Fukui, Kousei

This picture shows my room. My room is filled with memories of my boyhood, of the past ten years. I got my own room for the first time when I moved to Osaka 10 years ago when I was nine years old. I had ever had my own room before, so the experience was one of the most uplifting and happy I had ever had. At that time, I was still using it with my younger brother, and the nights we spent alone together, playing with, were invaluable gifts.

Furthermore, the gifts have enriched my life. I have bookshelves lined with books, a desk, and a closet. These are the things that have strongly shaped my current sensibilities and outlook on life. They are only rectangular spaces, but they are filled with memories of the process that led to the creation of the person I am, and they also enclose the surface of the person I am today.

Therefore, I am deeply grateful to my parents for giving me this gift. I am sure they also very happy that I grew up with this gift.

The reason I chose this topic is that I believe that gifts make the giver as well as the receiver happy. So, I want to focus on someone else’s happiness, not just my own.

Fukui, Kousei