2020年。街頭募金活動が中止になり、校内やクレジット決済で呼び掛ける新しい国際協力募金期間を

迎えた成人英会話。講師・受講生の皆さまだけでなく、館内で学ぶ留学生も関心を深めている様子です。

募金箱を前に「クリスマス精神とは」「募金とは」「寄付とは」「フェアトレードとは」「使われ方は」

など、様々な視点でこの活動に興味を持ち、話題にし、意見を交わし、行動に移してくださっています。

 

 

寄付文化に親しい外国人講師とは、人柄、経験が反映された興味深い話になります。【↓一部ご紹介】

 

 「Teacher, What do you think about donating？」

 

　：「募金について家族と話して、無条件で良いこと！と。だから参加しています」― Dunstan講師

　：「募金は自分が動く代わりに、必要な場所、もの、人を助けてくれるものです」― Craig講師

　：「善意に助けられた経験があるから、より大切さを実感するようになりました」― Josephine講師

 

 　　　　　　　

　　　　　　Dunstan講師　　　　　　　　Craig講師　　　　　　　　Josephine講師

 

「助け合い」を世界規模で考え、できることをしよう！と動く機会を改めていただける活動期間です。

 

 

さて、ここで皆さまに英語学習機会のスペシャルプレゼント！リーディング脳全開でお願いします！

Josephine講師が、上記ひとことからの流れで、想いをエッセイとして寄せてくださいました。

 

 

What do I think about donating/giving? I think it is not just Christianity that teaches giving. All religions, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, etc. teach it, too. It is also true that it is more common among religious people to give/donate. Giving benefits the giver and the recipient.

 

Growing up in the Philippines, I only think of Christmas as the day to receive gifts such clothes, shoes, chocolates, etc. I also received cash from our parents, close and distant wealthy relatives. It is the most happiest time for me. As I get older, I realized that it was always the wealthier that give gifts. The poorer ones only wait for hand out. I now think that one doesn’t need to be very wealthy to give. We don’t need to give cash all the time. We can offer our services, time or our talents.

 

When I was in the US, during this time of the year, my husband and I received a lot of solicitation of cash from several organizations. These organizations were very aggressive in their fund raising activities. It was not very appealing to me.

 

My desire to donate or give (back) became stronger after we moved in to Japan. Japan is not an easy country for me to live in. The language is one of the big reasons. Because of this, I am always in need of help. Rearing three children here makes my life more complicated. But charitable friends were always around offering their precious time to help me with everything such as referring a good doctor when I or my children need one. They even accompanied me when I need to visit a doctor’s clinic. These friends also thought me the art of giving back. Without exceptions, if I give something to a friend, he/she always gives me something back. Sometimes they give back more than I gave them. I think this is a wonderful tradition. It taught me that If I were happy to receive and I should he happy to give back.

 

I have experienced many difficulties here but it is also here where I received lots of help. And it made everything easier.

 

It is at the YMCA , Tenjin where I received acceptance, recognition, etc. YMCA, Tenjin treated me with generosity and thoughtfulness. I do not have any hesitation to take part in its charitable missions. I take my job seriously and will always look for novel ways of teaching to help the students improve their English language skills.

 

 

世界で過ごした時間、様々な経験から、募金の意義を見つけたとJosephine講師。今助けが必要な人と

繋がり続けることの大切さを教えてくださいました。より良くなりますようにと願いを込めた寄稿です。

 

♡成人英会話には、熱心で、家族思いで、優秀な講師が揃っています。ぜひ無料体験をお試しください♡