明日は楽しい「いきいき健幸クラブ」

　変わった体験や、独創的な英語勉強法など、自分とは異なる生き方、異なる道を歩んできた人など、いわば異質の人との出会いは、今後の自分の生活に何かと重宝な情報を齎してくれるものです。最初は照れくさくても、知らない人にも勇敢に話しかける習慣を持つと今後のために何かと有利に感じます。

　一方、同じ境遇や同じ会社の人のみと話しても、一般的には同様のことを考えることが多く、得られる有益な情報、勉強法は限定的でしょう。

　今日は午前１０時より、上4集会所「ふるさと」で、明日行われる「いきいき健幸クラブ」の打ち合わせ会議があります。現役時代とは全く異なる地区の方々と「その内容について」の検討会です。女性指導者の下、平素、動かすことが少ない手足や全身の体操、「みんな間体操」などをしますが、後半に、私はピアノ伴奏を仰せつかっているので、発声練習後、会員全員で懐かしい童謡、昔誰でも歌った歌、誰でも知ってる歌を声高らかに歌います。

　現代は核家族が多く、人と話す機会がない傾向です。そのためにも腹式呼吸を会得し、しっかり声を出し、正しい音程で、正しいリズムでみんなで一緒に情感豊かに歌えば、気持ちの上で明るくなるでしょう。今日の会議では、先ず、５曲ほどの曲目選びから始まり、その歌詞カードを作り、マイムマイム、コロブチカなどフォークダンスなども決めます。残念なのは、私は伴奏するので女性と一緒に踊れないことです。

Dear my friends who like singing and dancing

　Meeting people who are different from me, meeting people who have unusual experiences, creative English study methods, different lifestyles, or different paths, can provide valuable information for our future life. Even if we feel shy at first, I feel that the habit of boldly approaching strangers will be beneficial for our future.

　On the other hand, if we only talk to people in the same situation or same company, we'll likely find that we're generally thinking similar things, as the result, the useful information and new study methods we gain will be limited, I guess.

　Today, starting at 10:00 AM, we'll be holding a meeting at the Furusato Kamiyon 4th Community Center to discuss tomorrow's "Active health Club." We'll discuss the content of the meeting with people from a completely different area than when we are active. Under the guidance of a lady instructor, we'll be doing exercises like "Minna-no Exercises," which involve exercising the arms, legs, and entire body, which we don't normally use much. In the second half of the session, I've been asked to provide piano accompaniment, so after some vocal training, all members will sing nostalgic children's songs, songs everyone used to sing, and songs everyone knows.

　Nowadays, there are many nuclear families, therefore, people tend not to have many opportunities to talk to others. For this reason, if we can master abdominal breathing, use a strong voice, sing with the right pitch and rhythm, and sing emotionally together, we will feel much brighter. At today's meeting, we will start by selecting five songs, then print lyric sheets for them, and decide on folk dances such as Maim Maim and Kolobchka. The unfortunate thing is that I will be accompanying, so I will not be able to dance with the ladies.