EDITOR’S NOTES(218)
(#) “Too many words and difficult to read, eh? Well how about that! You’ve just joined us and you’re already telling us what to do. Then why don’t you try writing the editor’s note for a start? Show us how good you are!” This must have been what senior members thought when I first attended the editorial meeting this month. Now, I am sorry for all I’ve said, because I know I am no better at this either.
(#) Anyway, this is how I came to join the PR committee. Born in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as one of the baby boomers, my volunteer spirit tingles with excitement to hear of the Terakoya literacy movement.
(#) A new NPO. A new system with new board members. There couldn’t be a more appropriate time to discuss our Short News, too. So the last editorial meeting turned out to be a lively rally of opinions and views, which surely aroused my interest. “We want to send messages to people who don’t know about UNESCO yet,” “We ought to raise awareness and educate the school children as well” says our PR committee chairman.
(#) It would be my greatest pleasure if, through this newsletter, we could sow seeds of peace in children’s minds, and could possibly see one or two of them sprout and flower in the future.
(Masumi Saito)