🌿 Ikigai - reason for being🌸

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Kabhi socha hai… 🤔🤔
chhoti chhoti cheezein aapko khush karti thi, 
woh aaj kahaan kho gayi ?




Hi, I’m Pranjali.
And lately, I’ve been trying to understand what really gives life meaning—beyond just existing and following the usual path.
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Growing Up & Sacrifices 🌱
Hum life mein jaise jaise grow karte hain, waise hi waise apni bahut saari cheezein sacrifice karne lag jaate hain. Chhoti cheezein samajh lekin kabhi kabhi hum yeh bhool jaate hain ki wahi chhoti chhoti cheezein humein khushiyan deti thi.

Maturity or Losing Individuality? 🎭

Yeh grown-up transition, as per society, is called maturity. But in this process of becoming mature and the ideal one, we end up sacrificing our own individuality 💔
We become so much involved in this world that we sometimes, or even most of the time, forget ourselves due to being busy in fulfilling our roles with others in this life .🔄

Society & Roles 🏡

When we look around ourselves, what we see is society—men sacrificing their comfort to earn a livelihood 💼, whereas females, on the other side, sacrificing their needs and wants for their children and family 👩‍👧‍👦
We grow up in such a way, being an ideal brother, sister, and more 🤝
In this process, we forget our own individuality.🧠

Where It Started 📜
It started from the later Vedic period, when individual life changed from being individual life to societal norms—jahaan dheere dheere hum apni marzi se zyada, samaj ke hisaab se jeene lage.

Present Scenario 🌍
Aaj bhi hum wahi kar rahe hain—bas samaj ki jagah alag cheezein aa gayi hain.
Kabhi expectations, kabhi race, aur kabhi bas bina soche samjhe chalna.



Ikigai – Reason for Being 🌸
Wahi par ek Japanese concept “Ikigai”, jiski meaning “reason for being” comes into play, Yeh concept kehta hai:
Everyone has a reason to live 🌿
It could be anything like animals 🐾, hobbies 🎨, habits 🧩, family 👨‍👩‍👧, etc.


What Ikigai Says 🌼
Ikigai means reason for being
Do what you love ❤️, 
what makes you happy 😊, etc.
Because if you're unhappy, you can't give happiness to others 💫
Taking care of our own selves is vital before heeding others’ needs 🧘‍♀️
Ikigai says do anything and everything, but be happy with those things completely.



If you want to learn more about ikigai, read the book -"Ikigai - Japnese secret to live a long and happy life "

If you like this, then give a read to my other blog :-

Aaj bas ek simple sawaal khud se poochna—
“Mera Ikigai kya hai?” 🤔

-- Pranjali




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