It was fine and warm yesterday.
We had a Buddhist memorial service for my father in-law and grandmother in-law .
It has been seven years since my father in-law died and thirty-three years since my grand mother in-law died.
After a priest prayed for an hour before the altar at 'To-ko-no-ma' of a main room in my house, we went to the tomb carrying with flowers, some kinds of offering and so on.
Next we went to a Japanese style restaurant to have lunch.
We enjoyed chatting and having drinks or many kinds of dishes there.
I am tired a little today !
心のこもった供養の後は爽やかな気持ちにもなったことと思います。
年を重ねていくということは、色々な経験を
積み重ねていくと言うことなので、人情の機微が分かっていくことなのでしょうね。いい年のとりかたをしていきたいものです。
避けて通れないことなのでやってはいますが、この度も体と気と両方使って、相当疲れました。
が、今日は大分回復しました。
そして静かな日常に戻っています。