■ 오늘의 BGM
동요 〈옹달샘〉
윤석중 작사·독일 민요
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jj96kv_-k
깊은 산속 옹달샘에는
토끼가 다녀갔습니다.
우리 집 냉장고에도
누군가 다녀갔습니다.
물은 거의 다 마셨지만
한 모금은 남겨뒀습니다.
■ 박철성의 아침온도
― 마지막 한 모금 남긴 사람은 물을 채우지 않습니다
박철성 대기자 〈리서치센터 국장·칼럼니스트〉
▲마지막 한 모금. 물병을 채울 차례를 다음 사람에게 넘겨놓은 흔적이었다. 일러스트=AI 생성
〈2026년 9월 1일〉
물을 마시려고
냉장고 문을 열었습니다.
물병에는
한 모금만 남아 있었습니다.
다 마시면
물을 채워야 합니다.
그런데 누군가
딱 한 모금을 남겼습니다.
물병은 비지 않았고,
당번은 다음 사람에게 넘어갔습니다.
누가 그랬는지 물었습니다.
아무도 대답하지 않았습니다.
깊은 산속 옹달샘에는
다녀간 토끼라도 있었습니다.
사무실 물병에는
아무도 자백하지 않았습니다.
범인(?)을 찾다가
문득 생각났습니다.
나도 며칠 전
우유를 한 모금 남겼습니다.
마지막 한 모금은
배려가 아니었습니다.
귀찮은 일을
다음 사람에게 넘긴 것입니다.
새 물을 받아
물병을 채웠습니다.
9월의 첫날입니다.
거창한 결심보다
빈 물병 하나 먼저 채워봅니다.
다음 사람의 아침이
조금 시원해집니다.
오늘도 당신이 주인공입니다.
pcseong@naver.com
아래는 위 기사를 영문으로 옮긴 전문입니다. 이해를 돕기 위한 참고용 번역으로, 일부 표현에는 원문의 뉘앙스와 차이가 있을 수 있습니다.
The following is a reference translation generated for reader convenience. Some nuances may differ from the original Korean text.
■ Today’s BGM
Children’s Song, “Ongdalsaem”
Lyrics by Yun Seok-jung · Traditional German Melody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jj96kv_-k
A rabbit visited
the spring deep in the mountains.
Someone had visited
our office refrigerator too.
They drank almost all the water
but left one sip behind.
■ Park Cheol-seong’s Morning Temperature
― Whoever Leaves the Last Sip Never Refills the Bottle
By Park Cheol-seong, Veteran Journalist / Director of the Research Center · Columnist
▲The last sip. It showed that someone had passed the job of refilling the bottle to the next person. Illustration generated by AI
〈September 1, 2026〉
I opened the refrigerator
for a drink of water.
Only one sip remained
in the bottle.
Finishing it
would mean refilling it.
So someone had stopped
at exactly one sip.
The bottle was not empty,
and the chore passed
to the next person.
I asked who had done it.
No one answered.
At least the spring
deep in the mountains
had a rabbit that stopped by.
At the office water bottle,
no one confessed.
While looking for
the culprit(?),
I suddenly remembered.
A few days ago,
I had left one sip
of milk behind too.
That final sip
was not an act of consideration.
It was a way of passing
an annoying chore
to the next person.
I filled the bottle
with fresh water.
It is the first day
of September.
Instead of making
a grand resolution,
let us start by filling
one empty bottle.
The next person’s morning
will feel a little cooler.
Today, as always,
you are the main character.
pcseong@naver.com
■ Today’s BGM
Children’s Song, “Ongdalsaem”
Lyrics by Yun Seok-jung · Traditional German Melody
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jj96kv_-k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jj96kv_-k)
A rabbit visited
the spring deep in the mountains.
Someone had visited
our office refrigerator too.
They drank almost all the water
but left one sip behind.
■ Park Cheol-seong’s Morning Temperature
― Whoever Leaves the Last Sip Never Refills the Bottle
By Park Cheol-seong, Veteran Journalist / Director of the Research Center · Columnist
▲The last sip. It showed that someone had passed the job of refilling the bottle to the next person. Illustration generated by AI
〈September 1, 2026〉
I opened the refrigerator
for a drink of water.
Only one sip remained
in the bottle.
Finishing it
would mean refilling it.
So someone had stopped
at exactly one sip.
The bottle was not empty,
and the chore passed
to the next person.
I asked who had done it.
No one answered.
At least the spring
deep in the mountains
had a rabbit that stopped by.
At the office water bottle,
no one confessed.
While looking for
the culprit(?),
I suddenly remembered.
A few days ago,
I had left one sip
of milk behind too.
That final sip
was not an act of consideration.
It was a way of passing
an annoying chore
to the next person.
I filled the bottle
with fresh water.
It is the first day
of September.
Instead of making
a grand resolution,
let us start by filling
one empty bottle.
The next person’s morning
will feel a little cooler.
Today, as always,
you are the main character.
pcseong@naver.com
