100일 챌린지 DAY 020

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운전자와 보행자는 횡단보도를 서로 다르게 인식한다
2016년 초록우산 어린이재단 아동복지연구소는 ‘아동의 생활환경 안전연구’에서 초등학생 아동의 등하굣길 관찰연구를 수행했다. 이 조사에서 횡단보도를 건너는 중 주위를 살피는 아동은 4%에 그쳤다. 많은 어린이들은 신호등이 있든 없든 횡단보도를 안전한 공간으로 인식했다.

반면 운전자의 생각은 다르다. 한국안전교통공단 관찰 조사에 따르면, 보행자가 횡단보도를 185회 건너는 동안 운전자가 일시 정지 규정을 지킨 경우는 단 8회에 불과했다. 어린이보호구역인 초등학교 앞 무신호 횡단보도에서도 36대 중 2대만 보행자를 위해 차를 멈추어주었다.

지금 우리나라에서 어린이의 보행 안전에는 사적 비용이 든다.

아이의 모든 외출에 보호자가 동행하려면 성인 누군가 한 명은 생계 전선에서 벗어나 하루 종일 아이를 전담해야 한다. 많은 맞벌이 부부가 자녀의 초등학교 저학년 시기 육아휴직을 사용한다. 이것이 안 되면 조부모 찬스를 쓰거나 돌봄 시터를 고용한다. 이마저 불가하면 셔틀 버스로 학교 앞에서 바로 아이를 태워가는 학원에 등록한다. 아니면 아예, 주거지를 옮긴다. 신축 ‘초품아’ 단지를 수색해 높은 비용을 치러 이사를 간다.

여유가 없는 집 아이들은 누릴 수 없는 안전 요인과 환경들이다.

지자체에서 교통대책 업무를 담당하는 공무원 김아무개씨는 말했다.

“구도심에서 아이를 키우던 가정 중 형편이 그나마 좋은 집은 좀 더 나은 환경을 찾아 인근 신도시로 이주한다. 구도심에는 점점 아이들이 줄어들고 남아있어도 생계에 허덕이거나 다문화 가정 등 취약한 가정이 대부분이다. 안전에 대한 요구나 민원도 잘 나오지 않는다. 때문에 지자체 입장에서도 한정된 어린이보호 예산 안에서 민원이 많고 주민 목소리가 큰 신도시 위주로 우선순위를 배정하게 되는 측면이 없지 않다. 결과적으로 구도심은 중산층이 많이 거주하는 신도심에 비해 (아동 안전에 관한) 정책적 지원이 줄어드는 결과가 나타난다.”

이제 막 첫발을 뗐다.

민식이법 제정과 같은 제도 정비를 우리 사회는 최근에야 시작했다. 이조차 아직 공격을 받고 있다. 제한된 구역 안에서만이라도 어린이가 죽거나 다칠 확률을 낮추려는 노력의 가치가 끊임없이 의심받고 비판받는다.

지방자치단체들도 이제 막 어린이보호구역 지정과 관리에 돈과 관심을 쓰기 시작했다. 예산을 배정하고 정책을 집행할 때 가장 뒷순위였던 어린이 보호 업무가 이제서야 조금씩 앞으로 당겨지고 있다.

이것들은 최소한이다. 이제 어린이보호구역을 넘어선 모든 길에서 보행 어린이의 안전을 점검해야 한다. 개선해야 한다. 국가와 지자체, 그리고 어린이를 둘러싼 주변의 모든 어른들의 몫이다. 궁극적으로는 어린이들 앞에 연속성 있게 안전한 길을 이어주어야 한다.

그것이 초저출산 사회 대한민국에서 힘겹게 태어난 귀한 어린이들이 허망하게 세상을 떠나는 비극들을 막는 하나의 방법이다. 어린이에게는 스쿨존 안과 밖, 모든 길에서 안전하게 살아남을 권리가 있다.

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Maybe I Am Dreaming | By Jürgen Klopp

When you are worried about the future of another little person who you brought into the world, this is real worry. This is real difficulty. Whatever happens on a football pitch is nothing compared to this.

Sometimes people ask me why I am always smiling. Even after we lose a match, sometimes I’m still smiling. It’s because when my son was born, I realised that football is not life or death. We’re not saving lives. Football is not something that should spread misery and hatred. Football should be about inspiration and joy, especially for children.

I have seen what a little round ball can do for the lives of so many of my players. The personal journeys of players like Mo Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, and so many of my boys are absolutely incredible. The difficulties I faced as a young man in Germany were nothing compared to what they had to overcome. There were so many moments when they could’ve easily given up, but they refused to quit.

They’re not gods. They just simply never gave up on their dream.

If you still don’t believe me, think about this: Even my greatest triumph as a manager was born from a disaster.
Even my greatest triumph as a manager was born from a disaster.

- Jürgen Klopp
Losing 3–0 at Barcelona in the Champions League last season was the worst result imaginable. When we were preparing for the second leg, my team talk was very straightforward. There was no Rocky this time. Mostly, I talked about tactics. But I also told them the truth. I said, “We have to play without two of the best strikers in the world. The world outside is saying it is not possible. And let’s be honest, it’s probably impossible. But because it’s you? Because it’s you, we have a chance.”

I really believed that. It wasn’t about their technical ability as footballers. It was about who they were as human beings, and everything they had overcome in life.

The only thing that I added was, “If we fail, then let’s fail in the most beautiful way.”

Of course, it is easy for me to say those words. I am just the guy yelling from the touchline. It is much harder for the players to actually do it. But because of those boys, and because of the 54,000 people at Anfield, we did the impossible.

The beautiful thing about football is that you can’t do anything alone. Anything, believe me.

Can you imagine? Eighteen years as a manager, millions of hours watching this game, and I missed the cheekiest thing that has ever happened on a football pitch. Since that night, I have probably watched the video of Divock’s goal 500,000 times. But in person, I only saw the ball hit the net.

When I got to my little boot room after the match, I didn’t even have a sip of beer. I didn’t need it. I sat there with a bottle of water in silence, just smiling. It was a feeling that I cannot describe in words. When I got back home, my family and friends were all staying over at our house, and everyone was in a big party mood. But I was so emotionally exhausted that I went up to bed by myself. My body and mind were completely empty.

I had the best sleep of my life.

The best moment was waking up the next morning and realizing, “It’s still true. It really happened.”

For me, football is the only thing more inspiring than the cinema. You wake up in the morning, and the magic was all real. You actually knocked down Drago. It really happened.

I have been thinking about this since June, when we took the Champions League trophy around the streets of Liverpool. I have no words that can describe the emotions of that day. We were riding in the bus, and every time we thought the parade had to be over — that there could not possibly be any more people in the city of Liverpool — we would turn a corner and the parade would go on. Absolutely unreal. If you could’ve put all the emotions, all the excitement, all the love in the air that day and bottled it up, the world would be a better place.

Let’s be honest, guys. We are extremely fortunate. It is our responsibility as privileged people to give something back to children all over the world who just need a chance in life.

We should not forget what it was like when we had real problems. This bubble we live in is not the real world. I am sorry, but anything that happens on a football pitch is not a real problem. There should be a bigger purpose to this game than revenue and trophies, no?

Just think what we could accomplish if we all came together and gave 1% of what we earn to make a positive difference in the world. Maybe I am naive. Maybe I am a crazy old dreamer.

But who is this game for?

We all know damn well that this game is for dreamers.

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