The ikigai is a journey that invites us all on a journey to our passion and our purpose towards our life..The book—ikigai , is written by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles.
Talking about its appearance then it has nice lavender hardcover and its lightweight and comfortable to hold. Ikigai refers to the purpose of living, as we all know that Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world. so then, ikigai is a Japanese secret to long and healthy life. This book is about the people living in japan’s a small village, Okinawa .The people of this village have found a way to live a happy and long life.These people have found their ikigai and that makes them love whatever with they have or whatever they do, these people have an active lifestyle which is the need of the hour for today’s generation and youth.
It’s a great book to learn about Japanese culture and value of “The Happiness of always being Busy”. it shares with us like what is stress? its causes ?and then the way to handle it… it too tells us how the stress can affect us mentally and physically. and many more like anxiety etc.In this book it has talked about ‘logotherapy’—- where a person has to keep re discovering the purpose of life and many more such kind of techniques , therapies and methods have been discussed in this book…Here ,some parts may feel repetitive in the book but the message that it holds is quite clear and positive. It also teaches us the importance of staying active, being mindful and keeping life simple, as simple life is way more better …..It has too mentioned that “There are three extremely hard things in this world steel diamonds and knowing yourself.”Once you know yourself completely no power of this universe can stop you from being you.. It talks about finding balance between work passion and connecting with others..As these days connectivity is becoming weak as people are such busy in their daily life that they don’t even have time for their loved ones,which naturally builds up stress and unhappiness among them..
This book is written in an easy flow of words which enhances the quality of understanding and it too provide advices which are helpful even practically. Ikigai combines interviews with these people of Japan, research on living longer and giving tips for the readers(us) to find our own purpose in life because life without a purpose is just like the ocean without tights..It give important reminder to all of us that “happiness often comes from the small, day to day, things not from ,big achievements..
This book is suitable for all age groups whether an adult or old aged people..It also tells us all that “There is no future,no past,only the present”..and with this teaches us to live in present as future is uncertain and not known and past I just a previous chapter…
It teaches us to have patience with perseverance.
As patience without action leads to a passive life . Patience with perseverance leads us fulfilling our goals in life.
This book too motivate us in a good way as one of its saying goes like– “if you aim to improve by 10%, consider what you need to do to improve by 100%”..
It has many more such lines and quotes that deeply motivate us.Every line of this book is very deep and motivating.
It teaches all of us to carry out an altruistic act of kindness everyday, which will also improve our behavioural skills…
This book does an overall development and improvement in all of us whether it’s mentally,physically, practically, impractically, directly or indirectly.
It teaches the way of living as in today’s generation it has became more important.
Ikagai is a kind of practical guide to discover happiness in small things, which we usually tends to miss out to and also helps to find the purpose of life but in Japanese way…
Ikigai opens the doors of mind of readers, in case we have not discovered our ikigai and if someone has already discovered it ,then this book brings them to a more closer look with some scientific data..It is a must read for someone who wants to discover purpose of their life or if someone wants to achieve greater Heights in their life… This book is most recommended to all those who make the world kinder and more beautiful place by sharing their passion and awakening those of others… Lets come to an end by one of the saying of it …” if you don’t know what your mission in life is, you already have one ——- to find it”!!!
By: Charmi mundra
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