OCTOBER 2025 ~ Reset and newly start Japan...

It's been more than a month since my father was hospitalized which is becoming longer than I initially thought. My father is now working hard on a rehabilitation program though it is getting tough from his age. I do hope that he will get recovered to the condition before hospitalized. However, I myself always try to have a realistic perspective mind.  I'm not sure how his further life after discharged from hospital goes. I don’t think that I need to give him a fully nursing care, but I should pay more attention to him than before. It won't never go like a fine-sounding talk, and that's a reality and also a life. I believe that each age period has a lesson and theme. If we don't focus on it, we just end up being swayed by reality. I wonder now how I can handle it, and how far I get to manage it. 

父が急性盲腸炎と敗血症を患い緊急入院して1ヶ月が過ぎた。長引いている。年齢的にもリハビリが必要以上に時間を要しているが父も頑張っている。何とか以前の生活レベルまで戻してはあげたいと思う。もちろん現実直視の観点は常に持ち続けようと思う。退院後の自宅での生活がどうなるかわからない。完全介護とはならないまでも、これまで以上に目が離せなくなる可能性もある。綺麗事ではいかない,、それが現実で、また人生でもある。年代ごとの学びとテーマというものが必ずあるものだ。気が付かず、意識していなければ、ただ現実に振り回されているだけ。”どう対処してやろう？”、”どこまでいけるか？"なんて考える自分がいる。

"Is it the full moon coming?"

I just talked to myself from the size, not wondering the mid-Autumn Harvest moon from the calendar. In SNS field, many was posting photos of the Harvest moon. I was very curious if people were really noticing it... In this time, we don't look up to the sky with emotions, and don't write a "Haiku". We just hold up a mobile phone camera in the air to grab a moment.  Same with me, but it's a bit sad era...

「そろそろ満月かぁ…」

と、大きさからただそう呟いただけで、「中秋の名月」を意識していたわけではないのが事実…。その夜のSNSもこぞって「中秋の名月」の写真が更新されていた。皆んなちゃんと意識していたんだねぇ…。今の時代は視線を上げて月をしんみり眺めるわけでもなく、俳句を詠むわけでもなく携帯カメラを空にかざす。自分もそうなんだれけども、ちょっと寂しい時代ですね。

In  a half-month later, on a New moon day reverse to the Full moon, Japan's first female prime minister was inaugurated. The New moon often refers to the symbol of "Reset", or "Start". On that timing of the inauguration of the female Prime Minister, I just can't stop expecting a hope compared to the former cabinet administrations which just gave us frustrations. Negative campaigns by groups of anti new Prime Minister  already started, however, their cries of agony just will be  shrugged off. People are now getting what to listen to and what not to. 

半月後、逆に新月を迎えた日に日本で初めての女性首相が誕生した。なんというタイミングなんだろうと思った。新月はもともと「リセット」や「スタート」の意味がある。そんなタイミングで新首相が誕生し、これまでのただただ国民の不満を募らせる政権運営を一新してくれそうな期待感をやっと抱かせてくれている。もう対抗勢力によるネガティブキャンペーンが開始されてるが時代は変わった。そんな対抗勢力の断末魔の最後の叫びはただただ聞き流されるだけだろう。国民は何に耳を傾けるか否か正しい判断をし始めた。

Though with my expectation to the new administration, Japanese are still in the middle of ideal and reality. In a negative word, it is a comfort zone. Simply, they just leave matters to other's hand. They just don't try to find solutions to unsatisfied realities. They might say something great, but they never take actions, and never want to take risks and responsibilities. During the elections of both the president of the LDP and Japan's Prime Minister, it was visible to see those types of politicians and its world. However, it could be said to us as well. 

それでも国民はまだ「理想と現実の狭間」にいると思う。悪く言えばコンフォートゾーンっていやつだ。結局のところ他人任せ、不満ある現実を変える考えが持てず大層なことを言ってはいるが行動を起こせない。そしてその責任を負いたくない。今回の自民党総裁選から、内閣総理大臣の首班指名でもそういった国民と合わせ鏡のような政治家、政界を見た。政治家や政界だけの問題かと思えば、国民もそうだったんだということだ。

Well,  it is the last day of October today. Another birthday month, November  is coming. My yearly visit to Mitsumine Shrine is almost fixed in scheduled, but the final decision will be made after confirming a monthly schedule at work today. It's only now for me to go somewhere without worries while my dad is being hospitalized. 

さて、今日は10月の最終日。来月はまた歳を一つ重ねてしまう月となります。今年の三峯詣もこの日にしようかとめぼしは立てているが、今日の勤務で予定を再確認してから決定するつもりだ。サクッと動けるのは父親が完全看護の病院に入院している今だけだね・・・。

Masami/正美