山奥に広がる深い峡谷。その谷底には亡くなった者たちの魂が住んでいるとされ、村の人々はそれを避け、怖れていた。ある日、地元の公務員が山の調査に向かい、峡谷に足を踏み入れた。死者の影に引き寄せられるようにして。
公務員は険しい山道を進み、峡谷の入り口にたどり着いた。そこは不気味な静けさに包まれていた。谷の底で光が微かに輝いていた。彼は死者の魂がうろつくと言われる廃屋に足を踏み入れると、静寂の中でその存在を感じた。
死者たちは言葉を発さず、ただ見つめているかのようだった。公務員は彼らと心が通じ合い、彼らが抱える苦悩や埋もれた願いを感じ取った。しかし、死者たちはもう一つの真実を伝えようとしていた。
公務員は彼らの悲劇的な出来事を知り、死者たちの苦悩を受け入れた。そして、彼は峡谷を出ることを決意した。峡谷から出ると、公務員は死者たちの微笑む姿を見た。感謝の意を伝える彼らの微笑みが、深い印象を残した。
公務員はその後も生者としての日常を送りつつも、峡谷での出来事が彼の心に深い影を落とした。生者と死者との交わりが、命の尊さを再認識させ、公務員の人生に新たな視点をもたらした。それは峡谷の深みで見たものが、彼にとって一生の宝物となった。
Communion with the Dead: The Preciousness of Life from the Depths of the Canyon
A deep canyon stretches deep into the mountains. It is believed that the souls of the deceased live at the bottom of the canyon, and the people of the village avoided and feared it. One day, a local government employee went to investigate the mountain and stepped into the canyon. He was drawn by the shadows of the dead.
The civil servant followed a steep mountain path and reached the entrance to the canyon. The place was enveloped in an eerie silence. A light shone faintly at the bottom of the canyon. He stepped into an abandoned house where the souls of the dead were said to roam, and he felt their presence in the silence.
The dead did not speak, but seemed to just stare at him. The public servant felt a connection with them, sensed their anguish and buried wishes. But the dead were about to tell another truth.
The public official learned of their tragic events and accepted the anguish of the dead. He then decided to leave the canyon. Upon exiting the canyon, the public servant saw the smiling faces of the dead. Their smiles of gratitude left a deep impression.
While the public servant went on with his daily life as a living person, the incident in the canyon cast a deep shadow over his mind. The interaction between the living and the dead reminded him of the preciousness of life and brought a new perspective to the civil servant’s life. It was what he saw in the depths of the canyon that he would treasure for the rest of his life.