【ECD2505】待つこと

Hi, this is Meg.
Today, I want to share some thoughts about “waiting.”

About a year ago, I asked myself this question:
“Am I really able to wait?”

One morning, my husband was getting frustrated.
He was turning off lights I had left on, picking up my slippers, and saying,
“Again? You left everything like this!”

I felt a little bad, but in my heart I thought,
“I was going to do it later…”

And then, it hit me.
I do the same thing to my kids.

When they leave their clothes on the floor or forget their dishes,
I often say, “Why don’t you clean up right away?”

But maybe—just maybe—
they were planning to do it in their own timing.

Maybe I’ve been taking away their chance to act on their own,
because I couldn’t wait.

⸻

In today’s world, everyone cares about speed and productivity.
We hear messages like:
“Faster is better.”
“Do it now.”

But I’m starting to believe that waiting
is something deeply human.

It’s not just about patience.
It’s about trust.
Trusting someone else’s pace.
Trusting the timing of things.
Even trusting yourself.

⸻

I still catch myself wanting things to happen quickly—
like asking my kids to hurry, or hoping someone will respond right away.

But in those moments, I try to pause and remind myself:
“Maybe I can trust their rhythm.”

Thank you for listening.
See you in the next episode.

こんにちは、めぐです。
今日は「待つ」ということについて、お話ししたいと思います。

1年前に、「私は本当に待つことができているのか？」という問いが自分の中に浮かびました。

ある朝の出来事。
夫が、つけっぱなしの電気や脱いだスリッパを見て、
「またつけっぱなし！」とイライラしながら片付けてくれていました。

その姿を見ながら、私は心の中でつぶやいたんです。
「後でやろうと思ってたのに…」って。

その瞬間、ハッとしました。
私も、子どもたちに同じことをしてるかもしれないって。

脱ぎっぱなしの服、出しっぱなしのお皿。
「なんですぐやらないの？」って、急かしていたけど、
もしかしたら、子どもたちも自分のタイミングでやろうと思ってたのかもしれない。

私は、“待てない自分”が、
子どもたちの「やろうとする気持ち」や「自分のペース」を奪っていたのかもしれません。

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私たちが生きる今の社会は、スピードや効率が大事にされます。
「早いことがいいこと」「すぐやるのが正解」みたいな空気がある。

でも私は、「待つこと」の中にこそ、
人間らしい感情とか、信頼とか、関係の深まりがあるんじゃないかと思うんです。

待つって、ただじっと我慢することじゃなくて、
相手を信じること。流れを信じること。
そして、自分自身の気持ちや考えを整える時間にもなるんですよね。

⸻

私もまだまだ、すぐに動いてほしい、すぐに片付けてほしい…って思ってしまうけど、
そんな時こそ、一呼吸おいて、
「この人のリズムを信じてみよう」って思える自分でいたいなって思います。

今日も聴いてくださって、ありがとうございました。

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どうもー、どうもー、めぐめぐです。 今月もECDチャレンジやってみたいと思います。

実はこれテイク2でございます。 今日のテーマは、待つについて言ってみたいと思います。

それではどうぞ。

Hi, this is Meg. Today I want to share somethoughts about waiting.

About a year ago, I asked myself this question. AmI really able to wait?

One morning, my husband was getting frustrated. Hewas turning off lights I had left on.

Picking up my slippers and saying, again, you lefteverything like this.

I felt a little bad. Bad in my heart. I thought Iwas going to do it later.

And then, it hit me. I do the same thing to mykids.

When they leave their clothes on the floor orforget their dishes, I often say, why don't youclean up right away?

But maybe, just maybe, they were planning to do itin their own timing.

Maybe I've been taking away their chance to act ontheir own because I couldn't wait.

In today's world, everyone cares about speed andproductivity.

We hear messages like, faster is better. Do itnow.

But I'm starting to believe that waiting issomething deeply human.

It's not just about patience. It's about trust.

Trusting someone else's pace.

Trusting the timing of things.

Even trusting yourself.

I still catch myself waiting things to happenquickly.

Like asking my kids to hurry or hoping someonewill despawn right now, right away.

But in those moments, I try to pause and remindmyself.

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Maybe I can trust their rhythm.

Thank you for listening. See you in the nextepisode.