I am really grateful for having a wonderful Christmas Party here in EB today. It can be held because you guys thankfully chose EB as a place where you study English. Again, I really appreciate your decisions. Well, today I just wanna make a speech about one of the old Japanese sayings, “ Three years even on the stone”.
“Three years even on the stone” means that once you are determined to do something, you should continue to do it for at least three years even though it seems like a meaningless thing like staying on the stone. Actually, after three years, you can realize the essential qualities and you grow up absolutely.
In Japan, many people tend to quit their job easily nowadays. In fact, many Japanese companies are likely to avoid hiring those people because they know the fact that those who can work for a long time can contribute more to their company than those who can’t. I, myself, also learned how important it is to do the same things for at least more than three years through my experiences like working, studying, playing sports, etc. At present, I have been operating EB for almost three years now. To tell the truth, I acquired a lot of knowledge and I improved many aspects of myself like perseverance, cooperativeness, leadership, and the like. And now I am determined to do my best to make EB a better school through utilizing my last three year experience.
To change the subject, I’d like to talk about learning English. Before, I used to devote myself to study English for more than three years intensively. We think that we, Japanese, are supposed to study English for more than three years through compulsory education. However, in reality, I bet there are very few Japanese who studied English in effective and efficient ways for more than three years intensively. Frankly speaking, I really would like you guys to focus on studying English for at least three years in effective and efficient manners. I am quite sure that you won’t regret doing so because I have never seen any people who regret after getting good English through intensive English learning. Never give up and grab good English that you are aiming at. I know you can do it.
Thank you for listening to my speech and Merry Christmas!