いよいよ年度末・・・今日は地区総会です。

　今日の写真はたまたま３つとも白いものになってしまいました。年度末の今、人間社会では転勤であったり、卒業であったり、別れの季節です。この時季に咲くハクモクレンは親しかった人との分かれを惜しみ、悲しさ、寂しさを表す植物と聞いたことがあります。昨日は、春らしい一日でパッと咲きましたが、花の命は短く、もうすぐ花弁が涙の如く舞い落ちます。

　一方の雪柳は小さい株でしたが、今では四方に２mほどの幅があり、特徴はふんわりと枝垂れ、花の命は比較的長いです。ただ、咲いてる数は数万でしょう。亡父が６０年ほど前に植えたもので、その後、私が前の道を通る人に良く見えるように今の場所に移植しました。正に「白とは何か」を教えるように純白で、汚れた私の心にもっと純粋に生きなさいと暗示してるかのようです。

　月は今朝５時ごろ窓を開けたら南の空にあり、思わずシャッターを切りました。月齢２４の下弦の月です。日に日に約１２°ずつ太陽の方向に近づいてます。普段は考えてもみませんが、私たちも、このように「真っ暗な宇宙空間」に浮かぶ地球に載ってあれこれしながら生きてます。花の命も短いですが、人間の命も短いものです。しかし、人間は、実に「様々なことに夢中になれる生き物」なので、年齢を増してもいろいろのことに挑戦したいです。そうすれば人生は豊かで長く感じられるでしょう。

　今日は倉賀野町上４地区の総会が開かれます。私は地区役員として地区の方々との交流を広めつつ、会計監査の仕事があるので任務を果たしたいです。

Dear my FB friends who are crazy about new encounter and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for your understanding will be done after my breakfast Japan time.

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　Three photos I took early this morning happened to be white. It's the end of the school year now in Japan, so that in human society, it's the season of transfers, graduations, and farewells. I've heard that the white magnolia in the photo that blooms at this time of year is a plant that expresses sadness and loneliness, as it is a sign of regret when parting with loved acquaintances. Yesterday was a spring-like day, therefore it bloomed suddenly, but the flower's life is short, and the petals will soon fall like human's tears.

　On the other hand, the snow willow was a small stalk, but now it is about 2m wide on all sides, has soft drooping branches, and the life of this flowers is relatively long. However, there must be tens of thousands flowers in bloom now. My late father planted it about 60 years ago, and later I transplanted it to the current location so that people passing by in front of the path could see it well. It is pure white, as if it is teaching me what "white" is, and is hinting at my polluted heart to live more purely.

　Not change the subject, but when I opened the window around 5am this morning, the moon was in the southern sky, and I couldn't help but take a picture of it. It was a waning moon at 24 days old. Every day the moon gets about 12° closer to the sun. We don't usually think about it, but we too live our lives on this Earth which is floating in the "pitch-black space" of outer space. The life of a flower is short the same as the life of a human. However, humans are truly "creatures that can become passionate about many different fields," so I would like to continue challenging myself with many different things even as I get older. That way, our life feel abundant and longer.

　Today is the general meeting of Kuragano-town Kami 4th District. As a district officer, I would like to expand my interactions with the people in the district, while also fulfilling my duties as an accounting auditor.

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