Ikigai

recommended old book Ikigai – The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Frances Miralles and Hector Garcia Ikigai: a Japanese concept which is translated as “the happiness of always being busy”. It is the one way to explain the longevity of the Japanese, especially on the island of Okinawa. In Japanese, ikigai is written as shown above combining characters that represent “life”, and “to be worthwhile”. The book starts by explaining the study of 5 blue zones where life expectancy of particular regions around the world is highest. On top, comes Okinawa, Japan. It then discusses the diet intake and similar routine of people from those regions… Read More

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Smartphone

A woman found a magic lamp on the beach, rubbed it, and out popped a genie.⁣ ⁣ “Ask me anything and it’s yours!” The genie stated. ⁣ ⁣ She thought a moment and then answered, “I want my husband to pay more attention to me, to protect me, to take me out frequently, to sleep close to me, and to be more caring, even if I get a tiny scratch.”⁣ ⁣ The genie replied, “No problem.” And POOF! ⁣ ⁣ She was a smartphone!

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Lazy Award

Lazy Award At an event famous for giving out awards in bizarre categories, the MC enthusiastically announces, “The next prize will go to the laziest person in the audience. If you think you qualify, raise your hand.” Everyone raises their hands except a middle-aged man who seems to show little interest. “Congratulations! You are the winner,” says the MC to the man. “Your prize is this $100 bill!” Still showing no emotion, the man replies, “Would you mind coming over here and putting it in my pocket?” The MC, ” 😆 perfect.. “ sahabatpare_lingua

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