［Unit Project 2 ］The thing that lives with me.

   The most important thing to me is my Hello Kitty stuffed animal.

　

  This stuffed animal isn't one-of-a-kind or anything special. It's just a very cute stuffed animal wearing a pink dress and a ribbon. It's not heavy and I think it's about 15 centimeters tall.However, when I started keeping a dog, my dog played with Hello Kitty's eyes and nose and damaged them.

 

   I found this stuffed animal during a trip to Tokyo when I was in the lower grades of elementary school. It was the first thing I ever bought with my own money. I think it cost around 3,000 yen. That was a lot of money for me back then. But I fell in love with that Hello Kitty stuffed animal at first sight and just had to buy it.Mom said, "Are you really going to buy it? I'm not paying for it. Buy it with your own money."Even so, I said, "I'll buy it!!" and got that kid. I felt like I was on top of the world at that moment.  Back then, I believed in Toy Story, so I would leave food and snacks in front of it and leave it alone, or I would sleep with it under a special quilt just for stuffed animals.

  

  This story challenges the common societal belief that an object's value is determined solely by its price or practicality. Children's choices are often seen as impulsive and irrational, and items like stuffed animals are frequently dismissed as useless for the future. As we grow into adults, spending money on such things is easily viewed as wasteful.

　

  On the other hand, this story shows how something chosen by oneself in childhood can become far more precious than its monetary value over time. The Hello Kitty stuffed animal derives its value not from price or practicality, but from the experiences and memories associated with it. This demonstrates that children's choices are not necessarily trivial and have the potential to foster long-lasting relationships.

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