My Boss

Tonite was the farewell party for my boss.
I've been working with him for almost 6 years, 1.5 years in Japan, and almost 4.5 years in Qatar.
He might be as other Japanese workaholic company person, working long hour in the office, but he is certainly different from other Japanese colleague I know.
He is so hot spiritually and so enthusiastic doing his job.
One time he said, doing job was his hobby, and he said he was fortunate because he liked doing his job so much.
Even though he is working very hard himself, he is always understanding to me.
He never forced me to work longer than I wanted.
He always covered the work in our department by himself.
While I was working only 1 hour more than normal working hours (6:30-19:00), he was always working more sometime up to 21:00. While I was not working on Fridays, he showed up in the office on Fridays.
I adored and admired him, not because of his knowledge and his dedication towards his work, but he also cared about his staff, especially me.
Though most the time I worked like western style, working because I was paid, he always put trust on me.
Even though I know that I am of low capability in me work field, he always believed in me that I was actually a capable person.
Tonite, in the farewell party, he said it in front of everybody, that I was a capable person and he could rely on me, to replace him.
I know that I am not a capable person, that I have not enough knowledge to replace his position as the manager. I know that I am not working that enthusiastic, but his belief in me has really motivated me to work more.
I made a little promise to myself that I will work harder and harder the rest of my assignment here in Qatar, not only to not betray his belief in me, but also for myself.
Finally I found a goal, to dedicate myself to, at least for the next less than 3 months, my job.