하루 명상 193
선견지명(先見之明)처럼, 어떤 일이 일어나기 전에 미리 앞을 내다보고 아는 지혜가 있다면 얼마나 좋을까요? 하지만 대다수 사람은 후견지명(後見之明)처럼, 어떤 일을 겪고 난 후에 ‘이렇게 될 줄 이미 알았다’하는 착각이 발달해 있습니다. 곁에 있던 사람이 떠나고 나서야 소중하다는 걸 뒤늦게 알게 되듯이 말이죠. 인생에는 살아보고 겪어봐야 알게 되는 것이 대부분입니다. 그땐 모르는 것이 당연한 겁니다. 모든 걸 다 알고 산다면 좋겠지만, 불행하게도 인간에게 그런 능력은 없습니다. 그러니까 “저 사람은 왜 저렇게 어리석게 결정하고 행동했을까?”라고 함부로 평가하지 마세요. 그 사람도 최선을 다해 결정하고 행동한 겁니다. 남을 함부로 평가하면 당신도 남에게 함부로 평가당하게 됩니다.
In life, most things are learned only by living and experiencing them.
How good would it be if you had the wisdom to look ahead and know something before it happens, like foresight? However, most people develop the delusion that ‘I already knew this would happen’ after experiencing something, like hindsight. Just as you realize too late that the person you were close to is important only after they leave. There are most things in life that you only learn by living and experiencing. It is natural not to know at that time. It would be nice if we could predict and know everything first, but unfortunately, humans do not have that ability. So, don’t judge someone carelessly by asking, “Why did that person make such foolish decisions and actions?” That person also made the decision and acted to the best of his ability. If you evaluate others carelessly, you will be evaluated carelessly by others as well.