Re: ODEN

Hi, cheeks.

〉I'm having a quiet afternoon tea by myself because my lovely chatty daughter took off right away to a friend's house as soon as she threw her backpack exchanging only a few words with me who was waiting to hear her daily digest of her school life at home.

Aha.
She has a lot of fun things also after school!


〉〉Have you already eaten ODEN this winter?
〉This ODEN story of yours gave me a warm feelings and inspired me to write how I feel now. I've just finished reading an amazing true story of a boy who survived such a harsh
〉childhood. This is one of the most shocking book I've ever read. "A Child Called It" is the title. It is a gift from one of my dearest friend who has become a social worker in the US.

I've read the book which translated into Japanese, two or three years ago.
My sister lent me it, but I quit to read in the middle because it was too hard.


〉She works for those people who suffer from DV and her husband is a counselor for children who suffer from physical as well as mental sickness at a hospital.

Oh... At least there are many people who wants to stand by those painful people's side. Good... I don't know how I can say...


〉Whenever I talk with her, I realize I take so many things for granted such as a yummy ODEN supper.
〉I don't mean that I should cry and feel depressed for all the darkside of human-beings but at least I should remember there are millions of small kids who have no idea what the joy or the security of life is in the world. What I can think of at the moment is to appriciate all the joy and happiness I have and embrace them as long as I can.

Yeah, I want to do the same things, you faithful lady, cheeks.
I've hug my sons with "my good boy", or "my sweet", or "daisuki" or etc, I do that once, twice, or more every day.
Of course I scold them when they did a bad things, behavior, broking rules, so on. And it's so many!
From now, while I hug them I also hope this love leads the way to those small kids all over the world.

Well, I always , oh sometimes I felt bule, but usually love myself, love my family, and wish everyone around me like friends, neighbors happiness.
Because I think happy people won't turn into mean.
I'm very happy when people treats me kind.
And if you get more joy and happiness every day, you'll want to share your warmth with everyone.
If there are many such people, it will spread everywhere.
I can do only little things.
But as you know, when a thing happen, similar things happen in the different place around the world at the same time.
So I hope and imagine the happy circle will be wilder.

Oh, I can't explain well what I want to say...
I with you could understand what the point...


〉I'm sorry if I brought up some groomy subjects here when you are having such a joyful topic. I'm a bit overwhalmed by the story of the book and found a happy family life you are having is an extraordinary. And realizing and spreading such an idea of happiness seems
〉a great way to end all the sorrow little by little.

Oh, I really hope so, too.


〉I think I'm going to have ODEN tomorrow and appriciate what I can have and share the joy with my family.
〉Thank you, Hamako for sharing such a brilliant idea for supper in winter.

〉Your story warmed me up a lot.

I'm happy you told me it!


〉Cheers
〉Cheeks

Kiss!