English as reconstruction of being

  I was appointed vice-chair of the Ishikawa Prefecture Reading Club Liaison Council at its 2023 general meeting, and I am honored to be writing this humble editorial. I am a newcomer, having only been participating in the Nonoichi City 'Notsuyu(Wild dew)' Reading Club for around 10 years since I retired. I have never met the founder of the Nonoichi City Reading Club Liaison Council, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year, and I simply attend each reading group as a literary enthusiast. I discovered the reading group while searching for a place to belong after retirement, and it was also my debut in the local area, as I had originally moved here from Kanazawa. The group was in decline at the time, so my joining was very well received, and I soon took over the reading club as representative from Mrs.Okuda. This automatically meant I also took on the roles of committee member on the Library Council and permanent director of the Cultural Association, which suddenly ma...