光希まさとの徒然草「徒然草 現代篇 －歳重ねて」」０９８

光希まさとの創造の世界へようこそ！

つれづれなるままに、硯にむかひて、心に移りゆくよしなし事を、そこはかとなく書きつくれば、あやしうこそものぐるほしけれ。

還暦を過ぎし身として、あらためて健やかなる日々のありがたみを思う。されば、年齢相応の身体の変化に戸惑うことも多くなりぬ。

今までなかりし不調も、年を重ねれば自然と訪れるもの。夜な夜な目覚めて水を求むること多くなりしは、まさに年齢ゆえなり。されど、これも人生の自然な営みというべきか。

かかる変化に戸惑いを覚えし折、医の道の方に相談せしは、まことに賢明なる判断なりき。早めの対処こそが、穏やかなる日々を過ごす術なりと教えられぬ。

思えば、水分の取り方一つとして、若き日のように無頓着ではおられぬ身となりぬ。されど、これを嘆くにはあらず、むしろ己が身を慈しむ機会と捉えんと思う。

日々の暮らしの中で、ふと感じる身体の声に耳を傾け、早め早めの養生を心がけんとす。これぞ、年を重ねし者の知恵というべきか。

老いゆく身を受け入れつつ、なお新しき挑戦を楽しむ。これこそが、還暦を過ぎし者の理想の生き方なりと思う今日この頃なり。

つれづれなるままに　光希まさと

“As Age Advances” – A Modern Tsurezuregusa

As I sit idly by my inkstone, letting my brush wander aimlessly across the page, I find myself pondering the curious ways of the world.

Having passed my sixtieth year, I am renewed in my appreciation for the blessing of good health. Yet, I find myself increasingly aware of the physical changes that come naturally with age.

New sensations and conditions that were once unknown now visit more frequently as the years accumulate. The nightly awakening to seek water has become more common – surely a sign of advancing years. Yet, perhaps this too is but a natural progression in life’s journey.

When such changes brought uncertainty, seeking counsel from those versed in medicine proved a wise choice indeed. I learned that early attention to such matters is the surest path to maintaining peaceful days.

Even simple matters, such as managing one’s water intake, can no longer be approached with youthful casualness. Yet rather than lamenting this fact, I choose to see it as an opportunity to better care for oneself.

In daily life, I now endeavor to listen carefully to the subtle messages my body sends, tending to its needs with timely care. Perhaps this is the wisdom that comes with advancing years.

While accepting the natural course of aging, I still find joy in new challenges. This, I believe, is the ideal way to live beyond one’s sixtieth year.

In idle reverie, Koki Masato