Realization of Twenty years old

July 25th, my twentieth birthday came around. I did not realize that I became twenty years old for a long time although I became twenty. But, I was realized by one thing. It is a member of the House of Representative election which was carried on October 11th.

Before I was gave the right to vote, I did not know about politics so much and I was not interested in it so much but, I watched news a lot and I studied manifesto of each parties on this occasion and went to vote. I can not express well, but I felt some feeling like nervous or excited when I wrote on ballot paper for the first time.

The night I went to vote, I watched result of the election on TV. I thought “My vote is included in this many votes” during watching TV and then I felt that I have a big responsibility. Through this election, I realized that I became twenty, I was gave responsibility as a member of adults.

In Japan, drinking and smoking are permitted by law from twenty and we start to pay pension from twenty. And we also can various things without parents’ permission or consent. Why these things are from twenty? Because it is probably that twenty is regarded as adult. In other word, twenty is the age which we can take responsibility for ourselves and we have to take responsibility four what we say and do.

I think twenty is very important age because it is start of adult and it is the age which our surroundings change little by little. Through this election, I felt responsibility for myself and I am regarded as a member of adults. I want to take responsibility for what I say and do from now on. I studied many things from this election.