あたたかい白い飯が在るthere is warm white rice

あたたかい、白い飯が、在る。ただそれだけを、噛みしめるように言い切った。托鉢して歩いた日々を知る人の言葉だから、「在る」の一語がずっしりと重い。今朝の一膳が、あたりまえではないことに気づかせてくれる。Warm, white rice — it is here. He states just that, as if savoring it. Because these are the words of a man who knows his days of walking to beg for alms, the single word "is here" carries great weight. This morning's bowl, it reminds us, is not something to be taken for granted.