30年前に書かれた父の手紙を読んだら思わず涙がこぼれた話…「美しいものを探す旅」「淋しくなったら本を読んでください」美しいフレーズも惹かれる

30年前の父から届いた手紙思わず涙がこぼれた父は数年前に亡くなった好きに酒を飲み、タバコを吸い、ギャンブルをして、自分勝手に生きた人だった今回実家の引越しの手伝いをしていた時、ふと私が幼少期に作った不格好な粘土細工が目に止まったまだ小学校低学年、夏休みの宿題に父と一緒に作ったものだ「この中には宝の地図が入っているから、俺が死んで困ったことがあったら開けてみな」父が笑顔で言ったセリフが思い出された開けると言っても、粘土細工だから壊すしかない若干の罪悪感を感じながら、庭でハンマーを使って叩き割ったそこに入っていたのは、宝の地図ではなかった相変わらず達筆すぎて読みにくい父からのメッセージ「君が生まれてきて嬉しいです。貴方のような子に恵まれて私は果報者です。人生を大切にしてください。美しいものを探す旅になると父さんは嬉しいのですが。私はいつもあなたと一緒にいます。父より。 1995.8.30」我が親ながら、美しいメッセージだと思った書かれた日付から、夏休みの最終日に父と急いで宿題の粘土細工を作った当時を思い出して苦笑い裏には私が当時ハマっていた漫画「ラッキーマン」に出てくる努力マンの落書きそんなものの裏にメッセージを書いて残そうとするあたり、照れ屋の父らしくて泣き笑いになった貴方の子供は元気にやってるよ貴方の孫はきっと凄いやつになるよそう伝えてあげたいと思った私の子供にもそろそろメッセージを残すことにした私と違い最終日に宿題をやらない優秀な彼の、不格好な作品の中に父親からの愛を忍ばせておこう夏休みまでは幸いまだ時間があるしっかりと文章を考えて、いつか彼が最高に泣けて笑えるヤツを、仕込んでおこうと思うのだ

2024-03-06 06:20:05

拡大

ほうけ医師/泌尿器科専門医・指導医 @phimo_surgeon

海外の方も見に来てくださっているようなので、英訳も付けさせていただきます。 The letter I received from my father 30 years ago brought tears to my eyes. My father, who passed away a few years ago, was a man who drank, smoked, gambled and lived his life on his own terms. This time, when I was helping my parents move, I suddenly noticed a clunky clay craft that I had made when I was a child.When I was still in the early grades of elementary school, I made it with my father as homework during summer vacation. "There's a treasure map inside, so if you have any trouble after I die, open it." I remembered the lines my father said with a smile. Even though I said I was going to open it, I felt a little guilty that I had no choice but to break it because it was made of clay, so I smashed it open with a hammer in the garden. What was inside was not a treasure map, but a message from my father whose handwriting was so skillful that it was hard to read. "I'm glad you were born. I'm blessed with a child like you. I'm a blessing in disguise. Please cherish your life.Your father will be happy if you go on a journey to find something beautiful. I will always be with you." From my father. August 30, 1995.” As a parent, I thought it was a beautiful message. The written date makes me smile bitterly as I remember the time when my father and I hurriedly made clay crafts for homework on the last day of summer vacation. On the back was a graffiti of a hard-working man from the manga ``Lucky Man,'' which I was into at the time.He tried to write a message on the back of something like that, and it made me laugh out loud because it was typical of my shy father. I wanted to let you know that your children are doing well and that your grandchildren will be amazing. It's about time to leave a message for my child.Unlike me, he doesn't do his homework on the last day.He's an excellent man, so let's hide his father's love in his clunky work. Fortunately, I still have time until the summer vacation, so I'm thinking of writing something that will make him cry and laugh someday.

2024-03-07 00:57:18

ほうけ医師/泌尿器科専門医・指導医 @phimo_surgeon

The letter I received from my father 30 years ago brought tears to my eyes. My father, who passed away a few years ago, was a man who drank, smoked, gambled and lived his life on his own terms. This time, when I was helping my parents move, I suddenly noticed a clunky clay craft that I had made when I was a child.When I was still in the early grades of elementary school, I made it with my father as homework during summer vacation. "There's a treasure map inside, so if you have any trouble after I die, open it." I remembered the lines my father said with a smile. Even though I said I was going to open it, I felt a little guilty that I had no choice but to break it because it was made of clay, so I smashed it open with a hammer in the garden. What was inside was not a treasure map, but a message from my father whose handwriting was so skillful that it was hard to read. "I'm glad you were born. I'm blessed with a child like you. I'm a blessing in disguise. Please cherish your life.Your father will be happy if you go on a journey to find something beautiful. I will always be with you." From my father. August 30, 1995.” As a parent, I thought it was a beautiful message. The written date makes me smile bitterly as I remember the time when my father and I hurriedly made clay crafts for homework on the last day of summer vacation. On the back was a graffiti of a hard-working man from the manga ``Lucky Man,'' which I was into at the time.He tried to write a message on the back of something like that, and it made me laugh out loud because it was typical of my shy father. I wanted to let you know that your children are doing well and that your grandchildren will be amazing. It's about time to leave a message for my child.Unlike me, he doesn't do his homework on the last day.He's an excellent man, so let's hide his father's love in his clunky work. Fortunately, I still have time until the summer vacation, so I'm thinking of writing something that will make him cry and laugh someday.

2024-03-07 00:59:00