The new academic year has begun, and we’ve welcomed new participants. It’s my second year as director―a role I never expected to take on. Having worked on a farm for many years, I aspire to live like a farmer myself. Touching the soil brings me a sense of calm. In my favorite poem, “Rain” by Jukichi Yagi, there is a line that reads, “I hear the sound of rain―it must have been raining.” Here at ARI, too, there are various “sounds of life”. I wonder what “sounds of life” we will hear this year.

(This new column, “Sounds of Life” will be published irregularly.)

（この新しいミニコラム「いのちの音 by 百姓校長」は不定期でお届けします）