過去を振り返らず、人生はこれから

　子供の頃、８人家族だったことからワイワイ賑やかで、年齢で一番下が私でした。光陰矢の如し。それがいつの間にか月日がたくさん経過し、年齢を重ね、考えてもみなかったことに一人での生活が続いてます。しかし、自分で言うのはおかしいですが、比較的物事に興味を持ち、若く生活してると言えるかも知れません。時々、喫茶店など人前でピアノを弾くからかもしれませんし、また、食事内容に気をつけ、適度な運動の励行かもしれません。

　一方、倉賀野小児童の登下校の安全を見守ったり、一人暮らしで不便をしてる近隣の高齢者に手助けしようとする気持ちがあります。それとは丸反対ですが、最近、素敵な女性に出会うとワクワクして、心が若返って来る感じです。これが意外と健康に良いかもしれません。

  

　世間的に、「老」とは生まれてから何年経ったかという生理的な年齢を言うのでしょう。しかし、生まれて何年経ったかということはあまり意味がなく、よく耳にする「精神年齢」こそ大切ではないでしょうか。

　私も含め、「昔は良かった」と、いつまでも過去を振り返ったりしがちですが、昔、何をしていたかではなく「いま現在、何をしているか」であり、それに生き甲斐を感じ、楽しめてることが大切でしょう。その分野は趣味でも、勉強でも、仕事でも、夢中になれれば何でも構いません。結果として、毎日、張り合いが生じるでしょう。

　ところで、英単語でおもしろい言葉を習いました。それは私には縁遠いことですが、「女泣かせ」「女嫌い」という言葉です。いつか使ってみます。記憶は使うことで定着するようです。

Dear my friends who are crazy about nature, health and great music.

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

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　When I was a child, my family consisted eight member was very lively and I was the youngest. Time flies. Many years had passed, I grew older, and I was living alone, but I had never thought this circumstance. However, although it may sound strange to say by me, I am relatively interested in things and live a youthful life. This may be because I sometimes play the piano in front of people at coffee shops, or I am careful about what I eat and train moderately.

　On the other hand, I am watching over the safety of the children at Kuragano-Elementary-School as they go to and from school, and I want to help elderly people in my neighborhood who are having trouble living alone. But, this is the complete opposite, recently when I meet a beautiful lady, I get excited and feel like I am rejuvenated at heart. This may actually be good for my health.

　In society, "old" refers to the physiological age, or how many years have passed since birth. However, how many years have passed since birth does not mean, I think it is the "mental age" that we often hear. Mental age is more important than the physiological age.

　I, too, tend to look back our past and say "the good old days" forever, but the important thing is not what you did in the past, but "what we are doing now," and that we find meaning in it and enjoy it. That can be a hobby, study, work, or anything we're passionate about. As a result, we'll have a sense of purpose every day.

　Not change the subject, but, recently I learned an interesting English word. It's something I'm not familiar with, but they're "womanizer" and "misogynist." I'll try using them someday. It seems memory become more firmly established through using in actual life.