢©À̹ø¿¡ ÁøÁ¤ ³»°¡ ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÀÏÀº,
´ç½ÅÀ» ¹«´ýÀ¸·Î º¸³»´Â °Í »ÓÀÌ¿¹¿ä¢© ±× ´ë´äÀº ¸¶Ä¡ Àü·ù°¡
È帣´Â õµÕ°úµµ °°¾Æ¼­ ±× »óÀÎÀ» ȲÆó½ÃÄ×½À´Ï´Ù.

Then a voice called out: ¢©I¢¥ll leave with you. I¢¥ll follow
you no matter where you go.¢©
The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was
so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition.
Greatly grieved, the merchant said, ¢©I should have taken
much better care of you while I could have!¢©

±×·¯ÀÚ, ÇÑ ¸ñ¼Ò¸®°¡ ¿ÜÃƽÀ´Ï´Ù. ¢©Á¦°¡ ´ç½Å°ú ÇÔ²² °¡°Ú¾î¿ä.
´ç½ÅÀÌ °¡´Â °÷À̶ó¸é ¾îµð¸¦ ¸··ÐÇÏ°í µû¶ó °¡°Ú¾î¿ä¢© ±× »ó
ÀÎÀÌ °í°³¸¦ µé¾î ¹Ù¶óº¸ÀÚ, °Å±â¿£ ±×ÀÇ Ã¹¹ø° ºÎÀÎÀÌ
ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×³à´Â ¸¶Ä¡ ¿µ¾ç½ÇÁ¶À» ¾Î¾Æ ¿Â µí, ¾ÆÁÖ ¸»¶ó ÀÖ
¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. »óÀÎÀº ´õ¾ø´Â ź½ÄÀ¸·Î ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù. ¢©³»°¡ ÇÒ ¼ö
ÀÖÀ» ¶§¿¡ ´ç½ÅÀ» ´õ Àß µ¹ºÁÁÖ¾î¾ß Çß¾ú¾î!¢©


Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives ....... The 4th
wife is our xbody No matter how much time & effort we lavish
in making it look good, it¢¥ll leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we
die, they all go to others.
The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close
they had been there for us
when we¢¥re alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to
the grave.

»ç½Ç, ¿ì¸® ¸ðµÎ ³×¸íÀÇ ºÎÀÎÀ» ¿ì¸®ÀÇ »î¿¡ °¡Áö°í ÀÖÁÒ. ³×¹ø
° ºÎÀÎÀº ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸öÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
¿ì¸®°¡ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸öÀ» ÁÁ°Ô º¸ÀÌ·Á°í ¸¹Àº ½Ã°£°ú ³ë·ÂÀ» ¾Æ³¦¾øÀÌ
ÅõÀÚÇÑ´ÙÇصµ, ±×°ÍÀº ¿ì¸®°¡ Á×À» ¶§´Â ¶°³ª°¥ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¼¼¹ø
° ºÎÀÎÀº¿ä? ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¼ÒÀ¯, ½ÅºÐ, ±×¸®°í ºÎ±Í ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
¿ì¸®°¡ Á×À» ¶§´Â ±×°ÍµéÀº º¸µÎ ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷¿¡°Ô·Î °¥ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
µÎ¹ø° ºÎÀÎÀº ¿ì¸®ÀÇ °¡Á·°ú Ä£±¸µéÀÌÁÒ. ¿ì¸®°¡ »ì¾ÆÀÖ´Â µ¿
¾È¿¡ ±×µéÀÌ ¿ì¸®¿Í ¾ó¸¶³ª °¡±õ°Ô Áö³Â´øÁö °£¿¡ ±×µéÀº
¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¹«´ý¿¡±îÁö °°ÀÌ ¸Ó¹«¸¦ ¼ö´Â ¾ø´Â °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.


The 1st wife is in fact our SOUL, often neglected in our
pursuit of material wealth and sensual pleasure. Guess
what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever
we go. Perhaps it¢¥s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen
it now rather than to wait until we¢¥re on our deathbed to
lament.

ù¹ø° ºÎÀÎÀº »ç½Ç»ó, ¿ì¸®°¡ ºÎ¿Í °¨°¢ÀûÀÎ Áñ°Å¿òµéÀ» Ãß±¸
ÇÏ´À¶ó Á¦´ë·Î µ¹º¸Áö ¾ÊÀº ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿µÈ¥ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¾Ë¾Æ¸ÂÃç º¸½Ç
·¡¿ä? »ç½Ç, ±×°ÍÀº ¿ì¸®°¡ °¡´Â °÷ ¸¶´Ù ¾îµðµçÁö ¿ì¸®¸¦
µû¶ó°¥ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â À¯ÀÏÇÑ °ÍÀ̶õ ¸»ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®°¡ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ Á×À½ÀÇ
ÀÚ¸®¿¡¼­ ÇÑźÇÒ ¶§±îÁö ±â´Ù¸®±â º¸´Ù´Â Áö±ÝÀÌ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿µÈ¥À»
µ¹º¸°í °­ÇÏ°Ô ±â¸¦ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÁÁÀº ¶§¶ó°í »ý°¢Çϴµ¥¿ä


- ¿µÈ¥ÀÇ ´ß°í±â ¼öÇÁ ¢©Chicken Soup for the Soul¢©¶õ Ã¥¿¡¼­
 
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