投稿の詳細: 意外な人の意外な話 An unexpected lecture

by an unexpected personality

今日のクリスマス・レクチャー
民放ラジオでおなじみのT氏の講演。
心に病を持つ人々と向き合うカウンセラーの
資格をお持ちとかで、そちらの話であった。

心の病は自分でも忘れてしまっている過去の経験に
その理由が求められることが多く、それだけでは
自分ではどうしようもないという一見運命論的な印象で
始まった。が、過去と他人は変えられないが、
現在と未来は変えられる。自分がまず変わる事から
始まりますという、随分勇気つけられる話であった。
楽観論で、絶望せず、自分の存在意義を信じて未来を
描こうということを淡々と話してくれた。
会場の雰囲気が随分明るくなった気がしましたね。

ラジオとはまったく別の一面を見せてくれて、それ自体が
驚きだったのですが、この人はきっとあるとき
ご自分のレゾンデートルに確信をもたれたのだなあ、と
ふと思いました。心にすっと入ってくる話でした。

それにしても、関係者だけでなくて、もっとたくさんの
一般市民が聞いてくれたらなあと思いましたね。

Today’s Christmas lecture in Suzaka was delivered
by Mr. Toru Takeda, a famous media personality
having his own programs in local radio stations.
He is said to be certain certified psychological counselor
and the theme was about Wonders of Heart and Mind.

Causes of mental illness can be sourced back to the
past experiences which one cannot remember or which
happened even before one was able to recognize it. As such
it sounds like such illness is a destiny and one cannot be mended.
However, he said it can be mended. The past and other people
are the things that one cannot change but the present and the
future can be changed only if one wishes so and if one tries to
change by oneself first of all. It was really an encouraging talk.
Be optimistic, do not despair, believe one’s raison-d’être and imagine
one’s future that is what you want to be. Thanks to his easy
and friendly talk, the audiences seemed to be brighten up.

He looked like a different man from our image of him from
his radio talks which was a big surprise. I thought he must
have found his raison-d’être at one moment in his past. His talk
seemed to fall into the audiences’ mind straight and very smoothly.

There were many audiences but mostly were students and the
municipal office staff. I think many more citizens should attend
such a lecture and the announcement by the organizer should
have been better arranged.