2008年9月30日火曜日

A Lovely Present


One day, Yutaro, a 6 year old neighborhood boy, asked me “Do you need a tricycle that I used to ride? I’m too old for it so I will give it to you.” I said “Really? We are very happy to get it.” Tap, You got a tricycle from Yutaro! Yay! After we got the tricycle, you rode on it while Yutaro pushed. You are like brothers.

Yutaro lives in the next apartment building. The fist time I saw him was about half a year ago. I was taking a walk while holding you. He was on his way home from school. He looked at us then asked me “Are you a newcomer? Wow, what a small baby, small hands and small feet. I want to carry him. Can I? ” Hmm… I thought that the boy was tall for his age but holding a baby might be difficult. So I suggested “How about holding the baby with me because he is heaver than he looks.” “OK” he smiled. And we carried you. Since then we’ve been friends with him.

For me, the best part of my neighborhood is that it’s a great place to raise children. It’s a quiet residential area. Our apartment is a company dormitory. Everybody knows everybody and we look out for each other. The people are quite friendly. There is a wonderful sense of community. At dusk, children are playing, riding bicycles, and running all around. Although sometimes there are problems among residents, when we are in need we help each other. When I moved here, I didn’t know anyone, a hospital for you, where I could buy diapers. My kind neighbors told me about a good pediatrician. They gave you used clothes, toys, etc. They gave me useful information. Thanks to their support, I can raise you. I like this neighborhood feel.

I took pictures of you and Yutaro. Tomorrow I will put them in his mail box with a letter:
“Dear Yutaro-kun, Thank you very much for lovely present. I will treasure it.”

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