this summer / 今年夏天該這樣過

森 友治 攝影

photo by Mori Yuji

今天是度假後上課的第一天，學生問：「老師，日本好玩嗎？」我想了想，發現這次旅行不太像往常，我沒有很誇張或很好笑的故事可以述說，但是我的札記本寫得滿滿的，那些文字用說的，似乎太膚淺，而且好像要有點年紀才能懂。因為經驗太滿了，我目前只能把紀錄擺在一邊，過些時間再回來整理。

Today is the first day after the short summer break. Girls asked, "Was the trip to Japan fun?" I gave some thought to the question, then it hit me that this trip was not quite like those I had taken before. There is no exaggerating or hilarious story to tell, but my journal book was full. What is verbally said seems too shallow, and only people of my age or even older can understand my feeling. I've seen too many things, but for the time being I have to put the records away. A little distance in time will do me some good.

遠離我狹隘的生活，去了日本，遇到許多日本人，買了好些日本人的書，此時的心情雲淡風輕，回頭看幾個星期前的人生像場鬧劇，我又準備要站起來了。這次很幸運地發現森 友治的新書，他的照片令我愛不釋手，我要過濾掉那些不重要的片段，把他小女兒的微笑放在心裡，穩穩地大步向前。今年的夏天還有時間成就一番作為。

To get away from my narrow life, I went to Japan, ran into many Japanese and bought some Japanese books. I feel quite light at this moment. My life a few weeks ago was nothing but a farce. I am ready to get up again. I was more than lucky to have found Mori Yuji's new book. I take so much delight in watching the photos he took. This summer, I am going to put aside those unimportant fragments and bear in my heart only the warm and innocent smile of Mr. Mori's daughter. I will stride forth at a much more steady pace this time.

森 友治的網站：

Link to Mori Yuji's website:

http://www.dacafe.cc/