Peepolo RIP
今日はつらかったです。旅館青年部の仲間のお葬式でした。乗鞍高原の宿ピーポロの中原さん。43歳と言う若い歳。若すぎる。
私が長野県旅館青年部活動を始まったころ、ものすごく可愛がって頂いた方です。
お葬式で旅館仲間や、本人の保育園のころからの友達の泣きながらの挨拶を聞いて、私もボロボロになりました。
泣いても本人が戻らない。
それでも、泣いちゃう。
「さよなら」って悲しい。
Today I went to the funeral for Nakahara-san, one of my fellow Nagano Ryokan Junior Association members from Peepolo inn in Norikura. He was 43 years young. Too young.
When I first became active in the ryokan junior association at the prefectural level, Nakahara-san took me under his wing and helped teach me about everything.
At his funeral, another ryokan buddy and two of his childhood friends gave tearful speaches. I broke down and cried listening to them.
Crying won't bring him back.
Yet still, I couldn't help crying.
'Sayonara' is so sad.
