Country living I live one of the small cities, but this area I live in is called a depopulated area. Foreigners might imagine more beautiful area when they heard "inaka" (not a city) Indeed, this city is nice and easy to live in. But Our area in the city is called "District that will eventually disappear". Houses which people live in are 9, and dwellers are almost over 70 years old. People say that long long time ago, our area flourished by a family who lived a village (this village is my area.) A straw house of his house has still remained. The house has a small pond, not so gorgeous but it makes us very calm when cherry blossoms begin to bloom. I love this scenery. However, from a half-century ago, young people who lived here begun to seek and move the convenient places to live in. That's the reason why only olders live in here. These older people are very kind and friendly. We are just like a family. I love them. So I would like to live here until they are gone. But I'm thinking how we have any good ideas to make this district survived. As it happens, I heard that there is a plan to make "music village" that creators and artists are gathering from around the world in neighbor area. I would like to ask how you think about living Japanese remoted area? Thank you, please give me a comment and corrections.

Living with nature Fortunately, we have clear four seasons in Japan, and Japanese has lived in there from ancient times. 幸い、日本には四季があります。そして、私たちは古来より、それぞれの季節の中で暮らしてきました。 As Buddha preached "諸行無常”, all of creatures in the world, even trees have them. Spring, new life begins, and summer they mature with their hope and dream endlessly, but come deep autumn. Their body gets older, Their heared heart gets cooler in order to turn around the past. 釈迦の説いた諸行無常のように、すべての生物にもそれらは存在するように思います。 春には若い力が満ち溢れ、活動し始めます。そして、夏にそれらは成熟し、果てしない夢を見続けます。深い秋が来て、やがて年老い、夢のような日々を懐かしく思います。 And winter comes, weather willing or not. They fall asleep longer in order to prepare next life. そして、否が応でも、冬はやって来るのです。しかし、それらは次の命の為に長い眠りにつくのです。 Even if we are deeply attached to something, something never eternal. たとえ、私達が何かにとても執着しても、永遠なんて何もない。 The days never change, never get back. So we will have to live cherish even a moment ...for finding NEW. 日々は変わらず、決して戻っては来ない。だから、私たちは、ほんの一瞬でさえも、時を大切にしなければならないでしょう。新しい何かを見つけるために (For learning after correction) Living with nature We are blessed to have four distinct seasons in Japan, and we the Japanese have lived here from ancient times. Buddha preached "諸行無常” , all worldly creatures, even trees, are temporary. In spring, their new life begins. In summer, they mature with endless hopes and dreams. Then comes dreaded autumn, and their trunks grow older, and their full hearts grow colder, yearning for the past. And winter always comes, whether they are willing or not. They fall deep asleep in order to prepare for their next life. Even if we are deeply attached to something, nothing is eternal. The days always change, and the days of past never return. So we will have to live to cherish every moment – live to always find something NEW.

The Romantic Story I didn't like the rain because it made me get gloomy. But these days I like rainy days. the day, I can relax and have time to mine. Tomorrow is Tanabata. The story comes from Chinese legend of the two bright stars, Altair and Vega. They loved each other but they are alway being together and stopped working hard. Then the king got angry so much and separated them by the big river. They allowed to meet only once a year (the night of July 7th). When I was child, we decorated bamboo branches with rectangular strip papers and ornaments. It is said that a wish comes true if you wrote your wish on the paper strips and hung on the bamboo. Don't you think it is romantic? Sendai Tanabata festival in Japan is famous.

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Can you understand "X" I explain? (1) I like writing something but I'm not good at explaining something especially in English. So I try to write about "X". If you can understand about "X" I described, my English will improve a little. So please feel free to say anything you thought. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I think that we all are concerned with "X". But it is also true that we often forget about it. When I have a fever, I got pain, it reminds me clearly together with my anxiety. The states of having a long life and "X" are not always proportionate. Indeed, I often see the old men and women like that in my office. Well then, how can we keep that? I try to be careful of that as below. Don't eat too much, eating cooking which uses seasonal produce and laughing a lot. Thank you for reading.

How to express my feeling I have not written here for a while. So I am forgetting English, but I try to study again for myself. For what? I asked it again and again... Do I want to make friends? Probably it is not, because I've got a little bit old to make new friend. I just want to talk to myself. Isn't it just like here? I like here because this is break time for me. I like reading a book at the rainy day. Rain makes me more time to think. I like to read a mail that I can share the person's feelings. But I have sent nobody my mail these days. I guess someday my mind bursts like a balloon. (Should I use "I wonder if" ....)

Can you please teach me how to say in English?「～なのは・・・だからじゃない。」 ex.１）　私がそこへ行かなかったのは、彼が嫌いだったからじゃない。 ex２）　彼が働かないのは、仕事がないからじゃない。

A Wild Flower It’s gotten cooler recently. Indeed, one week ago, I need an air conditioner when I went to bed, but last night, I needed cotton blanket for summer to have a good sleep. Yes, this summer in Japan was extremely hot. But autumn came on! By the way, that flower I described last time bloomed this morning. It was lily as I had imagined. I don’t have a green thumb but I like to grow plants. But I didn’t help to grow for the wild flower. Don't you feel the power the lily has? I hope you like it :)

Pleasure in the nature There is a small space leaving my car. And I noticed a plant which is growing up at there a few days before. I'm sure that a bird carried the seed. Our world is supported by the food chain, isn't it? I guess the plant is "lily"...uh? Lily is the plant growing from a bulb...not a seed. :0 Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing the flower opens.