今日、オランダ人の友達からメールをもらった。彼女とは家の近くのガムツリーの多いい公園で出会った。この一家はオランダからの移住者。かれこれ4年近い付き合いになる。彼女の息子は家の5歳になる息子と友達で同い年。いつも親切な彼女は、とても向上心が強く、気も強く、いつも人には平等であろうとし、思いやりがあって、ヘルス志向で、モデルのようにスタイルが良くて、ウルトラ朝方だ（何といっても朝6時に起きて、30分のジョギングを毎朝欠かさない。夜は10頃にはベッドに入るそうだ。信じられない。）。私はそんな彼女を心から尊敬する…。その彼女が送ってきてくれたのはひとつの詩。ここに転記させてもらうとする。え？翻訳しろって？ぜんぜん難しくないので頑張って読んでもらおう。
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
To all the beautiful women I know.
I am only as strong as the cocktails I drink, the hair spray I use and
the girlfriends I have.
Here's to you!
Let's celebrate each other for each other's sake!*
Pass this on to your girlfriends!
Be happy!
Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Their house will be bigger.
They will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go,
And love you and your circumstances.
Think about it.
The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart.
And the most highly favoured woman on your job may be unable to have
children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the
clothes....might be lonely.
And the word says if "I have not Love, I am nothing."
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!"
"Winners make things happen.
Losers let things happen."
Be blessed, Lady, and pass this on to encourage another woman.
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
To all the beautiful women I know.
I am only as strong as the cocktails I drink, the hair spray I use and
the girlfriends I have.
Here's to you!
Let's celebrate each other for each other's sake!*
Pass this on to your girlfriends!
Be happy!
Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Their house will be bigger.
They will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go,
And love you and your circumstances.
Think about it.
The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart.
And the most highly favoured woman on your job may be unable to have
children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the
clothes....might be lonely.
And the word says if "I have not Love, I am nothing."
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!"
"Winners make things happen.
Losers let things happen."
Be blessed, Lady, and pass this on to encourage another woman.