December 26, 2016 : Volleyball Day
© 安岡喜晴 (JoyShine)
I started playing volleyball, badminton, futsal and basketball to regain my past physical strength.
Today is a volleyball day, and this volleyball day is the first time for me in 20 years since I've graduated from high school.
My mom was once an ace attacker, and her team won the preliminary tournament for the National Sports Festival,
but she wasn't allowed to join the team because she didn't have Japanese nationality.
Today, in the same case (born and raised in Japan), she is allowed to participate, but that was the rule back then.
Whenever I hear this kind of story, I realize that people in the past suffered a sad era.
Definitely, that rule was very sad for both my mom's side and her teammates' side.
For the teammates, someone who worked hard and fought together suddenly disappears and isn't there anymore.
If I were one of the teammates, I would not accept this and I would boycott the festival no matter what the people around me say.
I know there is a rule, but I couldn't go against my feelings, because she was born like others, grew up like others, and made great efforts like others in Japan.
I think a lot of Japanese students complained about the rule, and later it was changed to the current rule; regardless of nationality, all students can participate in the festival.
As for me, I'm a complete amateur, and I had to be careful not to hit a ball in my face! lol
