子供たちの未来と、退職後の自分の生き甲斐探し

　
　写真は私のお気に入りウォーキングコースの一つ鏑川と烏川が合流する高崎市木部町の東方です。このようなところでは心に負担なく、大人の私でさえ自然と足が前に出て行く環境です。ましてや、未来ある子供たちにとって、何事もすぐに取り掛かれる環境を整備するのが私たち大人の役割です。正に、「あなたと作ろう子供たちの未来」です。

　昨日で新学期早々の毎朝の登校時パトロールが終了し、朝食がゆっくり食べられ、ホッとしてます。私には今度１月１６日(木)に下校時のパトロールが予定されてます。また、今日は、午前中、倉賀野町上四地区では２ヶ月に一度の「廃品回収」の日で、家庭から出された大量の不燃物を収集し、１５人程の仲間と共に、業者のトラックに、分別しつつ、積み込む作業に従事します。地区の仕事に参加すると仲間の人たちと話をする機会が増え、精神面・健康面でとても良いと考えてます。

　話は別ですが、ご存知の通り、人生は大きく３つの期間に分けられます。第一は、生まれてから学生時代までで、いわば、自分に合った職業選択の期間であり、皆、目的を持って試験などに挑戦する時代です。第二は、会社勤めなど職業に従事する約４０年間です。実は、次に必ず来る第三は、退職後の長い３０～４０年間で、この期間こそ、本当に自分らしく納得して人生を生きたい期間です。

　人生１００年時代です。退職後はこれからもう一度新しい人生が始まるのだという考えに立ち、「具体的にどう生きるか計画を持つべき」です。目的のない「その日暮らし」はとんでもないことで、大切なことは自分を単なる消費者とするのでなく、一つの能力を持った生産者として社会に貢献したり、日々、生き甲斐を実践する発想を持つべきでしょう。それは何でもよいから、自ら興味関心ある分野で時計をいったん０に戻し、挑戦すると人生の後半戦がとても充実すると考えます。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in Nature and great music.

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

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　The photo shows one of my favorite walking courses, east of Kibe-town, Takasaki City, where the Kabra River and Karasu River merges. In place like this, there is no burden on our mind, and even an adult like me can naturally walk forward. Especially for children who have a brilliant future, it is our role as adults to create an circumstance where they can start easily on anything right away. It is truly "Let's create the future of children together with you."

　Yesterday was the end of my morning patrol at the beginning of the new semester, so that I was relieved to have a leisurely breakfast today. I am scheduled to patrol at returning hour from school on Thursday, January 16th. Also, Today's morning is the "waste collection" day in Kuragano-Kami-4th district, which is held once every two months, and we collect a large amount of non-burnable waste from many homes and worked together with about 15 other people to sort and load it onto a contractor's truck. Like this, by participating in local work, I have more opportunities to talk with my peers, which I think is very good for both of my mental and health.

　This is a different topic, but as you know, life can be divided into three major periods. The first is from birth to school years, which is the period when we choose a career that suits us, and when everyone takes exams with a purpose in mind. The second is about 40 years of working in a job, such as working for a company. In fact, the third period, which surely comes next, is the long 30 to 40 years after retirement, and this is the period when we should live our life in a way that is true to ourselves and that we are satisfied with it.

　Generally, we are in an era of 100-year lifespans. With the idea that a new life will begin again after retirement, we should have a concrete plan for how we will live our life. Living everyday without a purpose is outrageous, and the important thing is not to think of ourselves as a mere consumer, but to contribute to society as a producer with some skills, and to have the ideal purpose in life into practice every day. I am of the opinion that if we turn the clock back to zero in a field, we should take on a challenge against our ultimate purpose that our interesting fields, our third of life will be very fulfilling beyond description.

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肉体鍛錬は、心に負担がない方法で継続したい

　
　今日も午後4時から家の前の道【５０m×往復×１０回＝１０００m】をストライドを広めにウォーキングしたところ血流が良くなったのでしょうか、身体が温かくなりました。今のところ、新年になって３日間実践してます。長い距離を歩くより、気楽に続けられそうです。西南の空に浮かぶ三日月を見つつ歩きました。

　同様に、上半身を鍛えるダンベルも重いものより、左右合わせて６kgの軽い方が頑張らなくていいので、心に負担がなく続けられそうです。ダンベルは玄関の靴箱の上に置いておき、いつでも気軽に実践できます。また、重くなければ回数を多くできます。

　また、裏庭の杉の木を相手にテッポウを行ってます。近所の人が見たら、いい年をして何をしてるのだろうと思うでしょうが、私は「人生とは常にこれから」の精神です。年令を重ねつつ、同時に筋肉をつけるべきと考えてます。「健康は運命でなく、創り上げるもの」と目標にしてます。

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

　Today, I started walking at 4pm on the way in front of my house [50m x round trip x 10 times = 1000m] with a wide stride, as the result, my body warmed up, probably because my blood circulation improved. I've been walking for three days in succession since the new year. It seems easier for me to continue than walking long distance. I walked while looking at the crescent moon floating in the southwestern sky.

　Similarly, I think that the lighter dumbbells (6kg total) for training the upper body are easier to maintain than the heavy ones, so I can continue without putting too much strain on my mind. I keep the dumbbells on top of the shoebox at the entrance and can practice whenever I want. Also, if it's not too heavy, we can do more repetitions.

　I also do "teppo" that means pushing up against the cedar tree in the backyard. If the neighbors saw me, they would wonder what I'm doing at my age, but I have the mentality that "My life is always from now on." I believe that as we get older, we should also build muscles. My purpose is that "health is not destiny, it's something we create."

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青年教師の頃

　恥ずかしいですが、今年最後のサービス【？】で、３０代の青年教師であった頃の写真を載せます。この頃はカッキーと呼ばれていませんでした。もしかして多くの皆さんが小学生の頃でしょうか。もっと前かも知れません。学校の音楽教室用としては最も大きなヤマハ・コンサート用ピアノでした。最高のピアノを日々使わせて戴きましたが、弾き手の力はそれに及ばず、猫に小判の状態でした。

　過ぎたことを悔やんでも仕方なく、「人生これから」の意気込みで、今後は「音楽ある生活で人生を豊かに」します。速い曲より、きれいな音で弾く練習をしてみます。

Dear my friends abroad who are interested in nature and great music

　It's a bit embarrassing, but for my last service of this year as a Christmas present, I'll post a photo of me when I was a young teacher in my 30s. I wasn't called Kakki at that time. Perhaps many of you were in elementary school or before birth. It was a Yamaha concerto piano which is the largest for the school's music room. I was allowed to use the best piano every day, but the player's skills were not up to par, so it's like casting pearls before swine.

  There's no point in regretting the past, so with the determination to "My life from now on," I will enrich my life with great music." I will try to spend less time playing fast music and practice playing beautiful tone quality such as Chopin's nocturn, etc.

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「進取の心」が持てるだろうか

　一人暮らしの高齢者【気持ちは青年？】として、一日の生活に変化がないと精神衛生上、良くないので、午後２時から、広大な田畑が見渡せるお気に入り喫茶「さんぽ道」に行き、１時間ほど過ごしました。今日は珍しく曽野綾子著の本を一冊持参し、アイスコーヒーを戴きつつ読書してました。

　ところが、珍しく途中から一人の女性客が話しかけて来て、植物の育て方や、高齢者施設にお務めらしく施設の話など話され、初対面ですが、私も失礼がないように応対しました。このため、今日はピアノは弾かず、歓談でした。

　ところで、最近コーヒーに目覚めた私は体内のある変化に気づいています。それは、コーヒーを飲むと、結果的に「体内の管を広げる作用がある」と気づいています。例えば、「気管を広げ、呼吸を楽にしたり、一方、尿管を広げる」ようです。

　早い話が「トイレの回数が多くなり、失礼ですが、勢いも良くなり」、健康に重きを置く生活をめざす私には有難いことです。大切なことは、年を重ねても今までの生き方に固執せず、新たに変化ある生活を求めると「進取の心」が芽生え、精神的にも柔軟になり、アンティエイジングにプラスすると信じます。

Dear my overseas friends

　As I became elderly person living alone [but still young in heart?], If the lack of variety in my daily routine is bad for my mental health, so at 2pm I went to my favorite cafe, "Sampo-michi," which overlooks the vast fields, and spent about an hour there. Today, I brought a book written by Ms. Ayako Sono, which was unusual for me, and read while enjoying my iced coffee.

　However, halfway through, a lady customer started talking to me, which was unusual for me, and she told me about how to raise plants and about the elderly care facility, as she seems to work there. Although it was our first time meeting, I responded respectfully. For this reason, I did not have an opportunity to play the piano today, and we just chatted.

　Not change the subject, but having recently discovered coffee, I have noticed a change in my body. I have noticed that drinking coffee has the effect of "widening the tubes in the body." For example, it seems that "it widens the trachea, making breathing easier, and on the other hand, it widens the ureter."

　In short, "I go to the bathroom more often than usual. Allow me to say, urinating is amazing speed" which is a blessing for me as I aim to live a life that values ​​health. I believe that the important thing is not to cling to the way I have lived my life as I got older, but to seek out new and changing lifestyles. This will give me a more enterprising spirit and make me more mentally flexible, which will help with anti-aging.

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目的は１０月の反省会だったが、つい気持ちが高揚す

　昨晩は１０月の反省会をやり過ぎて、今朝の目覚めは普段より大分遅く、９時頃やっと朝食でした。昨日は倉賀野から高崎の街中まで歩いたため、歩き過ぎの傾向で、結果的にお酒のめぐりがスムースで、つい思いのほか楽しく過ごしていました。

　その後、どうしたことでしょう。気持ちが高揚し、柳川町のピアノのあるお店で「ベサメムーチョ」など弾きつつ、二次会をしてしまいました。ですから昨晩は帰路まで合計７Kほど歩きました。このため、普段の運動不足は解消できても、今朝まで疲れが残り、ぐっすり休みました。今はもう大丈夫です。でも、孤独な一人での生活から精神的に脱皮でき、充分楽しめました。

　ところで、肝心な反省内容ですが、人間とは少々嫌なことがあるとイライラしやすいものです。１０月に、私もいくらかそのような気持ちになってしまったことがあり、大きな反省点です。今年もあと２ヶ月なので「心を大きく持ち」、つまり、寛大な精神で社会との接点を大切にし、少しでも相手の方に嫌な印象を与えないようにし、年末を迎えようと思います。

　写真のキジバトは庭に用意した水を毎日飲みに来て、ホッとした時間を過ごしてます。同様に、私も「心の平安」にこそ重点を置き、令和６年のまとめの２か月としたいです。待ち遠しい「天声人語２０２４秋号」の発売は今月２５日頃なので、それまでは庭の樹木の手入れと共に、「読書の晩秋」として書物に目を通す日々としたい。

Dear my friends　

  Last night, I had too much of a reflection chance for October, so I woke up much later than usual this morning and finally had breakfast at around 9:00. Yesterday, I walked from Kuragano-town to downtown Takasaki-city, so I walked too much, and as a result, the alcohol flowed smoothly and I ended up having a much more enjoyable time than I expected.

　What happened after that? I was feeling high, so I went to a piano tavern in Yanagawa-cho and played "Besame Mucho" and other music for the second-party. So last night I walked about 7km in total on my way home. Because of this, even though I was able to overcome my usual lack of walking, I was still tired until this morning and took a good rest. I'm fine now. But I was able to mentally break away from the lonely life of being alone and enjoyed myself thoroughly.

　By the way, as for the important thing to reflect on October, In general, humans tend to get irritated easily when something unpleasant happens. In October, I also felt that way to some extent, and it's a big matter to reflect on. There are only two months left in this year, so I want to "keep a big heart," that is, value my connections with society with a generous spirit and try not to give others a bad impression, as it approaches the end of the year.

　The turtle dove in the photo comes every day to drink the water I have prepared in the garden, and spends a relaxing time there. Similarly, I would like to focus on "peace of mind" and use these two months to sum up the year of Reiwa 6. The eagerly awaited "Tensei Jingo 2024 Autumn Edition" will be released around the 25th of this month, so until then I would like to spend my days tending to the trees in my garden and reading books as a "late autumn reading season."

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いつも「何曜日に来るのですか」と女性のお客さんに訊かれる

　どうしたことか、今日は夕方になったら、お気に入り喫茶「さんぽ道」に行きたくなってしまい、結局、１時間ほど行ってきました。

　一日中一人でいて、誰ともしゃべらないと精神衛生上、良くないのでしょう。このため、自然と足が向いてしまいました。おそらく、それだけ「さんぽ道」に寛げる雰囲気があるのでしょう。私にとって良い所が出来て良かったです。元を正せば、ＦＢ友人「あつこさん」のお陰で、心からお礼申し上げます。

　おまけに、コーヒーは気管を広げる作用があることが分かり、身体に良いと考えられます。私は若き日から紅茶は飲んでも、コーヒーを飲む習慣は殆どありませんでした。ですから、いい年をして、今年から飲むようになりました。「人生、いつもこれから」です。

　ところで、今日もピアノで歌の曲を数曲弾きました。弾き終わってから、居合わせた女性のお客さんに「すごく癒されました。いつも何曜日に来るのですか。」と訊かれたので、私は、「ママさんに会いたくなったら来ます」と伝えました。

Dear my friends who like coffee and piano music

　For some reason, this evening at 4 o'clock I felt like going to my favorite coffee shop "Sampo-michi," and ended up spending about an hour there.

　It's probably not good for my mental health to be alone all day and not talk to anyone. So I naturally found myself heading there. Perhaps that's because Sampo-michi has such a relaxing atmosphere. I'm glad I found a good place for me. Anyway, it's all thanks to my FB friend "Ms. Atsuko" and I'd like to express my sincere gratitude to her who is very busy everyday due to the national election, I guess.

　In addition, as you know, coffee has the effect of widening the trachea, so it is thought to be healthy for our body. Although I drank tea since the young age, I rarely had the habit of drinking coffee. So, even though I'm older now beyond your imagination, I started drinking it this year. "Life is always about to begin from now on."

　By the way, today I played a few songs by the piano. After I finished playing, a lady customer who was there asked me, "I felt so relaxed. What day of the week do you usually come?" I told her, "I come when I feel like seeing Mama of Sampo-michi"　

　

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最近は自然と足が向いてしまう喫茶「さんぽ道」

　私の地区である倉賀野上四では一人暮らしの高齢者が６０人もいるとのことです。そんなにいるとは思いませんでした。私もその一人ですが、どうにか元気です。しかし、話し相手が居ないので生活に変化がなく、それを打開するため今日の午後はお気に入り喫茶「さんぽ道」に行ってきました。

　ここを知ったのは、ひとえにフェイスブック友人「あつこさん」のお陰です。すでに２０回ほど行きました。

　雨のため客は少なく、ママさんと暫くの間、会話ができて良かったです。声をしっかり出して「悩みや喜びなど」人と話しができることほど「人間的なことはない」と考えるようになりました。今日はピアノで「里の秋」「もみじ」「千の風になって」や「イエスタデー」などを弾きました。

Dear my friends who like music and talking to the core

　In my area, Kuragano Kam-4th, there are apparently 60 elderly people living alone. I didn't realize there were so many. I am one of them, but I'm fine. However, in my daily life I have no one to talk to, so I have to change. To find a way out of that, I went to my favorite cafe, Sanpo-michi, this afternoon.

　I found out this cafe thanks to my Facebook friend Ms. Atsuko's page. I've been there about 20 times already.

　Because of the rain, there were not many customers, so I was glad to be able to talk to the lady owner for a while. I've come to think that there is nothing more humane than being able to speak to people with a clear voice such as "worries, joys, etc.". Today, I played music by the piano, such as "Autumn in the Village," "Maple Leaves," "A Thousand Winds," and "Yesterday."

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高校から始めたピアノ

 　家でのピアノ練習は若き日に習ったチェルニー３０番をウォーミングアップのつもりでよく弾きます。特に写真の楽譜g-moll【ト短調】は旋律が美しく、指の練習以外に、曲想の練習にも適していると感じてます。

　特に中間部の左手のメロディーと右手の対旋律の掛け合い、そして、次第に盛り上がる曲想は躍動的です。このように左右の手に独自の動きがあるものはピアノ冥利に尽き楽しいです。ピアノ演奏の良さの一つは一人で二つの旋律が同時に弾けることでしょう。

　練習曲の中でもメロディーが優れているものは魅力があり、弾き甲斐があります。私はすでに外部での発表会に出るわけでもないので、来客があったとき余興で引く程度です。ピアノでは、旋律の味わいと、最終的には音色の良さを求めてます。

　楽器を習うのに遅すぎることはありません。思い立ったときが吉日です。私は高校時代からピアノを始め、今でも日々楽しんでます。   

Dear my friend who like piano music

　When I practice piano at home, I often play Czerny No. 30, which I learned in my adolescence, as a warm-up. The sheet music in the photo, in particular, in G minor, has a beautiful melody, and I feel that it is suitable for practicing the ideas of the music as well as practicing my fingers.

　In particular, the middle section has a dynamic interplay between the melody in the left hand and the counter-melody in the right hand, and the gradually building up ideas of the expression. Movement like this, which have independent movements in the left and right hands, are the ultimate joy of playing the piano. One of the great performances about playing the piano is that I can play two melodies at the same time by my both hands.

　Etudes with excellent melodies are attractive to me and worth playing. I'm not performing in any external recitals anymore, so I only play the piano as entertainment when I have guests. With the piano, I'm looking for a taste for the melody and, ultimately, a good tone quality.

　It's never too late to learn an instrument. The best time to start is now. I started playing the piano when in high school and still enjoy it every day.

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梅が齎す喜びは・・・メジロにも人間にも

　庭には花を見ることが目的で梅の木が５本植えてあり、それらは濃いピンク、薄いピンクの枝垂れ、品種名「鹿児島」は真っ赤です。また、１本の梅の木で紅白に咲く品種名「思いのまま」、そして、大きな白梅など２月～３月の庭は色彩と香りが豊かです。私は秘かに「倉賀野梅林」と思ってます。

　この内、大きな白梅はご覧の通り、毎年、梅の実が豊作で、長女が一部を梅酒にして持ってきてくれます。私はそれを今でも味わってます。しかし、多くの梅の実はもったいないですが、そのまま落ちてしまうことが多いです。何とか有効利用できないものかと、毎年考えてました。そしたら、梅が必要な方が現れました。人間とは強い希望を持っていると、いつかは叶うことがあるものです。

　それにしても、梅が植えてあると、写真のようにどこからともなく「メジロ」が必ず番でやって来て、美味しそうに蜜を吸います。ある程度吸い終わると、これまた不思議で単独行動せず、必ず２羽でどこかに飛び立つので、常に助け合って生きてる素晴らしい習性に驚きます。一人暮らしの私はその光景を見つつ、羨ましくも感じます。人間とは強い希望を持って生きてると、いつかは叶うことがあるものでしょうか。

Dear my Facebook friends abroad

　There are five plum trees in the garden for the purpose of seeing the flowers. Their flowers are deep pink, light pink weeping, and the variety named "Kagoshima" is bright red. There is also a single plum tree with a variety called "Omoi no mama" that blooms in red and white, and a large white plum, so the garden is rich in color and fragrance from February to March. I recommend you to appreciate these flowers next spring. I secretly think of it as "Kurahano Plum Grove."

　As you can see, the large white plum is a good harvest every year beyond imagination. So my eldest daughter makes some of them into plum wine and brings it to me. I still enjoy them at every dinner. However, many of them are wasted, and they often just fall off. Every year, I wondered if there was some way to make effective use of them. Then, someone who needed plums appeared. If humans have strong hopes, and someday their hopes will come true.

　Even so, when there are plum trees planted, "white-eyes" always come in pairs from nowhere, as in the photo, and suck the nectar hungrily. After they have sucked a certain amount, they do not act alone, but always fly off somewhere in pairs, therefore I am amazed at their wonderful habit of living by helping each other. At the same time, as a person who lives alone, I feel envious when I see this scene. If I live with strong hopes as a human being, will my hope come true someday?

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生活習慣病予防に「そば」を食す

　スーパーの飲み物コーナーでなく、健康飲料コーナーにはトマトジュース、人参ジュース、グレープフルーツジュースなどが並んでます。これらの飲み物はリコピンやβ―カロチンが含まれることから、大切な抗酸化作用があります。つまり、がん対策です。

　このため、これらを交代に「早朝の空腹時に飲む」と食道、胃、十二指腸を一気に流れていくことが分かり、美味しく、しかも、胃が凄くさっぱりします。おそらく、これらの臓器の内壁を伝わって流れて行きます。すでに１０年くらい前から一日も休まずに継続してる習慣です。これは群馬大学病院の医師による前立腺対策の講演会に偶然に出席し、ヒントを得て以来です。

　一方、昔は「病は気から」と言いましたが、「病は口から」と考える私は、これらの「消化器官を空腹」にしておけば、食事は何を食しても美味しいとの考えです。しかし、砂糖、塩分、脂肪分をあまり含まない食品に限定してます。

　最近では、昼食には度々、写真の蕎麦【信州田舎そば】を茹で、ネギや椎茸、ショウガなどを薬味にして食べることが多く、体調は良いと感じてます。そばをお昼に食すると消化が良いのでしょう。夕刻になると、今度は夕食が待ちきれなくなるほど空腹となり、寂しい「男一人の夕食」でも、物理的には誠に美味しい夕食になります。精神的にはビールがあるので、気持ちはどうにか満たされます。食事は肉を少なく、魚を多く、栄養素が偏らないようにしたいです。

Dear my friends abroad

　　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be done after my radio gymnastics held in the nearby park and breakfast in Japan time.

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　In the healthy drink section, not in the beverage section of the supermarket, as you know, there are tomato juice, carrot juice, grapefruit juice, etc. lined up. These drinks contain lycopene and beta-carotene, which are important antioxidants. In other words, they are cancer prevention.

　For this reason, if I drink these drinks alternately "on my empty stomach every early in the morning", they will flow through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum all at once, and they will taste good, and they will also leave our stomach feeling very refreshed. They probably flow through the inner walls of these organs. This is a habit I have been continuing for about 10 years, without missing a day. I obtained this idea when I happened to attend the lecture on prostate cancer care by a doctor at Gumma University Hospital.

　On the other hand, generally it used to say "disease comes from the mind", but I believe that "disease comes from the mouth", and I believe that if I keep these "digestive organs empty", any food I eat will taste good. However, I limit myself to foods that do not contain much sugar, salt, or fat.

　Recently, I often eat boiled soba noodles (Nagano Prefecture's Soba) as shown in the photo for lunch, with seasonings such as green onions, shiitake mushrooms, and ginger, as the result, I feel that I am in good health. Eating soba noodles for lunch probably helps with digestion. In the evening, I became so hungry that I can't wait for dinner, and even though it's a lonely "dinner for one man," it is physically very delicious. Mentally, I have beer, so I somehow feel satisfied. I want to eat less meat and more fish to avoid an unbalanced diet. If possible I'd like to eat with you.

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