桜ははらはらと散り、蛍は川面をゆらゆらと飛び交い、雪はしんしんと降る。日本人が愛するそれぞれの風景は、そのテンポがすべて同じだというのだ。

 無風状態の時、舞い散る桜の花びらは秒速約五十センチで落下するという。蛍はおおよそ秒速五十センチのスピードで飛び、ぼたん雪も秒速およそ五十センチで降るらしい。つまり一秒間にわずか五十センチしか移動しない。大人が普通に歩く速度は、軽く秒速一メートルを超える。いかにゆったりした動きかが分かる。

 だが、このテンポは本来、日本人が最も好み、日本の美学を育んだテンポなのかも知れない。万葉集以降、桜を、蛍を、雪を愛した多くの歌人、作家、画家がいた。文化人に限らず、その風景が人の心を癒し、やすらぎを与え、日本人の心を豊かにしてきたことは、今残る生活習慣からも容易に想像できる。
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