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                                                                                                                        진정한 인격자

                                                                                                                  진정한 인격자는

                                                                                                                  다른 이들이 주는 자극에 마음을

                                                                                                                  흩트리지 않는다.

                                                                                                                  통신사 소속 칼럼니스트였던

                                                                                                                  시드니 해리스는

                                                                                                                  자신의 친구가 신문 가판대에서

                                                                                                                  신문 을 사는 모습을 보고

                                                                                                                  느낀 점을 칼럼에 썼다.

                                                                                                                  그 친구가

                                                                                                                  신문을파는 가판대 주인에게

                                                                                                                  호의를 가지고

                                                                                                                  공손하게 인사를 했는데,

                                                                                                                  상대방으로부터

                                                                                                                  퉁명스럽고 불손한 대우를 받는 것이었다.

                                                                                                                  그런데도 그 친구는

                                                                                                                  자기 쪽으로 불쾌하게 밀쳐진

                                                                                                                  신문을 받아들고

                                                                                                                  친절하게 미소지으며

                                                                                                                  "좋은 하루 되세요"라고 인사했다.

                                                                                                                  그러자 가판대 주인은

                                                                                                                  "어떤 하루가 되든 당신이 무슨 상관이야!

                                                                                                                  내 하루는 내가 알아서 보낼 테니

                                                                                                                  걱정 마시오!" 라며 소리 질렀다.

                                                                                                                 친구와 함께 길을 가면서, 해리스가 물었다.

                                                                                                                  "저 사람 항상 저렇게 불손한가?"

                                                                                                                  "응, 불행하게도 그렇다네."

                                                                                                                  "그런데도 자네는 항상 그 사람에게 그렇게

                                                                                                                  친절하고 공손하게 대해준단 말인가?"

                                                                                                                  "그렇다네."

                                                                                                                  "그 사람이 자네에게 불손하게 구는데,

                                                                                                                  자네는 왜 그 사람에게 잘 대해주는 건가?"

                                                                                                                  시드니 해리스는

                                                                                                                  자신의 질문에 대한 친구의

                                                                                                                  답변을 듣고 큰 충격을 받았다.

                                                                                                                  "그건 그 사람 때문에

                                                                                                                  나의 행동이

                                                                                                                  좌우되기를 원치 않기 때문이라네."

                                                                                                                  시드니 해리스는

                                                                                                                  인간관계에

                                                                                                                  관한 유익한 교훈을 얻게 되었다며

                                                                                                                  친구에게 고마움을 표했다.

                                                                                                                  그리고 두 사람은

                                                                                                                  다시 인파 속으로 발걸음을 재촉했다.

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