In this blog post, we will introduce specific strategies for naturally incorporating “trust,” a core value in the financial industry, into your cover letter.
Growth
When I was a child, my parents were always concerned about investing for the future. Rather than focusing on immediate pleasures and consumptive spending, they paid close attention to savings and investment products, believing that what they could endure today would bring joy tomorrow. I was too young to understand my parents’ foresight, and whenever I received my allowance, I would rush to buy toys and snacks with my younger sibling, and then eagerly wait for the next day to come. Even when my parents advised me to spend money wisely with a long-term perspective, I couldn’t help but be tempted by sweet snacks and cool toys. When my friends showed off school supplies and toys they had bought with their pocket money they had saved for months, I decided to do the same, but I couldn’t keep it up for long.
As I grew older and my consumption habits and perspective broadened, I gradually realized how short-sighted I had been. I often wanted to try everything I could enjoy right away, without thinking more than a year or two ahead. Seeing my parents’ habit of saving coins that seemed insignificant but added up to a heavy piggy bank, and seeing the insurance and investment securities they had been steadily paying for over 10 years, I decided that I too must develop an attitude that transcends the passage of time. I gradually realized that people cannot always be young and energetic and enjoy everything in life, so it is necessary to be fully prepared for when life begins to decline.
School life
It was a time when I was seriously thinking about what kind of future I wanted to have. My mission in life was to study hard as a student, listen to my parents, and get along with my friends, but as time went by, the scope of my responsibilities gradually expanded. I knew that if I just grew older without proper preparation, I would end up rushing around and wandering aimlessly, so I decided to find a field that I wanted to pursue and prepare for it. I decided that I would move forward by experimenting and exploring my potential as much as possible during my school years. I felt that if I blindly decided my future based solely on social conditions and the standards of others, I would regret it someday.
I believed that I should prepare for the future while living in the present, but also enjoy today to the fullest so that I would have no regrets. Therefore, I did my best in everything I did so that I would not waste a single day. Rather than thinking about the short-term consequences of my actions and thoughts, I considered their long-term impact on my life and acted cautiously. There are many things in this world that cannot be picked up and saved, and I wanted to pay close attention so that my careless actions would not come back to haunt me in the future. This helped me develop habits that allowed me to refine my behavior and reflect on myself, which in turn reduced the number of times I engaged in self-reflection. In addition, when my unintentional good deeds had a positive impact on my life, I realized how meticulously the world is organized by cause and effect.
Strengths and weaknesses
I am a cautious person who always considers my choices and investments carefully for the future. Even when playing Tetris, I don’t just destroy the blocks in front of me right away. I know that the best way to get a high score is to stack the blocks steadily based on careful calculations and then knock them all down at once. My parents were not particularly wealthy, but they were good at saving and investing, and they bought a house and earned a good income. I learned a lot from them as they prepared thoroughly for the future. When I started working, my parents always emphasized to me that I needed to look ahead to the future and prepare for my retirement.
This often made me hesitate to enjoy the present, and I heard complaints from those around me, who asked, “What’s the point of living without enjoying yourself?” They said that there are many things that can only be enjoyed at my age, and that if I put off all pleasures for the future, I would likely miss the opportunity to enjoy them. This made me take a closer look at myself and my current situation.
Life philosophy
With advances in medicine, life expectancy is increasing every day, so I don’t think we should think of old age as a time of “living because we can’t die.” This is because even after we retire due to a lack of physical strength to work energetically, we are increasingly likely to live for decades. If we wait until we are faced with this situation to try to solve it, there is a high possibility that we will encounter many difficulties due to the limitations of what we can achieve on our own. That is why we need to work a little harder for our future selves.
We need to realize that our youth and vitality will not last forever, and we need to take a calm and level-headed approach, assuming that they will eventually be completely depleted. If we live like greedy people who cannot leave food on their plates, we will become helpless beings who cannot do anything once the food supply is cut off. In order to live a more independent life, people need to be well prepared for their circumstances.
Motivation for applying and aspirations after joining the company
Having watched my parents always set aside something for the future since I was a child, I have always been aware of the importance of preparing not only for the past and present, but also for the future, which is still unclear. Human nature is such that we cannot understand something unless it is immediately apparent, so my sense of responsibility remained vague for a while, but as I gained a detailed understanding of the considerations and preparations people make for the unseen future, I began to prepare myself in earnest for life as a member of society. While considering companies that I could trust with my future, I became interested in the stability of your company and decided to apply.
If I am given the opportunity to fully demonstrate my abilities at your company, I would like to utilize my experience of walking a tightrope between a vague sense of duty and anxiety about how much I should contribute to the future. I will strive to understand products from the customer’s perspective and develop the ability to select the necessary functions. We are in a position to sell not only our current promises but also future value, so we must correctly understand and prepare for the nature of our work, which involves making promises to ourselves that transcend time.
