I was once a member of a language class. All the members had already graduated from their schools. The class was managed by the students. We paid a membership fee every time, and we gave all the money to a teacher. That was simple accounting. The class continued for a few years.
One
time, a teacher became too busy, which created a problem. She often skipped the
class or came in late. She didn’t give us any advance notice for doing that.
She could have personal problems. However, all the students were also busy. All
of us managed to make time for the class.
The students decided to meet and discuss the
situation, and we decided to fire her. Actually, I was a main member of the
students at that time. I found a new teacher, and now I had to tell our
ex-teacher: “You are fired.”
This
was a very difficult job for me. She was a nice person. Maybe she was not good
at managing time. First of all, she was the person who invited me to the class.
I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.
I can still remember the night I called
her. I was at a park downtown when I decided to do it. I called her and told a
lie that we were too busy to continue the class, so we decided to take a break.
I said that we all thanked her for teaching us for a long time. I didn’t tell
her we already found a new teacher. I didn’t tell her that we just kicked her out.
I think she believed my story. She accepted it. I felt she might have been
relieved when I told her about it.
I finished my hardest work. Right after, I
called my classmate. I reported what happened. My classmates also felt
relieved.
Afterwards, I called our new teacher. Now,
we didn’t have any teachers. Officially, we could invite the new teacher. I
said, “I look forward to your class” in a happy tone.
I finished all the work for that day. I sat
down on the bench to relax, and then I realized a homeless guy was glaring at
me. He might have heard all my lines. My stories were contradictory. He might have
thought I was a fishy person. It is possible to think that he hates a
contradictory and fishy person. That might be why he was homeless. Our society
is contradictory and fishy.
We continued the class for a few years. The
new teacher was good. However, after the Great East Japan Earthquake, we couldn’t
continue the class anymore. My city was far from the epicenter, but all of us were
affected indirectly. Schools, companies, theater groups, and any organizations found
it hard to continue.
When people are together, there are many
kinds of problems. We tend to look at the leaders of the organization. We
should not forget about the shadow workers who actually carry out the
organization’s work.
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