Please Take Care どうかお体に気をつけて

At the Kahului Airport
カフルイ空港にて

In the early morning of April 29th, my parent left Maui for Japan. 

4月28日の朝早く、両親が日本に帰っていきました。

We've done "bye-bye" for the past 11 years, and we should be pretty good at it by now, but it does not seem to get easier.

11 years ago, their daughter chose to not only leave her hometown but to move to a foreign country far, far away. I have always felt bad about that somewhere in my heart, but I had to follow my heart, and doing so led me to be here in this way.

They always support and love such a "selfish" daughter. They often say, "As long as you are healthy and happy, that's the best thing you can do for us."

もう11年もの間バイバイを経験してきたけど、何度やっても慣れっこなしね。

11年前に、故郷を離れるだけでなく遠い異国に行くことを選んだ娘。親不孝な気がして心のどこかで悪いなと思いつつも、でも自分の心がうなずく方向へ進まずにはいられず、そうしたら今ここにこんな風に立っています。


そんなわがままな娘をいつも心から支えてくれて、愛してくれる両親。「あかりが元気でさえあればいい。幸せでいてくれることが一番の親孝行だ」と言って。

I want to do the "best thing" I can do for you and show and share my happiness with you, so please, please live long and healthily.

これから、もっともっと親孝行していきたいので、どうか長生きしてください。