Last year end happened to be inconvenient for our children to gather at our place. Instead they came over to share the first holiday this year with us in Nikko. Our 5 grand children in total from our three children consist of 2 first graders of primary schools and 3 one year old toddlers, two months difference between each. They are cousins born in the same year. The existence of such small children made the air around us quite different making lots of cries and laughs. As a main cooker to fulfill 13 stomachs I was a full time busy worker but full of joy from early morning till late at night. On top of that we took them out in the yard to play ball or run around. Farthermore, we went skiing at Edelweiss, about one hour drive from our house. Everybody enjoyed being in the snow and they used out their energy. They were all happy with thier activities here and I got relieved when they went back home each with a big satisfaction. It's appreciative that we are still on the situation to take care of them, not yet to be cared.
今丁度NHKのBSで「残照・フランス芸術家老人ホームの人間模様」という名作選をやっているのを見ながら、万感の思いでこの日記を書いているところ。80,90才になる老人達(この言葉は相応しくない!人生の熟練者とでも言った方が相応しい)がそれぞれの芸術活動を老人ホームの中で続けている様子が描かれている。美しいフランス語をしゃべり続けている姿にも感動。気の合う同僚とよぼよぼ歩きをしながら近くのレストランに行ってワインを飲みながらお互い手を貸しながら食事を楽しむ様子も一品。現役時代は演奏を世界各国でやっていた80歳の夫人が子供達にピアノを教え続けている姿もあり、そこには孤独感は余り感じられな
い。絵を描き続けて老人ホーム(La maison des artistes) で展覧会を開いて買い手が出た時の感動ぶりも素晴らしい。何かに情熱を注ぎ続けられるというのが美しい生き方だとあらためて感じさせられている。
I'm now writing this diary as watching a NHK BS special TV program named "Dernière lueur (Sunset life): La maison des artistes" It describes the life style of 70s, 80s or 90s years old people who were once professional artists such as painters, lithographers, sculpers, pianists. The impressive point is that some of them are still keeping their eagerness in their artistic activies like drawing pictures many enough to organize a small exhibition in the Maison or teaching piano to children not only technic but also emotion how to talk to the piano when playing from her long life experiences. By doing so they keep their pride to live on. It was very well edited program. I was so deeply moved that I think about a lot my future to come.
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