墓参り Visiting the grave

一年前に亡くなった友の墓を友人達とお参りした。もう一年も経ったのかと思いつつ、つい最近の出来事だったような気もする。
ただ、変化かあったとすれば、皆の心の中に「こうして、友人がお参りしてくれるので、むしろ最初に死んだほうが幸せだったのかもしれない」ということだ。

確かに、高齢になればなるほど、足腰もおぼつかなくなり、病院へのお見舞いさえも、行き来出来なくなる。
特に、最後に残った人は、墓参りしなければならない回数が増える中で、本当に周りきれるだろうか？

そんなことを考えて、長生きもよし悪しだと本気で思った次第だ。(写真はイメージ画像:pixabay)

I visited the grave of a friend who died a year ago with his friends. I think it's been another year, but I think it was a recent event.
However, if there was any change, it would be in everyone's mind that "I might have been happier to die first because my friends would come to visit me."

Certainly, the older you get, the less confused your legs and feet, and the less you can even visit the hospital.
In particular, can the last remaining person really get around as the number of times he has to visit the grave increases?

With that in mind, I really thought that longevity was good or bad. (photo is an image:pixabay)