✨Book synopsis- "IKIGAI- The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life." by Héctor García and Francesc Miralleś
✨The authors define ikigai and the rules of ikigai—they conducted a total of one hundred interviews in Ogimi, Okinawa to try to understand the longevity secrets of centenarians and supercentenarians.
✨What is Ikigai?
In Japanese, ikigai is written by combining the symbols that mean “life” with “to be worthwhile.”
✨How to discover you ikigai?
To discover your ikigai you should know these 4 things of your life:
1. What you love
2. What you are good at
3. What the world needs
4. What you can be paid for
When you will know all these things, combine all of them to know your ikigai. Every person have some passion in his life, follow that passion and mix it with your knowledge and see the magic. You will be living your best life.
✨This book is mainly about how to live a long a happy life following some simple rules. Those rules were-
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 next birthday.
6. Smile.
7. Reconnect with nature.
8. Give thanks.
9. Live in the moment.
10. Follow your ikigai.
✨There were some quotes in the book which i liked were-
🌠"Our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it requires a patient search. According to those born on Okinawa, the island with the most centenarians in the world, our ikigai is the reason we get up in the morning.”
🌠“Once you discover your ikigai, pursuing it and nurturing it every day will bring meaning to your life.”
🌠“They have an important purpose in life, or several. They have an ikigai, but they don’t take it too seriously. They are relaxed and enjoy all that they do.”
✨I would recommend reading this book to everyone atleast once in their lifetime. This book is a magic. I think if you just follow these simple 10 rules, they will rejuvenates your skin and makes you look young for a long time. Being happy too helps a lot living a long life.
