The pigeon doesn’t run away, but I do.
2019


ใ€€ใพใ ็‚ŽใฎๆŸฑใŒๆ’ไน…็š„ใง็”Ÿใ‘ใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎใ‚‚ใฎใฎๅ…ƒใซๅ›่‡จใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸ้ ƒใ€ๅƒ•ใฎๅ •่ฝใ—ใŸๅพ“ๅ…„ๅผŸใฏๆญ“ๅ–œใฎ่ธŠใ‚Šใ‚’่ธŠใฃใฆใ€่ถณไธ‹ใฎๆนฟใฃใŸ่…่‘‰ๅœŸใซ่ƒŒไธˆใซใ—ใฆใฏๅคงใใช่ถณ่ทกใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๅฐใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚ๆœˆไธฆใฟใฎๅฃใฏใใฎใ“ใ‚ใฏใพใ ๅฝ—ๆ˜Ÿใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎๅคงใใ•ใ ใฃใŸใ—ใ€่ผใใ‚‚ไปŠใ‚ˆใ‚Šใฏใใ‚Œใปใฉใงใ‚‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚้ณฉใฏใจใ„ใ†ใจใใฎใ“ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ—ขใซ้€ƒใ’ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่พžใ‚ใฆใ€ๅƒ•ใŸใกใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ๅ›žใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ไฝ“ใฏๅŠๆถฒไฝ“ๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใฆ่ชคใฃใฆ่ธใ‚‚ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใชใ‚‰ๅƒ•ใŸใกใฏ้ณฉใซๅ–ใ‚Š่พผใพใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰้€ƒใ’ใ‚‹ใ—ใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใใ‚ŒใฏไปŠใ‚‚ๆ˜”ใ‚‚ๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚ๆ€ ใ‘่€…ใฎ็ญ–็•ฅใฏ็ฒ—ๆ–นใ†ใพใใ„ใฃใŸใ‚ใ‘ใ ใ€‚ๅ‹•ใ‹ใ–ใ‚‹ใฏ็”Ÿใใ€ๅ‹•ใ่€…ใซใฏๆญปใ‚’ใ€‚ใใฎใ“ใ‚ใฎๅƒ•ใฏใจใ„ใˆใฐใ€ใฉใ“ใซๅบงใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใฎใ‹ใง้ ญใŒใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ใฎๆค…ๅญใฏใ‚‚ใ†ใ™ใๆญปไฝ“ใฎไบบ้–“ใงใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ ใฃใŸใ—ใ€ๅ…ฌๅœ’ใฏ้ณฉใงใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ ใฃใŸใฎใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‚ไป•ๆ–นใฎใชใ„ใ“ใจใ ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ๅŠชใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚ไธ–ใฎไธญใจ่จ€ใˆใฐใชใ‚“ใซใ—ใŸใฃใฆใชใซใ‹ใŒ่ถณใ‚Šใชใ„ๆœ‰ๆง˜ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚ใŸใจใˆใฐๆขฏๅญใ€‚ไธ–็•Œใฎใ‚ใ‚Šใจใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹ๆขฏๅญใฏใฉใ‚Œใ‚‚ไธ€ๆฎต่ถณใ‚Šใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€้€”ไธญใพใงใ—ใ‹ไธŠใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใใฎใ“ใ‚ใฎไบบใ€…ใซใจใฃใฆๅคช้™ฝใฏไธ€ไป‹ใฎๆ˜Ÿใ ใจใ„ใ†่ช่ญ˜ใฏใชใใ€ใŸใ ใฎๅ…‰ๆบใ ใจใ—ใ‹ๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ๆœˆใฏๅคœใซใชใ‚‹ใจ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ€‚ๅคœใฎใ‚ทใƒณใƒœใƒซใ€‚ใŒใ‚‰ใ‚“ใฉใ†ใชๅคœใ€‚ไบบใ€…ใฎ็ฒพ็ฅžใฏใ‚จใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒ”ใƒผใฎๅŠ ้€Ÿใซไน—ใฃใฆๆ”ฏ้›ขๆป…่ฃ‚ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใใ‚‚ใฎใ ใจใšใฃใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใฟใ‚“ใชๅถ็„ถใ‚’ๅถ็„ถใจๆ€ใ‚ใชใ„็ฏ€ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใพใฏใใ‚ŒใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๆญฃใ—ใ„ใฎใ‹ๅƒ•ใซใฏใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚ใใฎใ“ใ‚ใฎๅƒ•ใซใ—ใŸใฃใฆใ€ใพใ ใ‚‚ใฎใฎๅ“€ใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ๅนด้ ƒใงใ‚‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ‚ˆใใฏใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆใฏใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใฎ่ฆ‹ๅ‡บใ—ใงใ“ใ‚“ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ€Œๆดž็ชŸใฎๅฐ‘ๅนด13ไบบใจ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅฐ‘ๅนดใ‚’ๆ•‘ๅ‡บใ€ใใฎใ‚ใจใซใ€Œๅœฐ็ƒใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผใฏใŠไผ‘ใฟใ—ใพใ™ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€Œๅคฑ็‰ฉใฎใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚“ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€ใ€‚ไปŠๆ€ใ†ใจใ‚ใ‚Œใฏๅƒ•ใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ใชใซใ‹ใฎๅ•“็คบใ ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใฃใฆๆ€ใ†ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ„ใฃใŸใ„ใ‹ใฟใ•ใพใฏใชใซใ‚’ๅƒ•ใซไผใˆใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†๏ผŸใพใ ใ€Œ่ถณใฏๆ›ฒใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€ใจใ‹ใ€Œ็œ‰ๆฏ›ใ‚’็‰‡ๆ–นใ ใ‘ใคใ‚Šใ‚ใ’ใ‚๏ผใ€ใฎใปใ†ใŒๅƒ•ใซใจใฃใฆใฏใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใŸใ„ใŠ่จ€่‘‰ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚ใจใฏใ„ใˆใ€ใ“ใ‚“ใช็†ๆ€งใŒ้€†็ซ‹ใกใ—ใฆๆญฉใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅญ˜ๅœจใฏใชใซใ‚‚ไฟกใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใฎใ ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏไฝ•ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚ใ„ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใใ†้ก˜ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€้ก˜ใ†ๅฏพ่ฑกใฏ็ขบๅฎŸใซๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚ใ ใฃใฆใ€ใ„ใพใพใงใฎไบบ็”Ÿใฎไธญใงใใ‚Œใปใฉใ„ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใปใฉๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚่ตทใใฆใชใ„ใฎใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€้ก˜ใ†ๅฏพ่ฑกใ•ใพใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใˆใฐใ€ใ“ใฎๅ‰ๅฑŠใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ”ฟๅบœใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๆ‰‹็ด™ใซใƒ‘ใƒณใƒ็ฉดใ‚’็ฉบใ‘ใฆ้Šใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใจใใ€ใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚นใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚’่ชคใฃใฆใ“ใผใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚ไบบใฏใชใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใŸใŒใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใฏใ“ใ‚ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใพใพใ‚ใฆใ‚‚ใชใๆŽขใ—ๆญฉใใ“ใจใŒๅƒ•ใฏๅฅฝใใชใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ไผผใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚ใฎ้ณฉใŸใกใฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚ใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’่ซฆใ‚ใŸใ€‚ใชใœไบบใฏใ‚ˆใ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ‚จใ‚ตใ‚’ใ“ใผใ—ใฆใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚ใ‚Œใซใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ใจใ‹ใ€ใชใœไบบใฏใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅคงใใ„ใฎใ‹ใจใ‹ใ€ใชใœไบบใฏใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚’่ธใ‚€ใฎใ‹ใ€ใจใ‹ใ€‚็ตๆžœใ€่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ๆ‚ฉใ‚€ใฎใ‚‚่พžใ‚ใฆๆบถใ‘ใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ„ๅ‘ณๆญฃ่งฃใ ใฃใŸใจๅƒ•ใฏๆ€ใ†ใ€‚ๅฐ‘ใ—ใฏ้ณฉใซๆ•ฌๆ„ใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ‚ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ๆ™‚ไปฃใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚ๆบถใ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ”ใ‚ใ‚“ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใใ‚Œใฐ่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ๅ›žใ•ใชใ„ใงใปใ—ใ„ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏใใ†ใจใ€ใ„ใคใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใฎใ‹ไบบใ€…ใฏ่ฒใฎๅคขใ‚’ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚ใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’้…ใ‚‹ไบบใŒๆต่กŒใ‚Šใ ใ—ใŸ้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใช๏ผŸใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’้…ใ‚‹ไบบใฎ้‹่ปขใ—ใฆใ„ใŸ่ปŠใฏๅณใซใ—ใ‹ใพใ‚ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงใ†ใกใซใฏ้…ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚ใ†ใกใฎ็‹ญใ„ๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใจๅ‡บใฆ่กŒใใจใ“ใ‚ใŒใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใฎ็Ž„้–ขใ‚’ๅซŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใช๏ผŸๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใใ†ใชใ‚‰่ฌใ‚‰ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚ใ ใ‘ใฉใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’้…ใ‚‹ไบบใŒๆต่กŒใฃใฆใŸใฎใฏใ‚‚ใ†ใšใฃใจๅ‰ใฎใ“ใจใ ใ—ใ€ใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’้…ใฃใฆใŸไบบใฏๅนด้ฝข็š„ใซใ‚‚ใ†ใ™ใๆญปไฝ“ใฎไบบใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใพใ”ใ‚ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ใงๅ€ฆๆ€ ใฎๅ ฑ้…ฌใจใ—ใฆใƒ”ใ‚ซใƒ”ใ‚ซใฎใƒกใƒ€ใƒซใ‚’่ฒฐใฃใฆใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฌใ‚‹ใƒ—ใƒฉใƒณใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ“ใจใซใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚„ใพใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ“ใจใซใ—ใฆใ”ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ•ใ„ใ€ใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’้…ใ‚‹ไบบใ€‚ไบบ้กžใซใจใฃใฆๆœ€ๅคงใฎๅฎฟๆ•ตใฏๅ‹คๅŠดใจ้ณฉใ ใฃใŸใชใ‚“ใฆใ€ๆ˜”ใฎไบบใŒ่žใ„ใŸใ‚‰้ฉšใใ ใ‚ใ†ใชใ€‚ไบบใ€…ใฎไธญใงใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅๆๆ€–็—‡ใŒๆต่กŒใ—ใฆใ€ๅŸ‹ๆฒกใ—ใŸ่ฆช็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใšใ‚’ๆŠœใใ“ใจใซใฟใ‚“ใช่บ่ตทใซใชใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚่ฟ‘้ ƒใ˜ใ‚ƒ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅ†™็œŸใจ้กใฎๅŒบๅˆฅใ‚‚ใคใ‹ใชใ„่‹ฅ่€…ใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใฆใ€ๅ…ทๅˆใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใจใใชใ‚“ใ‹้›‘่ชŒใฎ่กจ็ด™ใจ้กใฎๅŒบๅˆฅใ‚‚ใคใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆ‚ชใ„ใจๅ‹้”ใ‚’้กใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใงๆฐ—ใฎ็‹‚ใฃใŸใƒชใ‚นใ ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ๆ•‘ๆธˆ่€…ใฃใฆใชใ‚“ใฎใ“ใจ๏ผŸใคใถใ‚ŒใŸไบบๅทฅ่ก›ๆ˜ŸใŒใใ‚‹ใใ‚‹ๅ›žใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใฎใ“ใจ๏ผŸใ„ใ‚„ใกใŒใ†ใ€‚ใใฃใจๆ–œใ‚่ชญใฟใฎใ“ใจใ ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใใ†ใใ†ใ€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฏใ‚ฒใƒƒใƒ—ใฎใƒฌใ‚ณใƒผใƒ‰ใซๅฟƒ้…”ใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ‚ฒใƒƒใ‚ฒใƒƒใ‚ฒใƒƒใƒƒใƒ•ใฃใฆ้ŸณใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚„ใคใ€‚ๅฎŒๅ…จใซใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใ‚ตใƒผใงใ€็Ÿฅ่ฆš่€…ใงใ€ๅ—ใ‘่บซใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ๅƒ•ใฏใชใซใ‚‚ๅฅชใฃใฆใชใ„ใ€‚ๅฅชใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‹ในใใ“ใจใฃใฆใ‚บใƒใƒชใชใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†๏ผŸ

Before the pillar of flame became permanent and reigned over all living things, my fallen cousin danced a dance of joy, leaving many footprints, large for his stature, in the damp leaf mold beneath his feet. The mundane wall was still only about the size of a comet back then, and its brilliance wasn’t nearly what it is now. As for the pigeons, they had already given up fleeing by that time and were chasing us instead. Of course, our bodies were semi-liquid, and if we were accidentally stepped on, we’d be absorbed by the pigeons. So we had no choice but to flee. That hasn’t changed, then or now. The lazy ones’ scheme worked pretty well. Those who didn’t move lived; death came to those who did. As for me back then, my mind was completely occupied with where to sit. The station benches were soon filled with human corpses, and the park was full of pigeons, so I tried to convince myself it couldn’t be helped. The world, in short, was perpetually lacking something. Take ladders, for instance. Every single ladder in the world was one rung short. So, in truth, you could only climb partway up. People back then didn’t recognize the sun as a mere star; they thought of it only as a light source. The moon was something you saw at night. A symbol of night. An empty night. I always thought people’s minds were becoming increasingly disjointed, riding the acceleration of entropy. But since everyone seems to take coincidence for granted, I’m not sure now if that’s really true. Even back then, I wasn’t old enough to truly grasp the pathos of things, so I probably didn’t understand it well either. I once saw headlines like this on the TV news: โ€œ13 boys and several others rescued from cave.โ€ Then: โ€œEarth Taxi is taking a break.โ€ And then: โ€œMay lost items be found.โ€ Looking back now, I wonder if that was some kind of revelation meant for me. But what on earth did God want to tell me? Honestly, phrases like โ€œYou can bend your legsโ€ or โ€œRaise just one eyebrow!โ€ sound like more welcome words to me. That said, I can’t believe in anything that seems like reason itself walking upside down. Still, I just hope nothing happens today. Nothing good, nothing bad. I always wish for that, so whatever I’m wishing upon must definitely exist. After all, nothing particularly good or bad has ever happened in my life so far. Thank you always, whatever you are. Speaking of which, the other day when I was punching holes in that weird letter from the government for fun, I accidentally spilled my Freaks Flakes cereal. People always want to understand everything, don’t they? Because the unknown is scary. But I like aimlessly wandering around, searching for things I don’t understand, leaving them as they are. Similarly, those pigeons gave up trying to understand the unknown. Why do people often spill their food and give it to us? Why are people bigger than us? Why do people step on us? As a result, they stopped thinking and worrying, and just melted away. In a way, I think that was the right answer. It’s time we showed pigeons a little respect. I’d rather not be melted away myself, so please don’t chase me around if you can help it. Anyway, when did people start dreaming about shells every day? Was it around the time those candy distributors became popular? The car the candy distributor drove could only turn right, so they never delivered to our house until the very end. Or maybe they just hated our narrow entrance where the way in and out were the same?