interviewed at Oct. 7th.
J Would you take time to take a look at them?
H .... This was when we went to SGI(name of temple and the religion).....(His wife kept helping me understand the pictures). This is from winter season.... (silence)....
J What is your impression?
H This shot illustrates my room as it is. A freezer..
J What do you have in mind when you look at no.6 in his room?
(silence)...
J Can he hear what I'm saying?
W Yes, he wears a hearing aid. He is now 81 years old.
H Let me see. This selection reminds me that moment...(silence)
J There are many stuff in your room. It seems not organized.
H Because I live alone... This is as other rooms are. If I live with others, I would keep it clean. But, it can't be if I am alone in this room. This photographs reflect what my life has led. It's kind of past history.
J What is your favorite among those?
H This one. No.6. No doubt.
J Why? Because you appear here?
H This shows what my room looks like.
J So, now would you look at each of them and tell me about them?
How about no.1?
H It's from the roof. This shot shows where we live. (sigh). It's kind of shameful. It's so messy.
J Have you ever thought you had it fixed?
H I can't help it. If we had once begun to have it repaired, we would have had all of our home repaired. So, we hadn't. We just stand what it is.
J How about no.2? How do you feel when you see the skyscrapers?
H I can't help it.
J What do you mean by then?
H It's far from here. Just one thing. Because of this apartment, the day has become short. It shadows my home in winter while we miss the sun. That's what we miss. It gets colder due to the lack of the sunlight. What can we do about that? We can't do anything.
J How about no.3? The shot from night
H ...
J Have you ever thought you want to live that apartment?
H No. Because we are old, our life is approaching the end. We don't have any desire to live there. But, even though house is small, I hope to live in a clean one. That's what I want. I don't have any hope for the apartment.
In my home, mice are all over the place. I just want to live in a neat place.
J For no.4, your wife is praying in the morning. Do you do that like her?
H I should have done that. That's not me. I should have pray more than one hour if I do. (sigh)
J more than one hour?
H Yes, when we pray over one hour, then we can expect any benefits. No benefits from 10 or 20 minutes. Over one hour is needed. It's also what guideline says. It is hard for me.
J Did you try before? What do you make of that?
H Not really. Because I'm old, I thought it could damage me if I keep my knee down for a long time. That makes me hesitated.
J How about no. 5?
H I can see a laundry machine.
J You've been using a separate room. what do you think about that?
H It's been a long time since we did that. Since time passed by, that's the way we do. Now, we can't go back where we were together. I can't sleep now if we are together. I feel very comfortable when I'm alone with television on.
J So, you feel more comfortable by alone. Right?
H One day, I slept in wife's room when I drunk so much. I realized where I was at night. I went back to my room in the middle of the night. (laugh)
.. What is this(no.6)?
J a chinese cabbage field you worked before.
H Is this where we worked?
J Yes. You woke up early and began to work in the very cold morning. How do you think?
H I don't think I work there. It's more like I keep my health in shape. If I don't have this chance, I have to stay in my room all day. What do I do all days? If I am here in home, I don't work out and just drink. It would lead to bad health. Working in the field is hard for me. But, because I am active in the work, I can enjoy lunch well and drinking is also tasteful. This is for my health. I just got paid $20 for all day. If I have a schedule to work there, I become more or less vigilant because I have to wake up very early. Otherwise, I become lazy and stay in bed late. This is all for my health.
J How about the last one? What would you do there?
H I feel more relaxed. I can wish whatever I want to hope. I can't do in other place. So, I find it relaxed
J What do you pray for?
H I pray for my kids rather than my health or something. I haven't had my grandchildren yet and I'm worried if I can't see them before I die.
J Do you happen to see if there anything I miss in this selection?
H No. They are good.
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