“What is my dream in the future”

Although I didn’t have experience earnestly addressing social issues before, through interactions with my family and meeting a teacher I respect, I challenged myself with an English speech contest and a short-term study abroad in the U.S. By taking action, I was able to gain successful experiences and confidence.

Everyone has opportunities, but you won’t get a chance unless you take action. In my country, the option to go abroad itself is limited. You still have the freedom to fail. Trust your intuition and move forward!

Since childhood, I’ve felt happy seeing someone smile. Through welfare activities and my experience in Laos, I became interested in the cycle of poverty, and I’m currently active in an organization aiming to solve child poverty. In the future, I want to be involved in global welfare activities and bring smiles to many people.

People might be faking a smile even on sad days. To move society, it’s important to approach the underlying issues. You can’t move people in a dark atmosphere. Society needs someone with a brightness like yours. Don’t lose that light!

I am interested in the difference in peace awareness between high school students in Nagasaki and Fukuoka. I want to clarify why people fight, and contribute to peace by helping people mentally through psychology.

What kind of psychology do you plan to explore in university? Also, what do you think is a key point when considering present-day Japan?

In Japan, many children struggle with family and peer relationships. I want to study various fields of psychology in university to understand human emotional mechanisms and help resolve these issues.

Language learning requires “practice, confidence, and determination”. Finding your own skills and value, and thinking about how to bridge the gap between ideal and reality, will lead to social contribution.

My mother enrolled me in an English school, and she taught me from an early age the importance of learning languages, saying that I should speak English and visit various places.

That is wonderful, but please do think about what you can bring back to Japan when you go abroad. I used to live in France, and in most places, there are parks for children that are designed to be very safe. However, I couldn’t find that in the United States. Please expand your world from such realizations.

Volunteer activities can deepen your confidence and expand your network. Great leadership is not about yourself; leadership is about your peers and about the community that inspires and influences you.

In particular, I realized anew how important it is not to just study vaguely, but to have my own goals and approach things with a clear sense of purpose. I want to put the advice I received into practice in my daily learning, rather than letting it end as just “something I learned today”.

I was also taught that precisely because my range of interests is broad, it is better not to narrow down my options too much. I was made aware that by maintaining a broad perspective, I can find more possibilities and increase my chances of success. I believe this is advice that I can continue to utilize for the rest of my life.

Even as a university student, I feel that putting “dreams” and “what I want to do” into words remains difficult. However, through the six-month encounter between the high school students and global leaders, as well as this dialogue, I frequently observed them thinking together about the first step toward their goals. Although the students were initially nervous about presenting in English, putting their thoughts into words gradually built their confidence. In the end, it was deeply impressive to see everyone taking photos with bright smiles and deepening their connections. I was truly overwhelmed by the action and energy of the high school students, as well as the active listening skills of the global leaders.