A story about achieving one small goal.
Hi, I'm Hajime!
Actually, I've been living in Singapore for about 10 years, and at the hair salon where I first worked, there are still many customers who have been coming since my first year there. Some of them have even returned to Japan or their home countries permanently!
I wanted to share the story of one of those wonderful customers, so I'm writing this blog post.
When I was still in my first year, a young Indian man suddenly became a new customer. He was a kind person who quietly tried to understand my terrible English.
There was a silence of about a minute in their conversation, and then the customer quietly said, "Um, I can speak Japanese." (ﾟДﾟ) (You should have said it sooner!)
As we continued talking, I realized that she was a very thoughtful person for her age, expressing her admiration for Japan and her dream of working there.
She started coming in several times, and we became good friends, even having lunch together. Even after I changed companies and moved to another salon, we often went out for meals and had a great time.
One day, I told him about my dream of one day owning my own salon, and he shared his goal of wanting to work in Japan and gain experience, so we promised to work towards achieving our respective goals.
Meanwhile, three years ago, I started my own company, and he passed the JLPT exam (N1), went through an interview, and received a job offer. He's now scheduled to start working in Japan in six months! (^^)/
Back then, we were both just starting out, and although we achieved our goals, there was so much to learn and do that we didn't feel any joy at all about achieving our dreams ( ;∀;)
However, she recently returned to Singapore for a short visit and contacted me asking if I wanted to go out for a meal. We enjoyed a meal together and reminisced about the past, saying things like, "Things used to be like this, but somehow we're managing now."
Although we were from different countries, thanks to him, I had some truly wonderful experiences in my life.
It's only one of the dreams and goals I've achieved so far, but I want to continue to grow into an adult who can be grateful for having met him and other people I respect and who have helped me (*'▽')
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