James A. White Sr.: The little problem I had renting a house
제임스 화이트 경 (James White, Sr.): 집을 빌릴 때 겪었던 작은 문제
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joined the United States Air Force
미공군에 입대했습니다.
Air Force Base
마운틴 홈 공군기지에 배치되었고
the first goal that I had
and my new baby, Melanie,
the personnel office,
an apartment in Mountain Home, Idaho.
어렵지 않습니다" 하더군요.
because they know if they have an airman
임대해 주기 좋아합니다.
one of their apartments,
of people that you can call,
to select the apartment that you want."
구할 수 있을 겁니다."
and I told her what I wanted.
저는 집을 빌리고 싶다고 말했습니다.
available right now."
네다섯 채 정도 있거든요.
a one-bedroom or two-bedroom?"
"지금 얘기할 게 아니라
select the apartment that you want.
to get your family out here right away."
바로 준비해 드릴게요."
and knocked on the door.
시내로 가서 방문했습니다.
the woman came to the door,
그 여성분이 나오시더군요.
"Can I help you?"
"어떻게 오셨어요?"
who called about the apartments.
방금 집얘기로 전화했던 사람입니다.
to make my selection."
I'm really sorry,
"이걸 어쩌죠? 정말 죄송해요.
and didn't tell me about them."
저한테 말을 안 했더라고요."
all five of them in one hour?"
전부 세 놓으셨다구요?"라고 하자
and what she said was this:
이렇게 말하시더군요:
leave your number,
I'll give you a call?"
I did not get a call from her.
연락은 오지 않았습니다.
from the other people
그 연락처에 있던 다른 집주인들도
where I could get apartments.
and feeling rejected,
거절당한 기분을 느끼면서
to the squadron commander.
and here's what he said to me:
그는 이렇게 얘기했습니다:
that they don't want to rent to.
세를 주라고 강요할 수는 없네.
with people in the community
호의적인 관계를 유지하고 있는데
what you should do.
"이렇게 하는 건 어떻겠나?
that you get a 30-day leave.
다시 복귀하면 되지 않겠나."
spend 30 days and then come on back."
resonate for me.
전혀 내키지 않는 제안이었습니다.
I went back to personnel,
저는 다시 인사부서로 왔고
solution for you.
해결방법이 있을지도 모릅니다.
and he has a trailer.
그한테 트레일러가 있습니다.
all over the place.
그 주변이 온통 트레일러입니다.
and you'd probably get a really good deal
굉장히 싼 값에 얻을 수 있을 겁니다.
as soon as possible.
이 도시를 떠나고 싶어하거든요.
the solution for you."
went downtown, saw the trailer --
시내로 가서 트레일러를 봤습니다 --
best thing that I could do.
"Can I just leave the trailer here,
"이 트레일러는 여기에 놓으면 되나?
of all my problems,
another trailer park?"
찾지 않아도 되는건가?"
I need to check with management."
관리사무소에 확인을 해 보겠습니다."
관리사무소 쪽에서 이렇게 말했다더군요.
to some other people."
other slots that were open,
had promised that slot to someone else.
뭐 그렇게 됐구나 했죠.
because there are a lot of trailer parks."
트레일러 공원은 많습니다."라고 해서
of going to trailer parks.
after another.
for the apartment.
that they made to me,
그들이 나에게 했던 말들은
didn't have any slots open,
why we can't rent to you,
세를 줄 수 없는 이유는
in the trailer park."
하나 있어서예요" 라고 했습니다.
because I like you people."
I chuckled, too.
will move out
공원을 나갈 거예요.
that kind of a hit."
it didn't stop me.
저를 멈출 수는 없었습니다.
of the town in Mountain Home,
from other trailer slots.
구별을 할 수도 없더군요.
at that moment
a lot of other options.
"We're going to make this one work."
"우린 여기 입주하게 될거야."
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
things settled down.
to move from Mountain Home, Idaho
아이다호의 마운틴 홈을 떠나
전출하라는 편지를 받았습니다.
It was another great location. (Laughter)
또 다른 멋진 지역이죠.(웃음)
from Mountain Home, Idaho
had just purchased a brand-new automobile.
그건 문제가 아니었습니다.
and said she'll fly out.
오겠다고 전화를 걸어서
she'll help us manage the children.
아이들을 돌봐주겠다고 하셨습니다.
put a lot of food together for the trip.
여행에 필요한 음식을 챙겨 오셨습니다.
good conversation.
즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다.
we got a little bit tired,
a motel so that we can rest
in the morning?"
of the motels as we drove down the road,
big, bright flashing light that said,
I went inside.
제가 들어갔죠.
one contract with some folks,
체크인을 끝내던 중이었습니다.
were coming in behind me.
제 뒤에 들어오고 있었구요.
for the evening for my family."
방을 하나 잡고 싶은데요" 했습니다.
I just rented the last one.
방금 마지막 방을 내드렸습니다.
until the morning."
about an hour, 45 minutes,
'Vacancies' light on, and it's flashing."
빈방있음 표시에 불이 켜져있네요"하니까
and turned the light off.
No one said anything.
아무도 말을 안하더군요.
and went outside to the parking lot.
주차장 밖으로 나왔습니다.
and also Melanie, and I said,
drive a little bit further down the road
and pulled out of the parking lot,
주차장에서 차를 빼기 직전에,
Vacancies, Vacancies."
but it was secure and it was clean.
안전하고 깨끗한 곳이었습니다.
kinds of experiences
to Pennsylvania,
motels and restaurants.
식당에서도 거절당했습니다.
Everyone was glad to see the kids.
모두들 아이들을 봐서 기뻤습니다.
to Goose Bay, Labrador,
구스 베이로 향했습니다.
two great-grandchildren.
one in medical school.
의대생도 있습니다.
(Laughter)
(웃음)
in college now for eight years.
but he wants to be a comedian.
그 애는 코미디언이 되고싶어 합니다.
to stay in school.
애쓰는 중입니다.
does not make you a comedian, right?
다 개그맨 되는 건 아니잖아요, 맞죠?
they're all good kids --
다들 착한 아이들이라는 겁니다.
in high school, no crime.
이런 건 없습니다.
and all the hullabaloo that was going on.
시끌벅적한 일에 대한 내용이었습니다.
commentators got on the air and she said,
화면에 잡히더니 이렇게 말했습니다.
아프리카계 미국인 남성 8명이
white homeowners, or white citizens."
백인 시민에 의해 살해당했습니다."
it just all hit me.
전 굉장히 충격받았습니다.
to do these kinds of things?"
증오는 도대체 뭘까?"
what they said on TV?"
"전 좀 혼란스러워요.
but it seems that driving while black,
운전을 할 때나
it's just dangerous.
제가 흑인이면 위험한 일인거예요.
that you told us to do.
우린 시키는대로 다 하잖아요.
at the 12 o'clock position.
into the glove compartment to get my I.D.'
천천히 손 좀 뻗을게요'라고 말하죠.
because we know, you've told us,
왜냐하면 할아버지가 그랬잖아요,
be the ones to challenge."
항의하는 건 내가 하마.'
that really bugs me:
we kind of hang together.
다 같이 어울려서 놀아요.
of things happening to us, they say,
이런 부당한 일에 대해 듣고는 말하죠,
You need to challenge.
for their identification.'"
taught to tell them:
이런 대답이었습니다:
but please do not do that
are significantly different
상당히 차이가 있거든."
what do I tell my grandsons?
뭐라고 말해줘야 할까요?
How do I keep them alive?
어떻게 해야 죽지 않게 될까요?
come to me and said,
사람들은 제게 묻습니다.
of being enraged."
energy and my ideas and my experiences
그리고 경험들을 모아서
at any point in time,
like it might be racist.
인종차별처럼 보인다면 말이죠.
to do is to educate,
교육하는 일이었습니다.
is to unveil racism,
is do everything within my power
by any means necessary.
제 일생동안 인종차별을 뿌리뽑아야죠.
to their dignity,
heinous crimes in an adverse manner.
무반응하지 않기를 바랍니다.
of societal knowledge,
and societal consciousness
수준을 높이기 위해서
all of us come together,
and we challenge any kind of insanity,
반대의 목소리를 내고 항의해야 합니다.
okay to kill unarmed people,
이런 비정상적인 일들이요.
It doesn't make any sense.
말이 안되는 거니까요.
is through a collective.
공동으로 해야 한다고 생각합니다.
and Asian and Hispanic
that kind of behavior anymore."
더 이상은 용납하지 않겠다."
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James A. White Sr. - ConsultantJames A. White Sr. believes that every person and organization has incredible potential. He works to help them understand it — and communicate it to others.
Why you should listen
James A. White Sr. is an executive coach and management consultant. The owner and president of Performance Consulting Services in Columbus, Ohio, he helps individuals, groups and organizations recognize their potential, fine-tune their strategic messages and present them effectively.
James is dedicated to sharing his energy, passion and insight into how to overcome life’s obstacles with others. As a dyslexic student in the inner city, he dropped out of high school — and after getting his G.E.D. jumpstarted his career by joining the U.S. Air Force. He went on to positions at Xerox, Wang Laboratories and Digital Equipment Corporation and has spent the past 25 as a consultant and educator. He also aims to share his experiences of racism in order to stress the message that all races, genders and backgrounds must come together to challenge the status quo.
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