tabtabt The reason why I selected the profession of carpenter was due to the place of the employment, which was fortuitously at the top of classified ads in a newspaper of the morning when I reached to the idea to determine my job, being in such distance as I can ply on foot anyhow, but at the same time, I felt fine that this job was also the Jesus' occupation. tabtabt I intended to be occupied in a good job if I should be occupied in any way. Jesus was the eldest son of carpenter Joseph and had helped his father's job until he began his mission passing on his 30 years. I thought that the occupation which was followed by the man whose birthday has been still celebrated after nearly 2 thousands years since the man had died, could never be a bad thing. tabtabt Actually, I can tell you with no hesitation that these 7 years was the best period all through my life. (Furthermore, the remained 8 months in Sendai had been the supreme days, while I had lived with my three children whom I brought back when my first wife had gone out from Sendai taking the children with her.) My muscles became robustly tight being burned by the sun, and I never felt uneasy about walking through from end to end on the highest top of ridge-poles. tabtabt In the dinning room, there were a big table having enough extent for three children, my wife and me to utilize, with square front and round back which was made of thick white pine boards joining together, and benches using virginal chestnut woods, where my wife folding washings, children spreading their homework and handicrafts, and still remained a room for me to put the cheapest bottle of whiskey, a book and a pot of ice cubes. In the garden, a Japanese bead tree which I had brought from my home town in it's sapling, making a pleasant big shade. On the loan, a hen, a cat and a marmot presented respectively to children on their birthdays, were their good friends to play with. |