교황님 말씀: 타인을 개종하려 하지 말고 다른 이의 신앙을 존중하라

 

 

 

 

1. 자신의 방식대로 인생을 살 되 타인의 인생을 존중하라

누구나 이렇게 살아야 한다. 로마에는 앞으로 나아가라. 그리고 다른 이들도 그렇게 하도록 두라는 속담이 있다.

 

2. 타인에게 마음을 열라.

다른 사람들에게 마음을 열고 친절하게 대해야 한다. 자신만 생각하고 살면 자기중심적인 사람이 되기 쉽다. 고인 물은 썩는 법이다.

 

3. 고요히 전진하라

친절과 겸손은 우리 삶을 고요하게 이끈다.

 

4. 건강하게 쉬어라.

우리는 예술과 문학을 향유하고 아이들과 함께 노는 것을 잃어버렸다. 소비주의는 우리에게 늘 걱정과 스트레스를 주고 건강한 여가 문화를 앗아가 버렸다. 식사 시간만이라도 텔레비전을 끄고 서로 얘기를 나누라.

 

5. 일요일은 가족과 함께 보내라

일요일은 쉬는 날이다. 가족을 위한 날이기 때문이다.

 

6. 젊은 세대에 품위 있는 일자리를 만들어 줄 혁신적인 방법을 찾으라

젊은이들에게 기회가 주어지지 않으면 그들은 쉽게 마약에 빠지거나 자살을 선택하기 쉽다. 우리는 젊은이들과 함께 창의적으로 일할 필요가 있다.

7. 자연을 존중하고 돌보라

환경 파괴는 우리가 직면한 가장 큰 도전 가운데 하나다. 우리가 스스로 묻지 않는 질문은 인간의 이 같은 무분별하고 폭력적인 환경 파괴가 인간 자신을 죽이는 행위가 아닌가 하는 것이다.

 

8. 부정적인 생각에서 벗어나라

다른 사람들을 험담하는 것은 자존감이 낮다는 뜻이다. 이는 ‘나 자신이 너무 비천하므로 다른 사람을 깎아 내릴 수밖에 없어요’라고 말하는 것이다. 부정적인 생각은 빨리 버릴수록 좋다.

 

9. 타인을 개종하려 하지 말고 다른 이의 신앙을 존중하라.

우리는 대화를 통해 함께 성장한다는 것을 보여줌으로써 다른 이에게 영감을 줄 수 있다. 모든 일 가운데 최악은 개종이다. 교회는 개종이 아니라 교회가 보여줄 수 있는 매력을 통해 사람들이 동참함으로써 성장하는 것이다. 

10. 평화를 위해 일하라

전쟁이 끊이지 않는 시대에 살는 우리는 평화를 위한 목소리를 크게 내야 한다. 평화는 아무것도 하지 않고 가만히 있는 상태가 결코 아니다. 평화는 늘 앞서서 주도하는 역동적인 것이다. 

 

 

 In latest interview, Pope Francis reveals top 10 secrets to happiness

1. "Live and let live." Everyone should be guided by this principle, he said, which has a similar expression in Rome with the saying, "Move forward and let others do the same."

2. "Be giving of yourself to others." People need to be open and generous toward others, he said, because "if you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid."

3. "Proceed calmly" in life. The pope, who used to teach high school literature, used an image from an Argentine novel by Ricardo Guiraldes, in which the protagonist -- gaucho Don Segundo Sombra -- looks back on how he lived his life.

"He says that in his youth he was a stream full of rocks that he carried with him; as an adult, a rushing river; and in old age, he was still moving, but slowly, like a pool" of water, the pope said. He said he likes this latter image of a pool of water -- to have "the ability to move with kindness and humility, a calmness in life."

4. "A healthy sense of leisure." The pleasures of art, literature and playing together with children have been lost, he said.

"Consumerism has brought us anxiety" and stress, causing people to lose a "healthy culture of leisure." Their time is "swallowed up" so people can't share it with anyone.

Even though many parents work long hours, they must set aside time to play with their children; work schedules make it "complicated, but you must do it," he said.

Families must also turn off the TV when they sit down to eat because, even though television is useful for keeping up with the news, having it on during mealtime "doesn't let you communicate" with each other, the pope said.

5. Sundays should be holidays. Workers should have Sundays off because "Sunday is for family," he said.

6. Find innovative ways to create dignified jobs for young people. "We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities they will get into drugs" and be more vulnerable to suicide, he said.

"It's not enough to give them food," he said. "Dignity is given to you when you can bring food home" from one's own labor.

7. Respect and take care of nature. Environmental degradation "is one of the biggest challenges we have," he said. "I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?'"

8. Stop being negative. "Needing to talk badly about others indicates low self-esteem. That means, 'I feel so low that instead of picking myself up I have to cut others down,'" the pope said. "Letting go of negative things quickly is healthy."

9. Don't proselytize; respect others' beliefs. "We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. But the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyzes: 'I am talking with you in order to persuade you,' No. Each person dialogues, starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attraction, not proselytizing," the pope said.

10. Work for peace. "We are living in a time of many wars," he said, and "the call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet, peace is always proactive" and dynamic.

Pope Francis also talked about the importance of helping immigrants, praising Sweden's generosity in opening its doors to so many people, while noting anti-immigration policies show the rest of Europe "is afraid."

He also fondly recalled the woman who helped his mother with the housework when he was growing up in Buenos Aires.

Concepcion Maria Minuto was a Sicilian immigrant, a widow and mother of two boys, who went three times a week to help the pope's mother do laundry, since in those days it was all done by hand.

He said this hard-working, dignified woman made a big impression on the 10-year-old future pope, as she would talk to him about World War II in Italy and how they farmed in Sicily.

"She was as clever as a fox, she had every penny accounted for, she wouldn't be cheated. She had many great qualities," he said.

Even though his family lost touch with her when they moved, the then-Jesuit Father Jorge Bergoglio later sought her out and visited her for the last 10 years of her life.

"A few days before she died, she took this small medal out of her pocket, gave it to me and said: 'I want you to have it!' So every night, when I take it off and kiss it, and every morning when I put it back on, this woman comes to my mind."

"She died happy, with a smile on her face and with the dignity of someone who worked. For that reason I am very sympathetic toward housecleaners and domestic workers, whose rights, all of them, should be recognized" and protected, he said. "They must never be exploited or mistreated."

Pope Francis' concern was underlined in his @Pontifex Twitter feed just a few days later, July 29, with the message: "May we be always more grateful for the help of domestic workers and caregivers; theirs is a precious service."