IKIGAI (The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life)

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This Book's name Ikigai is a mysterious word .This Japanese concept roughly translates as 'the happiness of always being busy'. But it goes for wider perspective. It also seems to be one way of explaining the extraordinary longevity of the japanese , especially on the island of Okinawa, where there are 24.55 people over age of 100 for every 100,000 inhabitants, that is far more than the global average.

And both the writers 'Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles' goes on debating and reasoning about Ikigai as the cause of  Japanese people's liveliness and longivity of life. They studied the secrets of the Japanese centenarians in person .They interviewed many people in a village as well with the eldest residents of the town  and realized that something far more powerful than just natural resources was at work, an uncommon joy flows from its inhabitants and guides them through the long and pleasureable journey of their lives .And that's what they called Ikigai .

The people of Japan believe that everyone has an Ikigai 'a reason to jump out of bed each morning. If you have watched this movie "Me Before You " you would have seen that scene where the guy tells the heroine Emily that she was the reason he gets out of bed every morning. Let me add an image of it 



So that was his Ikigai .This book is inspiring and comforting ,this book will give you the life-changing tools to uncover your personal Ikigai .It will show you how to leave urgency behind ,find your purpose, nurture friendships and throw yourself into your passions. So Ikigai is finding your passions and taking it to new highs .Its kind of finding your meaning in life. Our Ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning. When we spend our days feeling connected to what is meaningful for us, we live more fully. Writers mentioned 10 rules of Ikigai

  1. Stay active, don't retire
  2. Take it slow
  3. Don't fill your stomach
  4. Surround yourself with good friends
  5. Get in shape for your nest birthday
  6. Smile
  7. Reconnect with nature
  8. Give thanx
  9. Live in the moment
  10. Follow your ikigai
This is absolutely a good and healthy soulful read.

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