Cross-sectional view of the mind ②: Kenshi Yonezu's loneliness is an antenna for connecting with the world
Suddenly, when the inside of the house becomes quiet.
There are no children's voices or the sounds of my husband's life.
In that silence, the back of your heart is a little buzzing - is there such a moment?
I want to connect with someone, but I feel like I can't reach anyone.
At that time, I remember the singing voice of Kenshi Yonezu.
That voice that echoes from a little distance. A soft sound that only those who know loneliness have.
His music is always about being alone and connecting with the world at the same time.
Yonezu Kenshi never talks much in public.
But in his song, there is certainly a trace of receiving someone's pain.
Its delicacy is like an antenna.
Emotions that can only be picked up in silence, he releases them into the world as sounds.
I feel like everyday life as a housewife is actually similar.
Every day, while being at the center of the family, there is "my own time" that no one can touch.
When I stopped hanging the laundry and looked up at the sky.
A small voice murmurs in the back of my heart, "Is this okay?"
That voice may be the antenna within you.
Solitude is not a bad thing.
It is a sensitivity to feel the feelings of others and small beauty.
I think the reason why Kenshi Yonezu's songs reach the hearts of many people is that he does not confine loneliness and expresses it as it is received.
The quiet loneliness I feel in my time alone.
You don't have to call it "lonely."
Rather, it may be a sign that the heart is trying to touch the world.
Why don't you listen to your heart today without playing music?
A fragment of your personality is surely lurking in that small buzz.
米津玄師の孤独は単なる寂しさではなく、むしろ感受性の高さを示すアンテナのようだと感じます。私自身も子育てや家事の合間に静かな時間を持つことで、自分の心の声に耳を傾けることができました。それは孤独を否定するのではなく、むしろ受け入れ、自分らしさを見つける大切な時間です。 多くの人が孤独をネガティブなものとして避ける傾向にありますが、米津玄師の音楽はその孤独を肯定し、受け止める姿勢を教えてくれます。彼の歌声が持つ繊細な響きは、静寂の中にこそ輝く感情を映し出しており、私たちにも自分の中の「アンテナ」を大切にすることを促しています。 特に主婦や忙しい日常の中で、ほんの少しでも心の声に耳を傾ける時間を持つことは、世界とのつながりを再確認するチャンスです。孤独とは、外の世界と自分を結ぶ窓のような存在であり、その感度を保つことで小さな幸せや美しさに気づけるのかもしれません。
