声
半年ほど前に読んだ本の中に「声を聞けばその人がどういう状態かがわかる」と書いてありました。その時はよくわかりませんでしたが、最近は少しわかるようになりました。
以前お仏壇のはせがわの長谷川会長様が来社された時、朝の全体朝礼でお話をして頂きました。その時の長谷川会長の声は本当に大きく、心に響いたことを今でも鮮明に覚えています。あれほど大きいく、みんなの心を揺さぶったのは、そこに長谷川会長様の念いが詰まっていたからです。一生懸命お話をしてくださったからあれだけ心に残っているのです。
小さい声で、無表情では何を言いたいのかわかりません。魅力がる人、この人についていきたいと思う人、応援したいと思う人は、絶対に一生懸命な人です。そしてそういう人は必ず声が大きいです。声は気持ちを伝える方法の１つです。声はとても大切です。いつでも大きく、張りのある声で、一生懸命行動をしてください。念いを周りに伝えてください。
Voice
Roughly six months ago I read a book that talked about how “through listening to a person’s voice you can know what he is feeling.” At the time I did not have a firm understanding of what the author was saying; however, lately I have begun to understand.
A few months ago, a Buddhist leader named Mr. Hasegawa visited our office and gave a talk at our all-staff morning assembly. His voice at the time was very loud and I can still recall clearly the words that struck my heart. The reason his voice was so loud and his words shook the hearts of those listening is that his speech was full with his thoughts and feelings. It was because he spoke fervently that his speech remains in my heart as much as it does.
I cannot understand what a person says when he speaks in a small, expressionless voice. Attractive people, those who wish to be attractive people, and those people who want to help others are, without fail, hard working. Moreover, such people unfailingly have big voices. The voice is one way of communicating your feelings [and as such] is very important. No matter when, please work hard and have a loud, full voice. Communicate your thoughts to those around you.
