８月１５日（火曜日）２０２３
昨夜から時折打ちつける激しい雨と風であちこちの戸がガタガタ音を立てているのを聞きながら夜が明け、日中も同じような台風の風雨で１日が終わりました。
カフェは臨時休業。自分の時間を有効に使えるかなと思ったけれど、結局は何もせずぼんやりと過ごしただけでした。９月のマリンバ公演の案内がまだ出せていない所が２０ほどあったので、雨が小降りになったのを見計らって郵便局まで外出。誰にも出会わず、通った車も２台ほど。
終戦記念日の今日。若くして戦死した顔も知らない叔父を偲びつつ、未だに戦禍で多くの命が失われている現実に虚しさを覚え、山火事とはいえまるで戦争で破壊されたと同じ景色になってしまったハワイ・マウイ島ラハイナの無惨な姿に呆然とします。
Hearing the rattle of the house because of the strong wind and rain in the typhoon since last night, I woke up and the entire day remained in the same situation.
I closed my cafe temporarily in this bad weather, so I thought that I had plenty of time to do what I want but I didn't do anything special but spend time absentmindedly. Since I had to send a few more fliers of the Marimba Concert at my cafe in September, I went out to the post office when the rain was letting up. I didn't see anybody and only two cars were passing by me.
Today was the anniversary of the end of Second World War. My uncle (father's younger brother) died in this war. I was thinking of him although I never met him. Thousands of people are still killed in war. Forest fire in Hawaii Maui destroyed the beautiful island and over a thousand people were killed by terrible disaster. I get speechless and feel empty.
