FLC English Speech Contest 2010
 
  Contestant: M.Machi
My sister
 

  I have a sister who is elder than I by just one year. She has a strong responsibility and is the proper person for a typical sister.

 Do you have any sisters or brothers?

 If you do, you know that there're a lot of messes in each house. That is to say, we've lived more than 16 years with a lot of fights and quarrels.

 In our childhood, we used to took a walk around the neighborhood, went on errands together, and we did everything that seemed to be exciting and interesting just as friends. As a sister, she would often take me to my kindergarten instead of my mother when she was busy.

 Do you think your elder sisters or brothers are kind to lead you to escape from your parents' punishment? Or if you don't have them, can you exclusive everything? For me, my sister is the former one. Yes, we sometimes had big fights so that we hated each other all the day, and exactly even still we do, but, in spite of many fights and quarrels, we always help each other every time something happens to us and something happens around us.

 Her sense of responsibility saved me in many times. I mean she had always cared for me. She is very reliable. But, as you know, sometimes the sense of responsibility makes ourselves feel tired, and that's the same for her. Though we've lived together for a long time, I didn't notice her troubles or changes.

 Families, sisters or brothers are always there with you. And, that's natural. But have you ever questioned how much you really know about them? It concerns not only about your family, but also about your friendship.

 If you don't know much about someone else close to you, it may make her or him feel lonely.

 Why don't we think about and care for people who are close to you?

 
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