위 수필을 인공지능의 도움을 받아 영어로 번역하여 한국이 좋아 한국에서 살고 있는 영국인 아주머니에게 새해 인사를 겸해서 보냈더니 다음과 같은 감동적인 답장이 왔기에 공유합니다. 세계 만인의 공통 메시지가 문학이라는 생각을 합니다. 우리 작가님들의 수필도 영어로 번역해서 세계로 퍼트리는 노력을 해야 할 것이라 생각 합니다.
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Oh my goodness... another masterpiece... and a topic very dear to my heart... feeding the virus of positivity 🤗🤗
And what incredible words of wisdom from your grandfather... just today I was talking to my younger son in America about the exact same topics and the importance of having a stoic nature - enduring hardship without complaint. He has 2 young children and he wants to teach them this quality... but our modern society is too quick to complain.
I hope it is OK - I would like to send him your essay.
Although you use many important historical examples, I really love the story about your grandfather the best... I wish I could have met him. We really learn through the living examples in our life... And yes, your words captured the power and energy of this new year of the red horse... it will be an exciting year ahead.
Thank you for your inspiration and words of special wisdom... you are a gifted writer.
Happy New Year 2026
한국어 번역 (Korean Translation)
"세상에나... 또 하나의 걸작이네요. 게다가 제가 정말 아끼는 주제이기도 하고요... '긍정의 바이러스'를 퍼뜨리는 일 말이에요. 🤗🤗
당신의 할아버님께서 남기신 지혜의 말씀은 정말 놀랍습니다. 마침 오늘 미국에 있는 작은아들과 정확히 같은 주제로 대화를 나눴거든요. 바로 고난을 불평 없이 견뎌내는 '스토아적 본성'의 중요성에 대해서요. 아들에게는 어린 두 자녀가 있는데, 아이들에게 이런 자질을 가르쳐주고 싶어 해요. 하지만 현대 사회는 너무나 쉽게 불평하곤 하죠.
혹시 괜찮으시다면, 당신의 수필을 아들에게 보내주고 싶습니다.
중요한 역사적 사례들도 많았지만, 저는 당신의 할아버님 이야기가 가장 좋았습니다. 직접 뵐 수 있었다면 얼마나 좋았을까요. 우리는 정말 삶 속의 살아있는 본보기를 통해 배우는 것 같아요. 그리고 맞아요, 당신의 글은 이 새로운 '붉은 말의 해'가 가진 힘과 에너지를 잘 담아냈습니다. 앞으로 정말 흥미진진한 한 해가 되겠네요.
영감과 특별한 지혜를 나누어 주셔서 감사합니다. 당신은 정말 재능 있는 작가예요.
2026년 새해 복 많이 받으세요!"
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<운명의 갈기를 잡고, 붉은 말의 잔등에 올라> 영어 번역본/AI 도움
Seizing the Mane of Destiny, Mounting the Fiery Red Steed
To my dear readers and fellow writers,
The New Year of Byeong-o (The Year of the Fiery Horse) has dawned. This year, instead of going out to witness the sunrise, I sit at my desk to share these thoughts with you. If the virus of complaint and the virus of positivity were to wage war within me, who would emerge victorious? The answer is clear: the one that wins is the one I feed more generously every single day.
My respected readers,
As the eldest grandson in my family, I grew up receiving "table-side education" while sharing meals with my grandfather. He used to say: "My child, if grumbling hangs from the corners of your lips, the blessings that were at your very doorstep will turn their backs and walk away."
Only now, with frost in my hair and having weathered the storms of life, do I truly understand. My grandfather was not merely feeding me rice; he was transfusing into me the 'Principle of Blessing'- the positive energy required to triumph in the battle against destiny.
Look at history! It stands as a witness. Facing thousands of failures, Thomas Edison roared, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work," and eventually brought light to the world. Admiral Yi Sun-sin, amidst utter despair, designed a victory saying, "I still have twelve ships left." These giants did not blame their circumstances. They did not waste precious life energy resenting others. Instead, they redrew the map of destiny with a single focus: How shall we solve this?
My dear friends,
How was the past year of Eul-sa? To many, the world felt like a vast hospital ward dominated by the virus of discontent. Sharp words of blame flew like daggers, and lethargy and cynicism weighed us down. I, too, was not immune. Yet, I believe! I believe there is a monumental power within us to silence those complaints. While grumbling clips the wings of the soul, positivity is a miraculous elixir that revives a dying spirit.
On this fresh morning of 2026, the Year of the Fiery Horse, a winged red steed is soaring with a powerful surge! At dawn today, I pinned a resolute slogan in the stable of my heart:
"Stop grumbling, or blessings will flee! Be positive like a hero, and solve like a scientist!"
Look at the iron muscles of Sisyphus, endlessly pushing that falling boulder. He continues to toil, but what he pushes is no longer a mere rock; he is radiating an eternal, inextinguishable energy of positivity to the entire world. By refusing to surrender to fate, he has become, to us, a figure more sublime than Zeus himself.
My fellow readers,
I declare this not just for this year, but for the rest of my life: Let us starve the virus of complaint and nourish the virus of positivity. With the spirit of a youth grasping the mane of a red horse ascending to the heavens, let us face our destiny head-on. Let us leap together, seizing the mane of our own fate!
I hope that my writings will serve as a hymn of hope, purging the toxins of the world and breathing in the breath of life. I pray with joined hands that a thousand—no, ten thousand—blessings flow like a mighty river into your future.
New Year’s Day, 2026 (05:17) Sincerely, Lim-pyo Jeong, Essayist