We can't have anything to do with you."  So I paid for coffee that day —  — and his parting comment as we shook hands was, "Listen, if you happen to raise any money out of this, we'll gladly take it."  So my lesson that year was persistence.
君とは関わり合いを持てない」 その日のコーヒー代は私が持ち―　 会長は去り際に握手をしながらこう言いました 「もしこの活動で募金を集められたら それは喜んで受け取るよ」　 ここから私は粘り強さの重要性を学びました