Extract From Ikigai

What is your reason for being?

According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai-what a

French philosopher might call a raison d'être. Some people

have found their ikigai, while others are still looking, though

they carry it within them.

Our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it

requires a patient search. According to those born on Oki-

nawa, the island with the most centenarians in the world, our

ikigt is the reason we get up in the morning.

What you love

PASSION

MISSION

PROFESSION

What

you are

good at/

IKIGAI-VOCATION

What

you can be

paid for?

What

the world

needs?

,10 Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Whatever you do, don't retire!

Having a clearly defined ikigai brings satisfaction, happ

ness, and meaning to our lives. The purpose of this book

to help you find yours, and to share insights from Jap

nese philosophy on the lasting health of body, mind, and

spirit.

One surprising thing you notice, living in Japan, is how

active people remain after they retire

 In fact, many Japanese

people never really retire-they keep doing what they love

for as long as their health allows

There is, in fact, no word in Japanese that means retire in

the sense of "leaving the workforce for good" as in English.

According to Dan Buettner, a National Geographic reporter

who knows the country well, having a purpose in life is so

important in Japanese culture that our idea of retirement

simply doesn't exist there.

The island of (almost) eternal youth

Certain longevity studies suggest that a strong sense of com-

munity and a clearly defined ikigai are just as important as

the famously healthful Japanese diet-perhaps even more if compared to an indian

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