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Everyone will die someday. That’s why I’m grateful today, too | The Slope Builder’s View on Life

2020/05/12

Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

 

Last week, a legend in the machinery repair industry in the Tokai region passed away.

Mr. Itaya of Toyotoku Industries

He visited our company many times and taught us a lot.

It’s thanks to that person that I’m now able to do maintenance to a certain extent (really, just to a certain extent).

 

I can't express how grateful I am.

It appears the company will continue to operate, but it seems they will no longer repair specialized machinery such as rotary percussion hammers and sprayers. (They will focus primarily on standard construction machinery.)

It's very unfortunate, but there's nothing we can do about it.

Going forward, we will handle a certain amount of repairs in-house.

 

But it really is a shame.

Everyone dies eventually.

That’s exactly why, while we’re still alive, we should show our gratitude to the people who’ve taken care of us,

I really want to make sure to express my gratitude!

 

Thank you for all your hard work over the years.

Thank you for everything so far.

 

See you later.

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