Vanessa.Issa 20/05/2017Many thanks to PENGUIN GROUP for the ARC via NetGalley!
I think the japanese culture is absolutely beautiful. We can all learn something from it, no matter where we are from. I admire the way they view life and how they deal with stress, sadness and complicated situations.
When I read books like this, I try my best to bring these lessons to my life, but it's not so easy - especially when everyone around me is living in a very crazy way, always in a hurry for something, always busy (not in a good way), always stressed, always putting too much energy in things that don't matter after all. Still, it's inspiring to learn so much from a different culture and to see how small changes can have a big impact in our lives.
"Our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it
requires a patient search. In Japanese, ikigai is written as 生き甲斐, combining 生き, which means “life,” with 甲斐, which means “to be worthwhile. (...) It reminds us that both mind and body are important, and that the health of one is connected to that of the other.
Very nice read. I recommend it to those who are willing to make some changes in order to have a better future.