人間らしいこと・・・それは対話です。

　５月下旬となり、庭では芍薬(写真上)など花の開花は終盤を迎え、最後の力を振り絞って優しさ表現してます。それに代わって日本シャクナゲ(左下)、自然に生えた枝垂れ桃(右下)が青年の如く、生き生きと成長してます。日本シャクナゲは夏になると早くも蕾を付け、来春の開花に備えます。日々、植物を観察すると「常に、早め早めに次への準備に入ってる」ことが分かります。

　これら植物の変化を私自身の生活に当て嵌めてみると、当面のことにのみ心を奪われ、果たして「自らの変革」に、また、娘たちや、その子供たちのために努力してるか少々疑問が残ります。近未来のために、心身ともに少しでも前進する今日でなければならないと植物のように目に見える変化から学びます。

　話は変わりますが、今日は車の税金を納税します。物を運んだり買い物に便利な「軽のバン」、及び乗用車ＴＴの２台分なので費用が嵩みます。しかし、ガソリン代に限っては、２台有っても１台分です。日々、無駄な出費を減らさなくてはなりません。

　と言いつつ、昨夜は暫くぶりに高崎のお気に入り小料理店「バク」に行って友人と楽しく対話しつつ一杯飲みました。これは決して無駄な出費ではなく、一人暮らしである故、人間らしさ取り戻す大切な時間と都合よく考えてます。対話をすると相手方の話に反応し、こちらも話したくなる考えが生じ、脳の活性化にプラスになるようです。

Dear my friends abroad

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after my lunch in Japan time.

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　It is late May, and the flowering of the Shakuyaku peonies (above) and other flowers in the garden is coming to end, exerting their last strength to express gentleness. Then, the Japanese rhododendrons (bottom left) and the weeping peach (bottom right) are growing vibrantly like young people. The Japanese rhododendrons will produce buds as early as summer, preparing to bloom next spring. When I observe the plants every day, I can see that they are always preparing for the next step early on.

　When I apply the changes in these plants to my own life, I am only interested in the immediate future, and I am a little doubtful whether I am really working hard to "transform myself" and for my daughters and their children. I learn from the visible changes, like the plants that I must be a day of progress both in body and mind, for the near future.

　Changing the subject, today I pay my car tax. It costs a lot to pay for two cars, a "light van" that is convenient for carrying things and shopping, and a passenger car TT. However, when it comes to gasoline, even if I have two cars, it's still the same spending as one car. I have to cut down on unnecessary spending every day.

　I said that, but last night I went to my favorite tavern "Baku" in Takasaki-city, since two weeks and had a drink with a friend while enjoying a pleasant conversation. I am of the opinion that this was by no means a waste of money; because I live alone, I consider it an important time to rediscover humanity. When he talks which makes me want to talk as well, and it seems to have a positive effect on activating my brain.

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