The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life

BY HECTOR GRACÍA AND FRANCEESC MIRALLES

SO WHAT IS IKIGAI

IKIGAI means ‘LIFE TO BE WORTHWHILE’ or ‘PURPOSEFUL LIFE’.

Okinawa in Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world. In Okinawa there is a place named Ogimi also named as the village of longevity because people mostly live longer and reaching 100 years is normal there. This book studies  about the lifestyle of the people of JAPAN/OKINAWA/OGIMI.

It translates the Japanese concept roughly as ‘THE HAPPINESS OF ALWAYS BEING BUSY’.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hector Garcia is a citizen of Japan, where he has lived for over a decade, and a citizen of Spain, where he was born. A former software engineer, he worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan. He is the author of a popular book ‘A GEEK IN JAPAN’ a best seller book in Japan.

Francesc Miralles is an award winning author who has written a number of bestselling, self-help and inspirational books. Born in Barcelona, he studied

Journalism, English literature and German. His novel ‘LOVE IN LOWERCASE’ has been translated into twenty languages.

WHAT ARE THE FACTORS OF THE BOOK

The writers composed some factors behind the longevity of Japanese citizens. Among them were appropriate diet, physical activity, gratitude, connection with nature and of course a purposeful life.

SO WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT

The book is about surrounding yourself with the same like-minded friends who are on the same mission as you. Connecting to your soul friends catalyses your growth. They make our journey beautiful.

The central idea of this book is to ‘DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY’.

This simple rule of life will transform our inner world.

By avoiding exaggeration, this book is truly evidence based as well as a practical guide for leading a happy and a fulfilling life.

WHOM DO I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO

This book must be read by anybody who wants to give their life a meaning and find a role which they are supposed to play in this world.

WHAT ARE MY RATINGS FOR THIS BOOK

I GIVE THIS BOOK 4.7 OUT OF 5 STARS

The book is wonderful for those who want to lead a satisfactory life and want to find their own ikigai [the true self ] which makes you happy.

LIFE IS NOT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED JUST

REMEMBER TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT KEEPS

YOU BUSY DOING WHAT YOU LOVE, WHILE BEING

SURROUNDED BY THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU.

I hope u find your Ikigai.

 BY – KRUPA SHAH (  STD 8 A  STKABIR SCHOOL)