Correspondence 10

Lately, I cannot help thinking; “What if the gods created life and death by mistake?” I find it odd that as I age, my body withers. If, as I slip into old age, my heart becomes young, then it would be appropriate if my body could follow suit. Wouldn’t it be nice if humans were born elderly, and in reverse, died of old age in an infant’s body? However, in such a world, children would have to assist their infantile parents without precisely knowing how to help them. At the end of last year, I suddenly came into a situation, wherein I had to live with my elderly mother. I had never even dreamed I would be taking care of my parents; so I found this situation very difficult to accept. And my mother couldn’t accept growing old and enfeebled herself. So there, towards the both of us, not accepting the state of things - I turned my camera to. I wonder how Kawanaka Nobuhiro will respond, looking towards his own body, and seeing the state of my mother’s body? I am looking forward to this investigation not based on any pre-established harmony. (Hagiwara Sakumi)