[Correspondence] The preciousness of days gone by and the small habits that light up the future

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wakka → Kanasawa-san

Kanasawa-san, thank you for your letter!
As you say, time really does fly by, doesn't it?
I feel like with every passing year, the weeks and the years go by faster and faster.

So, your relaxing time is 'when you are being teased by your children'!
I was completely struck by your unexpected reply and the brilliant title.
Even so, your sensible children are truly reliable, aren't they?
I could easily picture your family spending time together in a lively, bustling way (with you being teased, Kanasawa-san ♡).

Hearing about your children's conversations and their ages reminded me of my own younger sisters.
I am the eldest of three sisters.
The age gap between me and my sisters is about the same as that of your children, Kanasawa-san.
When we were all living at home, it was quite lively every day.

Since we lost our father early, it was a household of four women, including our mother.
We would go shopping together, go on trips, go out to eat, complain endlessly about work, and watch dramas together late into the night.

My second sister moved out on her own quite soon, so we didn't live together as four for that long, but...
Looking back, I think those days were fun.
Perhaps happiness is something you only realize in hindsight.

Well, I used to long for a lively family, but now I live with just my husband.
I married my husband, who is nine years my senior, in my 40s, so being blessed with children remains a dream.
That said, I like my current life as well.

When I thought again about your question, Kanasawa-san, regarding what I value to stay healthy, I realized there were quite a few things!
Sleep and nutrition are absolutely essential; these are the two major elements indispensable for health, aren't they?
If I could, I would like to secure more sleep time.
Even during the day, if I get sleepy, I try to take a nap whenever possible.

If light exercise were added to sleep and nutrition, I think I could get a perfect score for health.
However, the truth is, I hate exercise, unfortunately.
And, I am becoming concerned about my weight increasing year by year (´;ω;｀)

So, to stay healthy, I try to walk as much as possible.
I have always liked walking.
I would prefer to walk in nature if I could, but usually, I walk to the library or to the station.
I make opportunities to walk whenever I can.

What I am concerned about right now is how to deal with the cold.
We spend our days in a way where we can't live without air conditioning, but I sometimes notice that my stomach and hips are cold.
I want to warm my stomach and improve my sensitivity to cold.

As part of creating opportunities to walk, I try to visit an art museum or a museum I'm interested in at least once a month.
I became completely hooked on the fun of it after an event at the Lab Art Club (one of the events held at the Web Writer Lab).

This month, I went to see 'Hiroshi Masumura's Night on the Galactic Railroad: The Final Chapter' at the Hachioji Yume Art Museum.

Kenji Miyazawa's novel 'Night on the Galactic Railroad' is actually unfinished and is a work that can be interpreted in various ways.
The scenes expressed in the text are sad and beautiful, but there are also parts that are difficult to understand.

So, I went to an exhibition of the work drawn as a manga based on Hiroshi Masumura's interpretation of 'Night on the Galactic Railroad'.
The pictures and the expressions of the characters were wonderful, and I realized that it was a much, much grander story than I had imagined when I read the book.

Although it is a manga, there are also color pages.
When I thought, 'The colors are just beautiful,' I learned that Masumura-san's wife was in charge of the coloring.
I decided that I want to read Kenji Miyazawa's 'Night on the Galactic Railroad' again this summer.

Kanasawa-san, are there any movies you like to watch repeatedly or novels you like to read repeatedly?
Please let me know if you'd like.

That's all for today.
I'm waiting for your reply.
wakka

This is a 'correspondence' between 'Web Writer wakka' and 'Guide to Popular Notes | Miwa Kanazawa'.