저자의말
우리사람들이내내깃을틀어온땅별,앞으로도잼처더불어깃을틀어갈
모든땅별사람들의터전인땅별의기후변화등삼라만상에하냥관심의초점을
모으다보니,오늘날까지누리문화의귀중한한축을이루고있는
유럽문명의혼의원형인그리스-로마신화에도
저절로저의시심이쏠리게되었습니다.
책속에서
<양자컴퓨터를보는프로메테우스>
나는불을훔쳐
사람에게주었지
밤을밝히라고
두려움을생각으로바꾸라고
그불로
사람들은누리를만들었고
마침내
나를닮는것을만들었다
불이아니라
가능성을훔치는기계,
여기이면서저기인
운명의떨림
양자컴퓨터여,
너는검[神]이아니지
그러나
검의빈자리를비추는
가장차가운거울
불의대가로
나는바위에묶였고
사람은
너를만든대가로
스스로를묶는다
두려움은
벌이아니라
지혜의시작임을
나는이미알고있었다.
PrometheusWatchingaQuantumComputer
Istolefire
andplaceditinhumanhands
tolightthenight,
toturnfearintothought
Withthatfire
theyshapedtheworld
andatlast
theyshapedsomethinglikeme
Notfirenow,
butstolenpossibility,amachinethattrembles
betweenhereandelsewhere,
betweenfateandchance
Quantumcomputer,
youarenotagold,
yet
youreflect
theemptythroneofgodswithacoldlight
Forfire
Iwasboundtoarock,
foryou
humans
bindthemselves
Fear
isnotapunishment,
Ihavelearned
itiswherewisdombegins.
Prometeoantelacomputadoracuantica
Robeelfuego
ylopuseenmanoshumanas
paraalumbrarlanoche,
paraconvertirelmiedoenpensamiento
Conesefuego
crearonelmundo
yalfinal
crearonalgoparecidoami
Yanofuego,
sinoposibilidadrobada,unamaquinaquetiembla
entreaquiyalla,
entredestinoyazar
Computadoracuantica,
noeresundios,
pero
reflejas
eltronovaciodelosdiosesconunaluzmasfria
Porelfuego
yofuiatadoalaroca,
porti
elhombre
seataasimismo
Elmiedo
noescastigo,
losedesdehacetiempo:
eselcomienzodelasabiduria
<수선화>
한개울정령의기지개켜는소리에이끌린연초록
봄새악시가아지랑이를타고나들이를나오니시냇가에
함빡피어난희거나노란수선화꽃들이반겨주어서
더욱해사해진봄날이만물에생기를불어넣어주는구나.
새초롬한생기띤수선화얼굴을한참들여다보노라니
놀랍게도금발의한사나이나르키소스가슬그머니나타나
못견디게사모해아까부터줄곧곁에있는에코도못본채로
물위에비친멋진한사내만을뚫어지게바라보느라고
아린눈이다빠질지경까지그자리에멈춰서고.
사냥하다지쳐겨우찾은옹달샘에서목마름을달래려던참에
물에비친자신본모습을잘생긴다른사나이로잘못알고
그기가막힌아름다움에단숨에넋이나간사랑에빠져버리니
물한모금마시지못하고쳐다만보다가물속의그림자와함께
빠져죽고말았으니에코양에겐하늘찌르는노여움만을심어
주었다는신화그한토막이눈앞수선화에서읽어내려지고.
지천으로피어대향내나는아름다운수선화가제대로
대접을받지못한채그냥방치된것을제주도로귀양온
김정희가젖은눈으로보고는누리에서버려진자신모습을
보았었다는제주도의수선화에얽힌이야기도전해오고있으니
물을좋아하는신선을연상시켜서수선화로불린다고도
하는수선화에는이러한사연들이보물처럼숨겨져있어서
많은이들에게더욱흥미로운꽃이되었나봅니다.
Daffodils
Alightgreenspringmaiden,drawnbythesoundofabrookspiritstretching,
goesoutonanoutingridingonahaze,andthewhiteandyellowdaffodils
bloominginabundancealongthestreamgreether,makingthespringday
evenbrighterandbringingvitalitytoallthings.
AsIwasgazingatthefreshandvibrantfaceofNarcissusforawhile,tomy
surprise,ablondman,Narcissus,furtivelyappeared.Duetoburnwith
yearninghecouldn’tstandit,couldn’tevenlookatEcho,whohadbeenbyhis
sideallthewholetime,becausehealreadystaredatthehandsomemanreflectedon
thewater,andstoppinginhistracksuntilhiseyesalmostfellout.
Afragmentofthemyththatamanwho,exhaustedfromhunting,wastryingtoquenchhisthirstataspringhefinallyfound,mistookhisownreflectioninthewaterforanotherhandsomeman,fellinlovewithitsbreathtakingbeauty,andlosthisspirit,unabletodrinkasinglesipofwater,beforedrowningalongwithhisshadowinthewater.ThisinstilledinEchogirlonlyaragethatpiercedtheheavens.Thisisreadfromthedaffodilsbeforemyeyes.
ThereisalsoastoryaboutJejuIsland’sdaffodils,inwhichKimJeong-hui*,
whowasexiledtoJejuIsland,sawsomanybeautifuldaffodils,whichbloomedintheairandgaveoffafragrantscent,neglectedandneglected.
Hesawhimselfabandonedintheworldwhenhesawthemwithweteyes.
Daffodils,whicharesaidtobecalleddaffodilsbecausetheyremindpeopleofwater-lovingimmortals,havethesehiddenstoriesliketreasures,makingthemevenmoreinterestingtomanypeople.
-KimJeong-hui＊:famouscalligrapher,painter(1786~1856)oftheJoseondynasty(1392~1910),thelastdynastyinthehistoryofKorea.
Narcisos
Unanoviaverdeclaradeprimavera,atraidoporelsonidodelespiritudelarroyoqueseextiende,saleacaminaragitandolabruma,y？？losnarcisosblancosyamarillosque
florecenalolargodelarroyolosaludan,haciendoqueeldiadeprimavera
seaaunmasbrillanteyaportandovitalidadatodaslascosas.
MientrascontemplabapararatoelrostrofrescoyvivazdeNarciso,paramisorpresa,
apareciofurtivamenteunhombrerubio,Narciso.Debidoaqueardiadeanhelo,no
pudesoportarlo,nisiquierapudomiraraEco,quehabiaestadoasulado
todoeltiempo,porqueyamirabafijamentealapuestohombrereflejadoen
agua,ysedetuvoensecohastaquecasiselesalieronlosojos.
Unfragmentodelmitoquenarralahistoriadeunhombreque,exhaustodecazar,intentabasaciarsusedenunmanantialquefinalmenteencontro.Confundiosureflejoenelaguaconotrohombreapuesto,seenamorodesuimpresionantebellezayhuboperdidoalma,incapazdebeberunsolosorbo,antesdeahogarsejuntoconsusombraenelagua.EstodesatoenEcounafuriaqueatravesoloscielos.Estoseleyoenlosnarcisosquetenianantemisojos.
TambienhayunahistoriasobrelosnarcisosdelaisladeJeju,enlaque
KimJeong-hui*,exiliadoenlaisla,vioconlosojosllenosdelagrim
