光希まさとの徒然草「徒然草 現代篇 －愛車との別れ」０９５

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。

今日、二十七年を経たる愛車を手放しぬ。四度の大きなる故障に見舞われ、最後にはブレーキの不具合という命に関わる危険をも経験せり。四十二年にわたる無事故無違反の誇りを守らんがため、この決断に至りぬ。

思えば、この車との四年の歳月、いかに心を尽くして世話をしたことか。一週間かけて足回りの錆を落とし、全身ペンキまみれになりながら防錆塗料を幾度も塗りぬ。オイルの交換も怠らず、まさに我が子のごとく大切に育てたり。

されど、還暦を過ぎし身として、断捨離の道を選びし今、この愛車こそが最初の試練なりけり. 高額なる維持費と修理代を思えば、いずれ手放すべき時の来ることは必定なりき。

運搬車に積まれし愛車の後ろ姿を見送るとき、感謝と寂しさ、解放感と安堵、様々な思いが胸を過ぎりぬ。されど不思議なことに、二度と手に入らぬものを失う悲しみではなく、むしろ清々しき思いに満ちたり。

我がなしうる限りの手当てを施し、今は新しき主の下で幸せに過ごさんことを願うのみ。ただ、かの危険なるブレーキの故障だけは、二度と起こらざることを、神仏に祈る思いなり。

愛車よ、楽しき時を共にし、感謝に堪えず。これより新しき旅路に向かわん。さらばとて手を合わせ、静かに見送りぬ。

つれづれなるままに　光希まさと

“Farewell to a Beloved Car” – 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.

Today, I bid farewell to my beloved car of twenty-seven years. Having endured four major breakdowns, with the final one being a potentially life-threatening brake failure, I made this decision to protect my pride of forty-two years of accident-free driving.

Looking back on our four years together, how devotedly I cared for this vehicle. For a week, I worked to remove rust from its undercarriage, covered myself in paint while applying anti-rust coating multiple times. Never neglecting oil changes, I truly raised it as if it were my own child.

Yet, having passed my sixtieth year and choosing the path of letting go, this car became my first trial. Considering the high maintenance costs and repair fees, the time to part ways was inevitable.

As I watched its silhouette being loaded onto the transport truck, various emotions swept through me – gratitude and loneliness, relief and peace. Strangely, rather than feeling the sorrow of losing something irreplaceable, I felt a refreshing sense of clarity.

Having done all I could in its care, I now pray only for its happiness under its new owner. Yet, I cannot help but pray to the gods that it never again experiences that dangerous brake failure.

My dear car, I thank you for the joyful times we shared. Now you embark on a new journey. With hands pressed together in prayer, I quietly bid you farewell.

In idle reverie, Koki Masato