This morning, I joined the Zoom English meeting as usual. Today was a Sunday, so we enjoyed the so-called "free talk" time. This time, we started by asking each other why we were learning English and sharing what methods we were using to learn English. After that, we shared each member's New Year's Day plan. Oh, this 2024 is certainly ending.
After that meeting, I joined another meeting of the English Studying Club in this town. At first, an elderly member shared with us his personal information and also how once this Japan country had to get involved with the Pacific War. Yes, as you already see, he shared various very controversial topics such as Kamikaze, Pearl Harbor, and his elderly brother who had to pass away in that war.
Of course, his opinions do sound not as tolerant, diverse ones. If I were younger, I would get out of that room (basically, I am a so-called very old-fashioned left dude). However, for me, he is a very diligent/passionate English learner, and so I want to respect him well. Therefore, I never want to paste onto his ideology a right-winger or so. So, I decided to write about this issue as my topic for this year's Advent Calendar on a server on Discord.
And, the elderly person asked us "Why do you learn English? We shouldn't just read such complicated texts, but should keep trying to communicate with others, especially foreign people!" etc. Oh, what a coincidence! Here comes the question again. Why do I learn English... About this (and the impression from his opinions and attitude), I NEVER want to become cynical. I want to keep this respect to him.
After we read Roald Dahl's "Matilda" step by step in that meeting, I went to my group home to have lunch. This afternoon, I went to the main house of my group home to see the admin. After handing over the almost whole payment I've gotten to manage, we talked about a topic I shouldn't share here.
Returning to the group home, I wrote my topic for the Advent Calendar (in English). After having dinner, I spent my free, leisure time doing nothing special (even though I opened various books to "zap" these pages). Oh, it was also a good day for me because I could have faced the motivation in me to keep learning English once again. Something must have afforded me such a nice day...
