노인이 살아야 나라가 산다

이응석

저자이응석은도보여행가이자시인이며수필가다.추락사고로무릎이다쳐,연골이다닳았으니더이상걸으면안된다는최후통첩을받고도오천만보를걸어의사에게보기좋게KO펀치를날렸다.수술1년후마라톤완주까지하고10년간마라톤풀코스를열여덟번이나완주했다.
자칭‘세상에서가장잘걷는사람’,잘하는것이라고는걷는것밖에없다고말할정도로걷는것을너무도사랑하는걷기마니아다.10년전,‘우리나라둘레는얼마나될까’라는단순한궁금증으로홀연히길을떠나한반도제일바깥을87일동안홀로371만보를걸었다.다음해에는유인도300여개를돌았고,6대강자전거길을44일에걸쳐198만보걸었다.지금도마라톤을즐기며날씨와관계없이일주일에10만보를걷는다.
얼핏보면50대로착각할만큼탄탄한몸매와외모를가졌으며,문체부장관으로부터1등급체력인증서까지받았다.
깊은산속에서‘삼림욕(森林浴)’을하듯,대학가에서‘청춘욕(靑春浴)’을하며아직도배움의끈을늦추지않는다.버킷리스트의마지막항목으로,앉아서죽음을맞는좌탈입망(坐脫入亡)을꿈꾸며,지금까지삶에최선을다했듯삶을마무리하는마지막순간역시최고의죽음을시도하고싶다.
쓴책으로는『미친노인이되라』,『아!아산』등이있다.다가올‘천만노인의시대’를맞아노인이건강하고행복해야나라가건강하다는평소삶의철학을책으로써내고자다시펜을들었다.

프롤로그...................................................4
추천사.....................................................9
들어가는말................................................11

제1부노인이살아야
제1장몸을만든다-걷기에미치면행복이솟는다
1.인체는어떻게늙을까....................................23
1-1.우리의노인문제는도대체무엇인가.....................23
1-2.노인의특성은.........................................24
1-3.현대사회에서당면한노인문제는어떤것이있나........36
1-4.나는노인건강을위해이렇게맞서왔다.................38
1-5.걷기가최고의명약이다................................42
1-6.어떻게하면노화를늦출수있을까.....................48

제2장마음을만든다-공부에미치면희망이솟는다
1.죽음은두렵지않다......................................69
2.시간은목숨이다.........................................78
3.아직은카운트다운이시작되지않았다....................82
4.하고싶은일............................................86
5.안정적인것은위험한것.................................88
6.비교는좌절의덫........................................90
7.내가사는이유..........................................92
8.공부는배신하지않는다..................................95
9.꿈디자인...............................................97
10.새우잠,고래꿈.........................................99
11.부정적사고...........................................101
12.삶의기적.............................................104
13.가난한영혼...........................................107
14.여전한어제의그물...................................109
15.시냇가나무...........................................112
16.꿈씨파종.............................................115
17.침묵과무지...........................................118
18.혀의닻...............................................120
19.욕심비만..............................................122
20.행복이란가치.........................................124
21.신문은하얀금........................................126
22.처음살아보는오늘...................................129
23.껍질과알맹이........................................132
24.위대한삶............................................135
25.본때있는노인.......................................137
26.창조적파괴..........................................139
27.글쓰기훈련..........................................141
28.나는학생............................................146
29.나력(裸力,nakedpower)...............................149
30.도전의때............................................152

제3장자신의우주를만든다-삶에미치면황혼에춤을춘다
1.가장든든한우군.......................................156
2.8만시간의자유........................................159
3.모임...................................................162
4.사회정의를향한부릅뜬눈.............................167
5.장강후랑추전랑.........................................169
6.아버지.................................................171
7.어떤노후..............................................174
8.눈에콩깍지............................................178
9.안이영글어야..........................................180
10.천만할아버지에게바치는애련부(愛憐賦)...............183
11.추사를만나다.........................................188
12.쟁득매화박비향(爭得梅花撲鼻香)........................190
13.좌탈입망(坐脫入亡)....................................193
14.위대한개인...........................................196
15.1톤의생각,1g의행동.................................199
16.시간에끌려가는자....................................201
17.지구는내것..........................................203
18.자연이라는시.........................................207
19.날씬한다리,굵은다리................................210
20.삼림욕과청춘욕.......................................212
21.게으름이라는적.......................................214
22.오래살지않고오래사는법...........................216
23.28조원짜리몸........................................219
24.노후행복의요체......................................222
25.손자보약.............................................230

제4장나의미래를만든다-생활에미치면빵은저절로해결된다
1.퇴직준비...............................................236
2.최고의직업............................................239
3.확실한노후펀드.......................................242
4.창의적일..............................................245
5.늘그막최고의수입.....................................248
6.명함과인생............................................251
7.창조적공간............................................253
8.생활계획표.............................................256
9.메모라는기억..........................................258
10.가난한부자...........................................260
11.몸일지와일기.........................................266
12.노년의친구,이성친구.................................270
13.행복의실체...........................................273
14.우주여행..............................................276
15.나는경험주의자.......................................279
16.내공부스타일.........................................291
17.여행..................................................294
18.‘언젠가’는결코돌아오지않는다....................299
19.끝나야끝난다.........................................304
20.내나이가좋다........................................306
21.나의나이듦..........................................311

제2부나라가산다
노인천만이면나라도든다................................