ELOISE's Cafe in Yatsugatake

今日は休館日です。"Life is short and time is swif " Robert Herrick の詩の一節だ。”人生は短かく時は過ぎ去る”　まさに、人生は短い。振り返ると自分が過ごしてきた人生は短い。これといった成果もなくここまで過ごしてきた。若い頃には、人生で何か残さないといけないような焦燥感に襲われていた。しかし、時間という流れの中に身を委ねただけで何も出来ずにここまできた。人生の半ばくらいになると、それでも良いかと思える時がやって来た。そうなんです、人の生き方なんか、自由で誰にも決められないのですから。時という流水の中に自分がいた、それだけで意味があるのです。私の好きな小説家サマセット・モームの名言 "The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself" "人生の秘訣とは、自分自身でそれを見つけないと意味のないものだ"　その通りです。

今日は、休館日、長坂に向かうと８Baseがあります。あの中村工務店さんが作られたものです。ここに、軽井沢でも有名な”ELOISE’s café in Yatsugatake” があります。以前にもお出かけしたのですが、今日はしっかりランチに出かけました。

ゆっくりした時間を過ごすことが人生では大事です。いつものコーヒーを飲みながら、雄大な南アルプスや八ヶ岳を目にする。そんな時間が貴重です。

Life is short and time swift

It is closed today.

"Life is short and time is swif " A verse from a Robert Herrick poem. Indeed, life is short. Looking back, I realize that my life is short. I have lived my life without success. When I was younger, I used to feel a sense of urgency, as if I had to leave something behind in my life. However, I have only surrendered myself to the flow of time and have done nothing so far. About halfway through my life, there came a time when I thought it would be okay. Yes, one's way of life is free, and no one can decide it for you and me. I was there in the passage of time, and that alone is meaningful. 

 My favorite novelist Somerset Maugham famously said, "The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself."  That's right.

Today, on a day off, 

I head to Nagasaka and 8Base is there. It was built by that Nakamura Corporation. Here you will find the famous "ELOISE's café in Yatsugatake." I have been there before, but today I went out for a lunch.

Taking time to relax is an important part of my life. I had my usual cup of coffee and saw the Southern Alps and Yatsugatake Mountains. Such time is precious.