Every day was a miracle, and it was a miraculous life.

The other day, the hamster we had kept for about two years and one month
departed for heaven.

Until last night,
it had been breathing shallowly and looking distressed,
so when I looked in with concern,
it was sleeping surprisingly peacefully.
Its body was still slightly warm.

Since my daughter was crying loudly from early in the morning,
I, on the contrary, was very calm.

For the past few days,
it wouldn't eat its pet food.
It wouldn't drink water either,
so I gave it water with a dropper.

Even its favorite
carrot,
it would only suck on.

I was also worried about the temperature that had suddenly become hot.

It wouldn't run away anymore,
so we didn't need to keep the lid on,
but we put the lid on anyway,
thinking it would be a pity if bugs got in.

Even though it was small,
its presence was huge.

A period of about two years and one month,
which felt long yet short.

We made many memories.
We took many photos.
We drew many pictures.

For children,

I think there were many things
they learned
by keeping a pet.

And,
although that death is very painful,
it vividly and mercilessly
shows us the raw fact
that it will surely come
to all living things.

Even though we knew that death would come eventually,
when it actually arrived,
it was more of a shock
than I had imagined.

In a world where virtual reality is at its peak,
I think again that there is nothing you can learn as much from
as death in the real world.

I think it was a good opportunity
for the children
to develop a view of life and death.

Because,
for the children,
this was their first close encounter with death.

Thank you for the many memories.

The next morning,

We dug deep at the edge of the garden
and buried them with lots of flowers
as a family to mourn them.

The days we spent together,
every day was a miracle,
and I realize once again that they were miracle-like days.
And I think so again.

And,
today is actually in the middle of those miracle days, too.

P.S. This summer, for you,
I bought an air conditioner that can be operated remotely,
but... I never got to turn it on...

Every time I look at the pictures I drew,
I end up remembering you,
and it's painful right now.

Anyway, let's become cool adults.
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