コロナと経済
コロナと経済、如何に考えるかは人によっても、国によっても大きな違いがある様で、「エッそこまで」と思うことも屡々。責任者となればそこまで考えなければ・・など分からないこともないが、全体的に事なかれ主義が蔓延し、「規制さえしておけば結果はどうあれ、責任を問われることは無い」等と考えている人が日本では圧倒的に多いようである。
結果経済はめちゃくちゃ。国はその対策にやっきになっているが、少々の事ではとても間に合わない。弊社の場合、採用系の調査がメインという事もあるが、４月はともかく５月６月と顕著に受件数は減少し、前年比半数以下。大変な状況である。しかし今はじっと耐えるしかない・・。幕末の勝麟太郎（海舟）の心境である（笑）。
というのがこの４月、緊急事態宣言の発令により、愛用する図書館も突然閉鎖。ところがステイホームとかで、やたら家に居ることが多くなり、時間を持て余す。そこでこの時間を・・と考えたが、やはり読書しかない。そこで、我が家の本棚にいつの頃からか鎮座している、とんでも長い、「勝海舟」（子母澤 寛）に挑戦することにした。
挑戦とは大げさなと思われるかもしれないが、小生にとってはまさに挑戦。だって、何年も前から本棚に鎮座しているのは知っていたが、中々手が伸びない。それもそのはず、上下２段組で６００ページ近い長編が、親子鷹、勝海舟 上・中・下と４冊からなる子母澤 寛全集の４冊である。読破するのに１月半を要し、やっと昨日読み終えた。
超江戸っ子気質の勝麟太郎が、江戸城明け渡しの忍耐やいかに・・。今回のコロナ渦での忍耐など物の数には入らないかもしれないが、それにしても規制の波は止まらない。コロナ対策の要は、免疫力強化につきると思うが、その為の運動や各種活動が全て中止され、英気を養うにもステイホームでは思うに任せずで、免疫力は弱る一方。それでもあらゆる活動を「自粛すべき」と皆がいう・・・。
There seems to be a big difference in how people think about the corona and the economy, depending on the country and how they think about it. There are times when I think “that much”. I have to think that much when I am in charge. is widespread and believes that “as long as we regulate, we will not be held accountable, no matter the consequences,” etc. The number of people in Japan seems to be overwhelmingly high.
As a result, the economy is in shambles. The country is trying hard to deal with the situation, but it is too late for them. In case of our company, we mainly do recruitment research, but the number of the cases in April, but in May and June, the number of decreased, less than half of the previous year’s figure. It’s a difficult situation. But now we have no choice but to be patient. This is how Rintaro Katsu (Kaishuu) felt at the end of the Edo period.
In April, the library, which he used to patronize, was suddenly closed due to the declaration of a state of emergency. However, he had to stay at home for stay-at-home and so on, and he had too much time on his hands. So I thought I’d make a break for it, but I had no choice but to read. So I decided to pick up a very long book, which has been sitting on our bookshelf since some time ago, “Shakkaishuu” by Hiroshi Komazawa. I decided to take on the challenge.
You may think that a challenge is an exaggeration, but for me, it’s just that: a challenge. I knew it had been sitting on my bookshelf for years, but I couldn’t get to it. It’s no wonder that I couldn’t reach for it, because it’s nearly 600 pages long, double-tiered, up and down, from four books: The Parent and Child Hawk, Shengkaishuu (The Parent and Child Hawk), Shengkaishuu (Shengkaishuu), Up, Middle and Down. It is the four books of the complete works of Hiroshi Narukojima. It took me a month and a half to read them, and I finished them yesterday.
I wondered how much patience Rintaro Katsu, who has a super-Edo spirit, had to endure the surrender of Edo Castle. His patience at the corona vortex may not count as one of the things he had to endure this time. It won’t stop. I think the key to combating corona is to strengthen the immune system, but all exercise and various activities for that purpose have been stopped. They can’t even nourish their spirits in a stay home, and their immunity is weakening. Even so, everyone says that they should refrain from all activities.
