The age of this house is more than 50 years old. You might say, "Why did I find it out?" That's because I had lived in this house for a year 50 years ago. When my parents rented this house, I was only one year old. Naturally, I have no memory about this house in the tiny fishing village. However, listening to my parents' talk, I could imagine their good old days.
The domestic fridge wasn't common in those days. My parents couldn't keep fish fresh and could get raw fish from the fishermen only when they came back from the fishery. My father told me with deep feeling that the fish were very good. The fish were more valuable than those at present. My parents didn't have a TV. Not having a TV was inconvenient, judging from the present life style, but it was never unhappy, my father continued. I thought it might be.
In this 50 years, we surely have acquired many useful and convenient things, but, I thought, we might have lost as many good things.
- (Vocabulary)
- speak with deep feeling 感慨深げに語る
(KW: 瀬戸町足成)
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