"Adam and Eve" Albrecht Dürer

Every time I look at an apple, it reminds me of that story:

Adam and Eve, seduced by the devil, eat the forbidden fruit and are exiled from paradise by the wrath of God.

Since then, they are no longer immortal. They have to live with original sin and work for the rest of their lives.

"What a pity! if they had not eaten that damn fruit at that time, they would be happy forever in paradise."

Is that so?

If one is perfect as an angel that never dies, he would feel neither sadness nor pain, but at the same time can feel neither joy nor happiness.

We can feel the misery of the broken heart, the joy of true love, the pain of childbirth, the happiness of raising a child, the sadness of farewell, and etc

Because of the anxiety and fear of inevitable death, we can live our life fully.

The interest, care and love towards others and t

oward us make us feel clearly that we are alive. And for the same reason we can be attentive to the time to be lost.

If we were indifferent and insensitive to everything, and would never die, how could we feel the importance of time?

The forbidden fruit may be a metaphor for wisdom, and in obtaining wisdom, Adam and Eve became human beings for the first time, and thanks to that now we are here. Let's keep eating apples today!

リンゴを見るといつもあの物語を思い浮かべてしまう。

悪魔に誘惑されたアダムとイブは、禁断の果実を食べてしまい神の怒りにふれ楽園を追放される。それ以来彼らは原罪意識を背負って一生働かざるをえず死も免れなくなる。

「あー！もしあの時禁断の果実を食べなければ何時までも楽園で幸せに暮らせたのに。」

そうだろうか?

失恋の惨めさ、愛を得た喜び、出産の苦しみ、子供を育てる嬉しさ.何時か別れる日の辛さ.。死に対する不安と恐れがあるから今を懸命に生きられる。完全無欠で死なない天使であれば苦しみも悲しみも痛みも無かろうが、同時に喜びも幸せも感じられないじゃないか。

他者に向ける、或いは自分に向けられる関心、いたわり、愛の眼差しが自分が今生きている事を鮮明に感じさせてくれるよね。

そして失われていく時間が意識される。

全てのものに無関心無感動であり、死なないのであればどうして時間を惜しむことができる？禁断の果実は知恵の比喩だ。その知恵を得ることでアダムとイブは始めて人間となったのだろう。そして今ここに我々がいる。

今日もリンゴを食べよう！