Ikigai For Teens: Finding Your Reason For Being
Based on the Japanese philosophy of finding purpose and contentment in everyday life, this teen-focused adaptation of an international bestseller brings a genuinely compelling idea to a younger audience. The concept at its heart is simple but surprisingly profound: every person has an ikigai, a personal reason for being. Some have already found it. Others are carrying it around without knowing it's there. According to Japanese tradition, discovering it is one of the keys to a long, active, and fulfilling life. García and Miralles first explored these ideas in their widely translated adult title, which has now been published in more than 49 languages. Here, they've reshaped that material with teenage readers firmly in mind. The result is a book that feels less like a self-help manual and more like an invitation. It acknowledges that the path to self-knowledge is rarely straight, that you'll sometimes feel uncertain or a little lost, but argues convincingly that pressing on is worthwhile. The destination, after all, is nothing less than your own reason for existing. There's something quietly exciting about that framing. It treats young readers as people with genuine interior lives and real questions, not just an audience in need of motivation. A thoughtful, grounded read for any teenager starting to ask the bigger questions.
- Author: Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
- Publisher: Scholastic Inc
- Genre: Personal Development
- ISBN: 978-9354712098
- Pages: 176 pages