The book "Japanese Life Philosophy" introduces the popular Japanese national life philosophy and the secret of centenarians' health and longevity-IKIGAI, just like a blooming flower of life.
Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept. "Iki" means life, and "Gai" means value, which is simply the value of life or the happiness of life.
The book divides the Ikigai model into four circles:
● The first lap: What do you love?
● The second lap: What are you good at?
● The third lap: What can you rely on to support your family?
● The fourth circle: What does the world need you to do?
Satisfy only one, just like a child who prefers one subject. He always feels incomplete. If he wants to live more smoothly, he can explore the intersection in the circle.
Occupation/first flower:
3 & Four circles intersect, and the petals of obligation can also be said to be a profession.
In this world, living means having a craft that can meet the needs of society, and some people are willing to pay for it.
Occupation/Erhua,
2&The intersection of three circles, the petals of profession and specialty.
Do what you are good at, and someone pays for it.
Passion/the third flower
1。 The intersection of two circles, the petals of passion
It is everyone's dream to do what they love and are good at. This is the flower of our passion, such as Picasso.
Mission/the fourth flower
1。 The intersection of four circles, the petals of the mission.
Love and mission in the heart are integrated, and the flower of mission blooms from generate. Amazing energy, like Mother Teresa.
Petals of obligation make people utilitarian.
The petals of a career make people self-centered.
The petals of passion make people become hedonists.
Petals of mission make people become idealists.
What if two petals intersect?
The overlapping of duty and career petals will bring a comfortable life and even great success in material wealth, but it has nothing to do with love. For example, many officials, stars and entrepreneurs, after achieving great success, will easily fall into a decadent life because of their inner emptiness.
The overlapping petals of career and passion will bring great satisfaction and happiness. But it has nothing to do with social needs, such as playing the highest level in the glory of the king and dominating the world. However, companies and families are wasteful. Bosses and wives complain that this kind of life will be abandoned more and more, which will eventually lead to endless sense of uselessness and helplessness.
The petals of passion and mission overlap, happy and full, needed by society, targeted by energy and love, but have nothing to do with economic income. Although chicken blood is full, it may not last long because of lack of financial support.
The petals of mission and obligation overlap, because the ambition in the chest can be realized, which is exciting enough, but it is scary because there is not enough confidence to realize it.
The most satisfactory mode is to find your own Ikigai, that is, to find something with four overlapping circles. There is also a Japanese proverb Junin toiro, which literally translates as "ten people, ten colors".
People's personalities, preferences and ways of thinking are different, and the Ikigai they are looking for is also different. Maybe the meaning of life is on the way to find this flower of life.
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Liu Gongquan (778-865), the word is sincere. Jingzhao Garden (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province) was born. A famous calli