ニューヨークのお話を書いていたら、ふとこのエッセイを思い出しました。
私の大好きなエッセイです。
アメブロには高校生くらいの人、いっぱいいるのかな？
ニューヨーク在住のジャーナリストが、日本の高校生の女の子向けに書いたエッセイです。もうずいぶん前に書かれたものなので、少し時代にそぐわない部分もあるかもしれませんが、私にとってそうだったように、このエッセイが若い女の子たちにとって可能性を広げていけるちいさなきっかけになったり、大切なときにそっと思い出されるメンターのような存在になってもらえればな、と思います。
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What do you want to be in your adult life?
Astronaut? Prime Minister? Surgeon?
OK,OK.You want to be wife and mother.That is good, but not good enough.
Do your male classmates say that they want become husband and father when asked the same question? Why aren't you as ambitious as they are? You can be anythig.
The sky is the limit.
You have to define your goal as clear as possible.To do that,you have to know yourself well.Do you like teamwork?Or do you prefer working on your own? are you quick at work but apt to make careless misteake?Or are you rateher slow but
very careful? You may be fast and careful,or slow and careless. Know you strength and weakness.
Do not underestimate your own potential ability.You may be surprised How much you can do when you really try. Don't give up too soon. And don't listen to discouraging advice.Keep your goal high, and take realistic first step now.
And always remember that the sky is the limit!
WRITTEN By ATSUKO CHIBA
著者： 千葉 敦子
タイトル： 若いあなたへ!
私の大好きなエッセイです。
アメブロには高校生くらいの人、いっぱいいるのかな？
ニューヨーク在住のジャーナリストが、日本の高校生の女の子向けに書いたエッセイです。もうずいぶん前に書かれたものなので、少し時代にそぐわない部分もあるかもしれませんが、私にとってそうだったように、このエッセイが若い女の子たちにとって可能性を広げていけるちいさなきっかけになったり、大切なときにそっと思い出されるメンターのような存在になってもらえればな、と思います。
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
What do you want to be in your adult life?
Astronaut? Prime Minister? Surgeon?
OK,OK.You want to be wife and mother.That is good, but not good enough.
Do your male classmates say that they want become husband and father when asked the same question? Why aren't you as ambitious as they are? You can be anythig.
The sky is the limit.
You have to define your goal as clear as possible.To do that,you have to know yourself well.Do you like teamwork?Or do you prefer working on your own? are you quick at work but apt to make careless misteake?Or are you rateher slow but
very careful? You may be fast and careful,or slow and careless. Know you strength and weakness.
Do not underestimate your own potential ability.You may be surprised How much you can do when you really try. Don't give up too soon. And don't listen to discouraging advice.Keep your goal high, and take realistic first step now.
And always remember that the sky is the limit!
WRITTEN By ATSUKO CHIBA
著者： 千葉 敦子
タイトル： 若いあなたへ!