Garden Journal #3

Ben Proctor

 
Getting sick is never fun but it at least gives you a renewed gratitude for your own health, and sometimes a fresh perspective on life in general. Until a few days ago I had been keeping up with my new garden routine, and had just started a large, home DIY project, when I caught a bad stomach infection from my daughter (luckily not corona).

病気になったときはつらいだが、後で自分の健康を新たにありがたいことができて、自分の人生にも新たな観点が現れると思う。月曜日前までに庭の掃除を進んでいて、大規模なDIYプロジェクトを始まっていましたが、娘から病気になった(幸運なことにコロナじゃなくて良かった)。

Like my daughter, I spent 2 days on the sofa, eating little, sleeping a lot and generally being unable to do anything but the very basic of tasks (i.e. flipping the channels on the tv). Since I haven't been sick in a while, and especially since I stopped drinking over 2 years ago, it was strange to spend a whole day doing...nothing.

娘のように、僕も二日間ソファーで横になっていて、少なく食べて、たくさん寝て、主に何もできない状態でした。最近この悪い病気がなかったので(特に2年前酒をやめたから)、一日中何もしないことは久しぶりでした。

I actually quite enjoyed it. It made me realise how busy and crowded I've made my life recently, and how little I've allowed myself to properly relax, both mentally and physically. I had time to appreciate the bird sounds through the screen door, time to enjoy some jazz in the afternoon with the house to myself, and time to just think on things going on in my life. 
 
実は病気以外にいい時間を過ごした。最近僕の生活は忙しくなった。心と体のリラックスタイムが少なくなってしまったのでソファーで網戸から鳥の鳴を聞こえて、誰もいない家でジャズを聞いて、人生について考えることは本当に良かったでした。

Today I woke up feeling a lot better and got out into the garden for half an hour before breakfast. Over the last two days I lost 2 kilos but I feel like I gained a lost appreciation for the quiet moments in life that can be all too easily drowned out by the din of modern life.

今日元気に起きて朝ごはんの前、庭に半時間掃除をしました。この病気のせい2キロを減らしたが人生の静かな瞬間にありがたい感じを得た気がする。

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
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