01995cam a2200361 i 4500 567108312 TxAuBib 20200526120000.0 170502s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017005811 9780143130727 0143130722 DLC eng rda DLC TLC rda TxAuBib rda eng spa García, Héctor, 1981-, author. Ikigai English local)tmpaut263470124608236. Ikigai : the Japanese secret to a long and happy life / Héctor García and Francesc Miralles ; translated by Heather Cleary. New York : Penguin Books, [2017] 194 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in Spanish as Ikigai: Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz by Ediciones Urano in 2016.". Includes bibliographical references. According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigaia reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the worlds longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigaithe place where passion, mission, vocation, and profession intersectmeans that each day is infused with meaning. Its the reason we get up in the morning. Its also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact theres no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because theyve found a real purpose in lifethe happiness of always being busy. 20200526. Longevity Japan. Longevity. Happiness. Quality of life. Miralles, Francesc, 1968-, author. García, Héctor, New York : Penguin Books, [2017] Ikigai.