姉から父へ贈った物を返品してくれと、弟に連絡が入ったらしい。
身体が動けなくても頑固な父は、一度言い出すと絶対に引かない。
「不要な物を贈ってくれるな」という言い分が、私の腑に落ちない。
「贈り物〜ギフト〜」
相手が喜ぶ顔を想像して、それを選ぶために費やす時間もギフトなのだ。
例えそれが自分の好みと違った物であっても、笑顔で受け取ってほしい。
老いることは、せつない。
想うだけで、何もできない自分にもジレンマが残る。
それでも。
貴方の娘であることは、私の誇り。
心からの感謝と祝杯を。
I was told that my father contacted my brother to ask to return my sister's gift.
My father, who is stubborn even when he can't physically move, never backs down once he says it.
I don't understand the whole argument; he doesn't want the unnecessary gifts.
"Gift"
The time you spend imagining the face of the person you're giving it to and choosing to make them happy is also a gift.
Even if it is something different from what you like, I hope you will receive it with a smile.
Growing old is sad and painful; it leads me back to my old memory with my father.
Thinking about my hometown and my parents leaves me with the dilemma of not doing anything about it.
But still.
I'm proud to be your daughter.
My heartfelt thanks and congratulations to you.
身体が動けなくても頑固な父は、一度言い出すと絶対に引かない。
「不要な物を贈ってくれるな」という言い分が、私の腑に落ちない。
「贈り物〜ギフト〜」
相手が喜ぶ顔を想像して、それを選ぶために費やす時間もギフトなのだ。
例えそれが自分の好みと違った物であっても、笑顔で受け取ってほしい。
老いることは、せつない。
想うだけで、何もできない自分にもジレンマが残る。
それでも。
貴方の娘であることは、私の誇り。
心からの感謝と祝杯を。
I was told that my father contacted my brother to ask to return my sister's gift.
My father, who is stubborn even when he can't physically move, never backs down once he says it.
I don't understand the whole argument; he doesn't want the unnecessary gifts.
"Gift"
The time you spend imagining the face of the person you're giving it to and choosing to make them happy is also a gift.
Even if it is something different from what you like, I hope you will receive it with a smile.
Growing old is sad and painful; it leads me back to my old memory with my father.
Thinking about my hometown and my parents leaves me with the dilemma of not doing anything about it.
But still.
I'm proud to be your daughter.
My heartfelt thanks and congratulations to you.