kikuchi
Dec 16, 2011
Undergraduate / 'Not ashamed of my duties' - CommonApp - I am japanese [9]
Hello
I am japanese and I want the help of all of you
Please
The restrooms in my school are always kept clean. I always wondered about the mysterious elves behind our clean toilets. One day, I saw an elderly person who was cleaning restroom. I couldn't help but stared for a moment, trying to pretend not to see as he puts his hands in the dirty toilet bowl and started to wipe the entire stool without any hesitation.
I started to wonder and asked him whether he enjoys his job.He looked up at me and said "Young man, sometimes you must put your hands in unimaginable places to make a living. That is the life". One year as the vice leader of the school cleaning committee made me ponder about what the work truly means.
The work of cleaning Committee is dirty and tiring. The job description forces me to go to the dumpsite and separate all the garbage accordingly. Putting my hand into garbage bags every day made me questions about my close friends who throw away garbage without any consideration.I did not have any profit whose I felt lonely and depressed as no one truly understand how much effort we dedicate into keeping the school clean and did not understand why I did such a thing for. In beginning of the work in the dumpsites, I sensed a gap between other people and I started to dislike myself
Since I spoke that old man, I realize that it is not necessary to be ashamed of my duties. Work does not discrimination if we take pride in what we do. And if what our work makes a difference in our society. I am sure that I must do my best. It is the best way to make use of the experience to next work. It does not matter how another person thinks about me and my work. Nobody can't expect that how does work lead to oneself in the future so I have to trust that what I do the work now become "dots" like story of The late Steve Jobs once said you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. The scene whose that elderly man work taught me that. Gradually, I was able to find pride towards my work.
If you can't become to be the flower, you should become soil to make bloom. Nobody can't expect that how does work lead to oneself in the future so I have to trust that what I do the work now become "dots" like story of Steve jobs.
And, the restroom in my school is clean today. Maybe, that man work today. In the future, I should keep striving my work with a fresh sense of responsibility.
Hello
I am japanese and I want the help of all of you
Please
The restrooms in my school are always kept clean. I always wondered about the mysterious elves behind our clean toilets. One day, I saw an elderly person who was cleaning restroom. I couldn't help but stared for a moment, trying to pretend not to see as he puts his hands in the dirty toilet bowl and started to wipe the entire stool without any hesitation.
I started to wonder and asked him whether he enjoys his job.He looked up at me and said "Young man, sometimes you must put your hands in unimaginable places to make a living. That is the life". One year as the vice leader of the school cleaning committee made me ponder about what the work truly means.
The work of cleaning Committee is dirty and tiring. The job description forces me to go to the dumpsite and separate all the garbage accordingly. Putting my hand into garbage bags every day made me questions about my close friends who throw away garbage without any consideration.I did not have any profit whose I felt lonely and depressed as no one truly understand how much effort we dedicate into keeping the school clean and did not understand why I did such a thing for. In beginning of the work in the dumpsites, I sensed a gap between other people and I started to dislike myself
Since I spoke that old man, I realize that it is not necessary to be ashamed of my duties. Work does not discrimination if we take pride in what we do. And if what our work makes a difference in our society. I am sure that I must do my best. It is the best way to make use of the experience to next work. It does not matter how another person thinks about me and my work. Nobody can't expect that how does work lead to oneself in the future so I have to trust that what I do the work now become "dots" like story of The late Steve Jobs once said you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. The scene whose that elderly man work taught me that. Gradually, I was able to find pride towards my work.
If you can't become to be the flower, you should become soil to make bloom. Nobody can't expect that how does work lead to oneself in the future so I have to trust that what I do the work now become "dots" like story of Steve jobs.
And, the restroom in my school is clean today. Maybe, that man work today. In the future, I should keep striving my work with a fresh sense of responsibility.