trouble shooter 1125

こんなこと、考えるんだ、

こんなこと、いえるんだ、

そんな、記事みたら、自分の解釈がかなり入りますが、英語にして、知人達に紹介したいと思います。

もちろん、解釈の違いもあるだろうし、その前に、文法的なまちがい、いいまわしのまちがい、もあります。

そこらへんは、随時更新して、直していければいいなあ、と思っています。

11／25の記事を英語にしてみました。お墓のことは我が家も考え中です。

Trouble shooter

My father who is in his 70’s is eager to buy his grave

I’m a homemaker in my 40’s. I would like to get some advice about my father. He is in his late 70’s.

He has started thinking about his end-of-life planning. He is really eager to buy his grave. Our family is in trouble.

My mother and I said to him “It is difficult to manage the grave, so we don’t need our grave. We want to request a temple to perform a memorial service permanently (Eitai-Kuyou) or to bury at a public together-grave.” My father said “it is for people who have no children to inherit.”

In our case the people to inherit the grave are me and my son. It is a big burden to manage the grave. I am divorced and live with my son. I am going to marry again, and my son is going to go to university far away. So I don’t want him to buy the grave.

I shared my opinion with my father and my younger sisters. But he gets more stubborn, and he is about to buy the grave. He is ignoring us.

We are really in trouble.

Adviser (a critic)

Whether graves are needed or not is one of the current issues that many people face because our society is aging rapidly. Even within a family, depending on generation and general situation, the way to think about graves is different.

First you know the current situation and problems about graves. We need to know the laws and rules about graves.

You might go to the library to borrow some books to get the knowledge, or you should go to the city hall to get some advice. The situation about graves is different from each city or village.

To tell the truth I have decided to close our graves. Because I have only one daughter. Last year I finished half of the process and next year I will complete the process.

Actually, I agree with your opinion. If your father buys his grave, your son will have trouble in the future. Your father just pushes the problem of graves further into the future. However, at this moment I feel your family don’t talk to each other enough. Your father feels he is not to be denied nor ordered by someone. He seems to want to talk more not only about his grave but also his end-of-life planning. I recommend that you share the awareness of the problem to your family, including your son.

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