Sunny
Every year, I send out replies to the New Year’s greeting cards that come in, but I only send one in advance.
It is from my former professor who was in charge of a seminar at the university.
When I was a university student, I was a super lazy student (I couldn’t listen to my classes properly), but I took the seminar seriously because it was interesting.
However, when I entered my fourth year of college, my graduation was in jeopardy because I had not earned enough credits.
I had no choice but to start paying visits to my professors in order to somehow receive credits.
As a result of his desperate efforts, he managed to earn just one more credit. In the end, I found a professor who had a reputation for being strict about attendance. Then, the professor asked me to show proof that I had attended class.
Naturally, I was at a loss for a response, since I rarely attended class and even when I did, I never listened to the class at all.
The professor listened quietly with his arms crossed and said, “Okay, I admit it,” and gave me the credit. Thanks to that, I managed to graduate without staying in school.
Later, one of my former professors said to me, “You were the talk of the faculty meeting. He laughed at me and said, “There’s an interesting girl. He then added, “That kind of quick wit is an important thing to have as a member of society, and it’s your weapon.
Looking back, I feel that this kind of tact (of which he was unaware) has helped me get through my working life so far (although sometimes I have failed badly and received considerable rewards).
My mentor always writes me a few words on my New Year’s greeting cards, most of which are something like “Don’t work too hard,” “Don’t get sick at heart,” or “How to slack off in life,” which further encourages me to be lazy by nature. In a strange way, that makes me happy.
The term “New Year’s greeting card junkie” has become popular, but I think I naturally send them to people for whom I really want to thank them.
Counting the New Year’s days makes me happier than New Year’s Day.
