I'm always fascinated by the fact of people living for so long. I don't want to die, not early but never perhaps. I want to live and live and live forever and see all the changes and advancement we pursue technologically and as humans. Well, that's impossible (yet) but that resulted me of reading Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles. Frankly, I didn't feel like reading this book when I started; one: it is a personal development book; which would be not so exciting, two: I thought I'm perfect. Doing what I love, being happy and motivated. But it turned to be a different experience. Before anything and everything, if you're wondering what is Ikigai? Well, short answer: purpose to live. Long answer: read this blog till the end. The book started with people of Okinawa, Japan, where most of the world centenarians(100+) and super-centenarians(110+) live. After losing over 2 lakh people during WW2, the local ...