IKIGAI

The people of Japan believe that everyone has an Ikigai - a reason to jump out of bed each morning.

But most of us don't want to jump out of bed. Because why we have to come out of bed? Can't we stay in our bed doing nothing without worrying about a single thing in mind? There is always a dilemma about what we want to do in our life. Each day we come across so many thoughts in our mind that we flow with them without hesitation and regret. The worst part is we don't even know where and why these thoughts are coming to us. Most of us don't know what they are doing and why they are doing. We concentrate on the outer world, looking for all answers that we forget to look inside us, where all the answers are already waiting for discovery.

A simple questionary can help us find our Ikigai - What you LOVE? At what are you, GOOD? For what can you be PAID? What the world NEEDS?

One question may have different answers because perception makes a difference. When we start deciding our goals, we get advice from the people around us, which is a benefit because someone's experience is maybe worth than a mere thought. So get an idea about your surroundings and, most importantly, about yourself because sometimes we overlook ourselves, but the people who care about us will not. 

One question from these four questions can't give you all the answers. And our life is a list of questionary which we need to answer daily. The answers to these four questions are like a piece of the jigsaw puzzle when you get all correct answers or one answer for all the questions, and you can see the whole picture. And if you even miss a single piece, the view is incomplete. It will take time to get all the correct answers; maybe your solution fulfills three criteria, and with the time, you will know the fourth fulfilled on itself. You never know what's ahead in time!

The best way to find your Ikigai is to stay active. Knowledge won't percolate to your head from surrounding if you sit still. Do different things differently; you never know which is the best for you. It's like trying other dresses in changing rooms until you find a correct one. Once you found it, then you can come out and showcase it to the world. The world will give you infinite and versatile comments on it, but don't have to worry because the most important thing is your comfort with that dress.

Now there is one more thing which you need to consider when you think of your Ikigai. As every person has its own identity like that only, everyone has its own Ikigai. There is no comparison between the two thought process, which is the best. But for a sure shot, eveyone'sIkigai will do the same thing it will make you jump out of bed!