The story of how back number's 'Hikari no Machi' hit home for me after I became a mother.

There are songs I loved even before I had children, but that suddenly hit home after I became a mother.

back number's 'Hikari no Machi'.

I used to think of it as just a gentle love song, but now, strangely enough, it almost brings me to tears when I listen to it.

Days when my child laughed,

days when we read picture books together without a second thought,

or just ordinary days where I think, 'We made it through another day safely.'

Such scenes have started to pop into my head on their own.

I wondered why it touches me so deeply.


I started dating my husband when we were in high school, and we got married after that.

Before I knew it, we had spent a very long time just the two of us.

When we were students, we would innocently walk to and from school together.
After we started working, we looked forward to our days off every week.
After we got married, we would talk about things like, 'I want to hold hands and walk together even when we're old.'

Because we spent so much time just the two of us, the current scenery feels a little strange and deeply moving.

It wasn't an easy road to get here.

I experienced a missed miscarriage with my first pregnancy, went through fertility treatment, and on my third round of IVF,

I was finally able to meet my child.

Back then, I couldn't see the future,
and there were days when I felt dark, wondering, 'Will the day I can really meet them ever come?'

That's why I feel so happy and cherish every day now.

They are sleeping peacefully in my arms.

Even though they couldn't even roll over, in the blink of an eye, they learned to crawl and pull themselves up.

They learned to eat finger foods skillfully.

They look at me and call me 'Mama'.

They keep learning how to do more and more things.
But on the other hand, there are scenes I won't be able to see anymore.

I never knew that watching my child grow could be both so happy and so sad.

And before I knew it, every day,

'I want you to stay healthy forever'
'I want you to be happy forever'

I started wishing for things like that.

Whether they are crying, laughing, or sleeping.

Everything is precious.

Everything is important.

That's why when I listen to this song, my heart tightens.

It doesn't have to be a special day.

Sharing ice cream bought at a convenience store, a casual walk, or a night where we safely finished another day.

I think that happiness is truly found in those ordinary days.

Since becoming a mother, I've learned that happiness isn't about 'big events',but about 'the scenery that is here right now'.I learned that.

I'm sure that in a few years, these days will become 'nostalgic scenery' too 🫧

Cherishing these irreplaceable days that only exist now,
let's manage to get throughtoday as well.