Икигай или жизнь прекрасна и удивительна....
Ikigai is a Japaneseconcept meaning 'a reason for being'.
Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. Such a search is regarded as being very important, since it is believed that discovery of one's ikigai brings satisfaction and meaning to life.In the culture of the Japanese Island of Okinawa, Ikigai is thought of as "a reason to get up in the morning", that is, a reason to enjoy life.
Сколько людей живет лет до сорока, а после лишь доживает. Они уверены: долголетие им не грозит, ведь у них в роду нет долгожителей. С этим мифом они преждевременно собираются на тот свет.
Мифом потому, что генетика здесь ни при чем. Продолжительность жизни зависит от генов на 10% - остальные же 90% определяются образом жизни и… мыслей.
Далеко не все готовы жить долго. Не верят, не знают (зачем или как) и просто боятся. В их сознании есть страх старости, но нет установки на долголетие. А ведь 90 лет здоровой жизнь - то, на что мы по закону можем претендовать. По закону жизни.
Не надо путать безответственность с кармой или судьбой. Никому на роду не написано то, что нельзя изменить. Верить в судьбу или удачу - проще, чем верить в себя. Для веры в себя нужны основания: для того, чтобы верить в себя, вам потребуется кем-то стать. Почему бы не стать для начала здоровым? Для этого достаточно лишь перестать. Перестать убивать себя мрачными мыслями, энергетиками и джанкфудом.
A woman in a coma was dying. She suddenly had a feeling that she was taken up to heaven and stood before the Judgment Seat.
"Who are you?" a Voice said to her.
"I’m the wife of the mayor," she replied."I did not ask whose wife you are but who you are.""I’m the mother of four children.""I did not ask whose mother you are, but who you are.""I’m a school teacher.""I did not ask what your profession is but who you are."
And so it went. No matter what she replied, she did not seem to give a satisfactory answer to the question, "Who are you?"
"I’m a Christian.""I did not ask what your religion is but who you are.""I’m the one who went to church every day and always helped the poor and needy.""I did not ask what you did but who you are."
She evidently failed the examination, for she was sent back to earth. When she recovered from her illness, she was determined to find out who she was. And that made all the difference.
The Voice is asking the woman to name her ikigai but when she does, the Voice replies that that’s not the meaning of her life - ikigai - tell me again, what is it that defines who you are, that gives your life meaning, that makes your life worth living. Similar to the story, Mathews concludes: "One who lives for work will soon enough retire, or get laid off; one’s lover may leave; children will grow up and be gone; one’s dreams may fade; God may disappear. One will eventually die, and what will it all mean then?"
So what is it that makes life worth living? What is your ikigai? Is it work? Lover? Family? God? Friends? Is it an avocation? I’ll guess that many of you will answer "Yes," yes to some, many, all or more of these. And that’s not a cheap answer, it’s not dodging the question. Our lives are very full, for many there are multiple sources of meaning, value and fulfillment - and those change too. And when it comes to religious faith, isn’t Unitarian Universalism the embodiment of just this philosophy - the recognition and acceptance that there is not a single religious Truth, but Truths.