text: **Comments by employee volunteers**
  **in the disaster-hit areas**
  ・I was not really able to appreciate the 
  I was not really able to appreciate the 
  situation in the Tohoku region until I 
  situation in the Tohoku region until I 
  
  actually went there myself. I want to talk 
  actually went there myself. I want to talk 
  
  about what I experienced there, because 
  about what I experienced there, because 
  
  public concern about the aftermath of 
  public concern about the aftermath of 
  
  the tsunami is now fading. 
  the tsunami is now fading. 
  
  ・It was really good to hear local people 
  It was really good to hear local people 
  thanking us directly for our participation, 
  thanking us directly for our participation, 
  
  I think. Although I had a little muscle pain 
  I think. Although I had a little muscle pain 
  
  from what I was doing, I was moved by 
  from what I was doing, I was moved by 
  
  these expressions of gratitude. I could 
  these expressions of gratitude. I could 
  
  not do much to help, but I was keenly 
  not do much to help, but I was keenly 
  
  aware of the importance of everybody 
  aware of the importance of everybody 
  
  contributing a little for the greater good. 
  contributing a little for the greater good. 