The other day, my relatives gathered for Buddhist event of my deceased father, after a long time.

However, I felt sorry that some people will only come for the Buddhist event from a distance.

As I have already told you many times, I personally do not put emphasis on the event.

(However, I know that the events are "meaningful" to the funeral)

So, I basically responded them to "there is no problem that you will be absent from the event".

However, some relatives, were seriously enthusiastic, and, to tell you the truth, It was not too much to say that I was pushed by the enthusiasm.

The host can not reject the enthusiasm, if the guest wishes to hold the ceremony.

Not only in Japan, but also all of the world, I bothered that many clashes of values are going on everyday about ceremonial occasions.

Set it aside,

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However, the dinner party after the event with the relatives was fun.

I remembered what they were very kind of me, when I was a child.

In this dinner party, some of them said,

"Well, you got bigger after a long time"

However, the meaning was completely different.

The children have already been here as a adult of more than half a century ages.

The meaning was transformed into "Is your health checks okay?" "Is there no problem about blood pressure?"

and , for me,

"Are you okay? Are you sleeping well? Can you have a meal enough? "

They seemed to be worried about my health.

When my wife said that

"My husband continues a diet experiment by his body"

At the moment, the worry changed a blame with the two octave voice.

"Stop it soon"

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I told them to the background that I had written columns about "diet" and I have just kept my weight measurement everyday. However they seemed not to stop blaming me.

I think that this was a rare case, but I could enjoy chatting with them.