Ben by Daniel Shelton for August 31, 2021

From Wikipedia:

Ikigai (生き甲斐, ‘a reason for being’) is a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living.

Currently, raising 4 kids IS his Ikigai.

Actually, I would think his family should be his ikgai.

Oh, they’re gonna play “Where’s Wolowitz?”! ☺

you don’t have to have a reason for living, but it does make the time between birth and death more pleasant

you’d think she would know a bit of the language by now

The Japanese don’t say “sayonara”. It means “final farewell”. They say “see ya later” or “bye”.

I found mine, it’s to live another day.

Long ago I realized that why I am here and what I want for my life are not the same thing. I acknowledge my purpose, but have not embraced it yet.

If I told you, I’d have to make you Japanese. :)