Its been so long since I'd last visited a bookstore and picked up a random book of that catches my sight.
Yesterday I did.
It was after having my own solo dinner at Tuk Tuk. Ordered one of the set meals and as I was having dinner, I had the delightful contentment of observing other diners had theirs. Families, young kids over their phones with their family at the table, several couples and two lady friends across. Mostly noticed the diners were without any electronic gadgets and rather, enjoying each other's company over dinner while others invested in their own dinner and conversations instead.
It was a heartwarming sight.
Getting down back to where I last left.. the bookstore, yepp. Picked up a book called 'ikigai' and spent roughly 30 minutes (i think) just reading. Leaning with my laptop backpack over one of the middle-row shelf to lighten the weight off my shoulders, and just.. Reading..
What a joy. Noticing that it was getting slightly late, close to 8.40pm, contented as I flipped the last page I have stop at for the day, in my mind i decided that I'd come around sometime soon again or as soonest when my time allows, lol, to visit this bookstore again and read something of my interest. Further, spent some minutes looking over my handphone's google search function to search the meaning of words I came across but wasn't too sure of the meaning.
There were some words i came across.
Joie de vivre. I think its spelled as that which is a French word meaning exuberant enjoyment in life . And ikigai which simply means, as by the author, happiness of keeping oneself busy or life, to be worthwhile, :) so what's your ikigai?
Mine. Living life freely. And along the way, not losing the close knitted bonds i have with my family n dearest friends. And to envision myself doing something of my passion in future.
There's no end to this nor a beginning. Just a story to tell.
