1日目： その日の天使 - Angel of the day.
先日、ジムのロッカー室でマダムに話しかけられました。コロナが始まって以来、知らない人と話すことが怖いこと、いけないことのように感じていましたが、さすがおばちゃん、グイグイ来ます。話の内容自体はなんてことないものでしたが、ずっと家にこもっているので、人との他愛ないおしゃべりが本当に楽しい。
「その日の天使」という言葉を私は中島らもさんのエッセイで知りました。通りすがりの人、ちょっと寄ったお店の店員さん、電車の中で行き合わせた人。初めて会った、そして二度と会わないかもしれない人のちょっとした一言、ちょっとした思いやりに救われることがあると。
私のその日の天使は、レースをあしらったマスクで軽やかに必殺技アメちゃんと母性を配る天使でした。
A Madame suddenly talked to me in the locker room in a gym. Since COVID-19 has had an overwhelming influence, I have felt talking with strangers is not a good thing and very scary. However, as a nature of senior women, she talked to me very aggressively. The topic of this chat is quite fluffy, but I could enjoy it very much unexpectedly. I did not realize it, but I thought I surely want to someone to talk to; talking about little things with compassion.
I learned the word, “Angel of the day” from an essay by Mr. Ramo Nakajime. A person passing by, staff in a shop, and a person met in a train. Little compassion or small lovely word which a person whom you met the first time and may not meet again give could sometimes save other people.
My angel of the day is the angel wearing a mask with beautiful lace and giving motherly love with candy!
*Japanese senior ladies especially those who live in the Osaka area are said to have a high tendency to give candies to other people. It is a kind of their courtesy.
