親はありがたい

 

親はありがたい

 なかには親のことを悪くいうやつがある。「親も親だけども、頭がふるかったなあ」なんて。あたりまえじゃないか、そりゃ。時代が先に生まれてんだもの。親が自分より後から生まれてくりゃ、自分より頭が新しいかもしれないけどもねえ。そんな批評はすべきでないですよ。

 とにかく、おやじの頭、古かったなあ、と思える様な頭に産んでくれた親はありがたいじゃないか。

My parents are grateful

Some people say bad things about their parents. ``Even though I'm a parent, my head was shaking,'' he said. Isn't that obvious? It was born before its time. If your parents were born later than you, they might be more up-to-date than you. That kind of criticism shouldn't be made.

In any case, I'm grateful to my parents for giving birth to me with a head that makes me realize that my father's head is old.