맥아더의 자녀를 위한 기도문
내게 이런 자녀를 주옵소서.
약할 때에 자기를 돌아볼 줄 아는 여유와
두려울 때 자신을 잃지 않는 대담성을 가지고
정직한 패배에 부끄러워하지 않으며
승리에 겸손하고 온유한
그런 자녀를 내게 주옵소서.
더 원하옵기는,
내 아이를 평탄하고 안이한 길로만 인도하지 마시고
고난과 도전에 대해서는 분투하고 항거할 수 있도록 인도하여 주옵소서.
그리하여 폭풍우 속에서도 용맹스럽게 싸울 수 있고
패자에겐 관용을 베풀 수 있게 해주옵소서.
남을 정복하려고 하기 전에
먼저 자신을 다스릴 줄 아는 자녀를,
장래를 바라봄과 동시에 지난날을 잊지 않는 자녀를
내게 주옵소서.
이런 것들을 허락하신 다음
이에 더하여 내 아들에게 유머를 알게 하시고
인생을 엄숙하게 살아가면서도
한편으론 인생을 즐길 줄 알게 하옵소서.
자기 자신에 지나치게 집착하지 말게 하시고
겸허한 마음을 잃지 않게 해주시고
진정한 위대함은 소박함에 있음을 알게 하시고
참된 지혜는 열린 마음에 있으며
참된 힘은 온유함에 있음을 기억하게 하옵소서.
그리하여 어느 날 내 인생을 헛되이 살지 않았노라고
고백할 수 있도록 도와 주시옵소서.
Build me a son, O Lord,
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak;
and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid;
one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat,
and humble and gentle in victory.
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak;
and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid;
one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat,
and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son
whose wishes will not take the place of deeds;
a son who will know Thee –
and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge
whose wishes will not take the place of deeds;
a son who will know Thee –
and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge
Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort,
but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge.
Here let him learn to stand up in the storm;
here let him learn compassion for those who fail.
but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge.
Here let him learn to stand up in the storm;
here let him learn compassion for those who fail.
Build me a son
whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high,
a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men,
one who will reach into the future,
yet never forget the past.
whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high,
a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men,
one who will reach into the future,
yet never forget the past.
And after all these things are his, add, I pray,
enough of a sense of humor,
so that he may always be serious,
yet never take himself too seriously.
enough of a sense of humor,
so that he may always be serious,
yet never take himself too seriously.
Give him humility,
so that he may always remember
so that he may always remember
the simplicity of true greatness,
the open mind of true wisdom,
and the meekness of true strength.
the open mind of true wisdom,
and the meekness of true strength.
Then I, his father, will dare to whisper,
“I have not lived in vain!”
