コロナによる自宅待機がまだ続いている。
この機会に、TABIパパと二人で、いわゆる日本で言うところの断捨離を実行することにした。これまでにも何度か整理したにもかかわらず、地下室にも車庫にも不用品がどっさりなのだ。実はTABIパパが溜め込みやすいタイプなので、これまではいくら私が整理しても焼け石に水だった。
今回は私が鬼軍曹となり、厳しい断捨離を決行。
結果、今の所ほとんどの場合、９０％がゴミかリサイクル物質に値する事が判明。残りは、キープするか慈善団体への寄付品となる。ウィンタータイヤなどは、ネット上の中古品市場ですぐ売れた。まだまだ未開封の箱がたくさん。断捨離は、今後も続く。
もう二十年も前に日本から持ってきた雑誌の「クロワッサン」などが出てきた。TABIがほんの子犬のころに使っていたリードも。思わずなつかしくて、整理する手が止まる。月日というものは、あっという間に過ぎてしまうのだ。
片付けている間中、頭の中で一つの歌が何度も響いている。
ビートルズの、In My Life。いかにもジョンらしい、優しい歌だ。
There are places I'll remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone, and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead, and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone, and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead, and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I'll love you more
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I'll love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I'll love you more
In my life I'll love you more
