Since childhood until university, I have always felt inferior about my thin and weak physique. Being a man, I was weaker than many women. I couldn’t do not only physical labor but also tasks that didn’t require much strength. This made me think that nobody would like me.

However, one day I suddenly realized that “there is no perfect person in the world.” Someone who writes good essays might not sing well. Similarly, a fast runner might not be good at swimming. Everyone has strengths that can be weaknesses and vice versa. Therefore, we should focus on what we have, rather than comparing ourselves with others. It is foolish to envy others’ strengths while overlooking our own weaknesses.

After adopting this mindset, I gradually regained my confidence, focused solely on my goals, and worked hard to improve myself. It is wrong to only see the good in others and think that we have no value.

On reflection, I believe my strengths are my kindness, my serious attitude towards everything, and my perseverance to see things through to the end. Currently, I am learning Japanese, but my Japanese is not good. I struggle with grammar and kanji, and find it hard to talk with Japanese people. However, my strength is not giving up and working hard, so I will practice grammar and kanji daily to improve my Japanese. I plan to listen to news in Japanese and make efforts to talk more with Japanese people. With effort, I believe I can pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 in the future. I have confidence in myself. My weakness is being quiet, struggling to express my opinions clearly, and finding it difficult to converse with people. To overcome this, I plan to join exchange meetings and make many friends.

In the future, to become the person I want to be, I want to further develop my strengths and gradually correct my weaknesses.