LETTER FROM HAPPY ENGLISH SCHOOL Sep. 10th 2025

Hello. How is everything going? It is extremely hot. In fact, it’s scorching these days, and global warming is becoming more and more serious. The question is, what can we do as individuals with this climate change? Donald Trump says, “Dig, dig dig,” as if oil and coal are still the only energy sources. And after all renewable energies will not take over fossil fuels anytime soon. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia, as well as Hamas and Israel, are still at war, and natural, human, cultural, and historical resources are being destroyed. We need much more energy to rebuild these war-ravaged regions. In addition, we have turned to AI for our development, which also consumes a tremendous amount of energy.

It seems that everything is going from bad to worse, and that we are trending toward a downward spiral. How can we be more environmentally friendly to help prevent disasters like wildfires, droughts and flooding? It is important to separate garbage, reuse and recycle waste, conserve gas, electricity and water. We do our best on an individual level to protect our planet. However, that is not enough. In fact, many actions need to be taken on a global level as well.

We only wish that wars would end and that new technologies could be developed to stop global warming, the root cause of so many disasters. Why can’t we do more to protect our lives and planet? It feels like a kind of survival game where the richest, the strongest, the luckiest and the fittest are the only ones who get to stay and live. I really hope that we are not heading for the end the world.

この暑さは異様です。私たちは何ができるのでしょうか。地球温暖化の問題は個人レベルの問題ではありません。ひたすら、戦争の終結や、安全で手ごろな維持可能なエネルギーの開発や、気候変動を抑える技術の進歩を祈るしかないのでしょうか。山火事、旱魃、洪水と様々な災害が後を絶ちません。これからは、サバイバルゲームのようになるかもしれません。金持ち、力の強いもの、幸運なもの、環境に適したものだけが生き残れる。世の中が世紀末的なものに向かっていかないように願います。

そして、世界のどこに行っても通用するように、英語はサバイバルに必要です。