My Book Ⅰ
Written by Hiroyuki Ikeda
［No.14］
How do I spend my day ? How did Beethoven or Balzac spend their daily life ?
( From M.Cree,Daily Rituals: How Artist's Work ) 4/8/2014
If you have a lot of work that isn’t getting done, sometimes you might not know where to put your hands. But I want you to remember from Beethoven to Beyonce, even larger-than- life characters in history have had the same 24 hours in a day as you.
For example, Ludwig van Beethoven got up at six and his breakfast was only coffee which he prepared himself with great care; he determined that there should be sixty beans per cup and he often counted them out one by one for a precise dose. Then he immediately did composing activity. He had lunch with wine at 14:30, then took a long vigorous walk and always carried a pencil and a couple sheets of music paper in his pocket. From 17:30 he stopped at a tavern to read the newspaper. He had a simple supper, followed by a glass of beer and a pipe, and went to bed at 22:00.
French writer Victor Hugo was awakened by a daily gunshot from a fort at six, brewed fresh coffee, read a morning letter from his mistress Juliette Droute and had 2 raw eggs. Then he went to a public ice bath on a roof with water left out overnight. He had lunch with a guest then did long strenuous exercises on the beach, followed by a carriage ride with Juliette. Also, he visited a barber shop as a daily custom. From 18:00 he wrote responded to letters, had dinner and conversation. Played cards at Julliette’s with a friend and go to sleep at 23:00.
French novelist Honore de Balzac, according to a biographer, did his job furiously in his life and in the meantime, repeatedly indulged in pleasure as a distraction. Writing, fueled by as many as 50 cups of black coffee per day. It’s better you should not imitate him to avoid caffeine poisoning. He would exercise from 16:00, take a bath and receive visitors. He slept from 18:00 and got up at 1:00 in the morning and began writing. He wrote from 1:00 until 8:00 in the morning and then took a nap from 8:00 until 9:30. （ By Kevin Short )
In the case of an ordinary man like me, at 7:00am I wake-up and have bread, coffee, yogurt, fruits or a banana while watching a TV drama from 8:00. I do housework from 9:00, read e-mail and the newspaper on my computer from 10:00, have a Japanese-style lunch at 12:30, from 1:30 study on a PC and walking by the seaside, from 5:00 watching TV and read newspaper. I have dinner at 6:30 and after dinner I read a newspaper on a PC and watch TV. I take a bath at 10:00 and go to bed at 12.00. Even day is mundane like this.
Reading this great man’s article, I was taught to cherish my time day-to-day.
ベートーベンやバルザックは1日をこう過ごした。
こなしきれないと思われるほど多くの仕事を抱えていると、どこから手をつけるべきか解らないことがある。だが、思い出して欲しい。ベートーベンからビヨンセまで、歴史に残る伝説的な人物もあなたと同じくらいのわずかな（或は、沢山の）時間しかなかったのだ。 From M.Cree,Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
例えばベートーヴェンLudwig v, Beethovenは、毎朝コーヒーを飲むために60個のコーヒー豆を数えながら選び出していた。
6時に起床。朝食はコーヒーのみですぐ作曲活動。14時半にワインとともに午餐。その後、長時間の遠足での散歩。この時ポケットには常に楽譜と鉛筆を携行し、着想があればメモ。17時半頃から居酒屋で新聞を読む。簡単な夕食を食べビールとパイプタバコを愉しみ、22時就寝。
フランスの作家ヴィクトル・ユーゴーVictor Hugoは、毎日近くにある基地の銃声の音で目覚めてから、氷のような冷たい水風呂に入っていたという。また、毎日のように理髪店を訪れていたそうだ。
6時に起床。朝食はコーヒーと2つの生タマゴ。13時から客と共にランチ。その後、海岸で活発なエクササイズや馬車でのドライブ。18時から執筆、手紙への返事書き。20時からディナー、社交、カード遊び。22時就寝。
フランスの小説家オノレ・ド・バルザック Honore D. Balzacは、伝記作家によると、「猛烈に仕事をしては、その合間に気晴らしと快楽に耽ることを繰り返す」生活だったという。また、極度のカフェイン中毒で、1日に50杯ものコーヒーを飲んでいた。彼の真似はしない方が懸命だろう。
起床は深夜１時。すぐ執筆。朝8時から1時間半ほど睡眠。起床後すぐ執筆。16時から30分のエクササイズ。その後入浴。来客との会話。18時就寝。 By Kevin Short
私のような凡人の場合7時起床、8時テレビのドラマを見ながら食事、パンとミルクにコーヒー、ヨーグルトにバナナや果物。9時から部屋の掃除、10時からパソコンで新聞やメール読み、12時半に和食の昼食。2時からパソコンでネッティング、ウオーキング。5時からテレビや新聞、6時半に夕食、7時半から10時までパソコンや新聞、テレビ、10時風呂、12時就寝、と毎日がごく平凡で規則的だ。
この記事を読み、毎日毎日を一生懸命に生きる事の大切さを感じさせられた。
（24時間表の緑は主な仕事、薄い緑は別の仕事。雑用は濃い灰色、睡眠は白、エクササイズは青、オレンジは食事と社交。 By Kevin Short ）
24 hours table, green color for the main work, pale
green for another job, dark gray for chore, white for sleep, exercise is blue,orange for diet and
socializing
By Kevin Short
日々を悔いのないように生きる
明日の事を思い煩わない
過去の事であれこれ悩まない
日頃の勉強を怠らない
恒に興味深く好奇心一杯の人生
それが私の生き方、My Way !
To live so that I never regret the day-to-day.
It is not anxious about the things of tommorow
It is not bothering this by any thing of the past
To neglect the study of everyday
The interesting life full of curiosity to constant
The way I live, it’s My Way, My Life !
聖書の言葉 from The Bible
あたりまえのことが、あたりまえでなくなったとき、はじめてあたりまえのことを心から感謝できるようになります。毎日、お風呂に入れること、毎日、食べるものがあり、ねる場所があること。これすべて感謝すべきことなのです。あたりまえのことをあたりまえと思わないで。神様はあなたに既に多くの恵みを与えてくださっているのですから。「恵み深い主に感謝せよ。慈しみはとこしえに。」
Thanksgiving for the Lord's Salvation O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good; because his mercy endureth for ever.
詩篇118篇1節 PSALM 118-1