추억5 가을 편지 내 나이 6-7살 때의 일이었다고 기억한다. 그 무렵 나는 소아마비를 치료하러 을지로에 있는 메이컬 센터에 다니고 있었다. 그날은 외할아버지와 병원에 갔었다. 물리치료를 마치고 약을 받아가야 했다. 할아버지는 맹장수술한 자리에 탈장이 생겨 무거운 것을 오래 들지 못하셨다. 나를 벤치에 내려놓고 모퉁이를 돌아 약국으로 약을 타러 가셨다. 곧 온다던 할아버지가 돌아오지 않자 혹시 나를 버리고 간 것은 아닌가 하는 생각이 들었다. 조금씩 훌쩍이다 잠시 후, 엉엉 소리를 내어 울기 시작했다. 모두들 나를 슬쩍 쳐다보고는 그냥 지나쳐 가버렸는데, 하얀 간호사복을 입은 누나가 멈추어 섰다. 그리고는 내게 왜 울고 있느냐고 물었다. 훌쩍이며 자초지종을 설명하자, 나를 덥석 팔에 안고 약국으로 갔다. 마침 약을 찾아오.. 2023. 11. 25. 14. Ants There were plenty of ants in my grandparents’. Unattended food attracted them and would be covered with them quickly. Grandmother used to scoop the ants up from the stew or soup, heat up, and serve the food. I even saw warrior ants which had claws and big heads. Since then, I have seen many ants in Korea and America, but never seen those warrior ants again. To avoid the ants, grandma hung basket.. 2020. 12. 17. 12. A Woman without a Son My grandfather was collecting antiques and old coins. He also sold them to the rich and made profit. Jong Roe was the business center of Seoul and there were clusters of rich here and there. He organized and ran several social clubs for them. They paid the membership fees to join. The membership fees were loaned to the borrowers and the interests charged on these loans were the incomes of the cl.. 2020. 12. 15. 6. Two Story House There were three kids, wife’s family, and now came his brother. Father needed a bigger house. He bought a two-story house in an up-scale neighborhood, Ga Hei Dong. A neighbor on one side was the dean of Ewha Women’s University, and the other side was a Navy general. The Navy general had a son of my age. I don’t remember ever meeting him in person. But over the wall, we taught each other our fath.. 2020. 12. 5. 이전 1 2 다음
