Yesterday was Mother’s Day

Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day has a much warmer image than Father’s Day, I think. Everyone has a mother, everyone had a mother. I had a wonderful mother. From my birth, we were never separated. We always lived in the same house. However, suddenly, when she was 79 years old, she died. The day before that, she seemed fine, but the next morning, she lay cold in her bed. It was entirely unexpected. That day, I was away working…. People say, “Performers can’t be with their parents when they take their last breath” …I guess that was my last lesson from my mother. Now, when I remember my mother, I feel terribly sad. I’ll remember her for the rest of my life. I have two children and three grandchildren now, and I’ve become the head of my family. For as long as possible, I want to do as much as I can for them. For that reason, I not only have to take care of my health, I have to lead a healthy lifestyle. That’s for my own sake as well

Yesterday, our daughter sent flowers to my wife. Our son and his family came over bringing flowers, and so we six went out to a restaurant for dinner. My two young grandsons were cheerful and boisterous, and ran around. It was a happy occasion, but they tired me out. I keep wondering which of my grandchildren will continue shinnai after me.I’m asking them, please do that for me.