Ikigai

I am one of the Twitterati. On top of that am an ardent SRK follower on Twitter - one of the very few learned bollywood celebrities. He writes from the soul.

Few minutes back, I read this post by SRK where he wrote about "Ikigai". As the above placed image says - "Ikigai is a reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning"". Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an Ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. SRK's Ikigai was the "Magic".

The moment I read this post, something spurred inside me. I thought, do I have an Ikigai?

I know if for a fact that I haven't ever done a deep soul search to zero in on what is it that awakes me every morning or the real purpose of my life. But I do know that there are so many things that I want to do and these wake me up every morning.

I wake up with the desire to travel where I have never put my foot.

I wake up with the desire that someday soon I want to offer food at a Gurudwara dearest to me.

I wake up with the desire to make a difference at work.

I wake up with a determination to make my dear ones smile.

I wake up with the desire to write something that tugs at my heart.

I wake up with the desire to get drenched on a beach.

I wake up with the desire to sit in the "Valley of Flowers" and ponder mindlessly.

I wake up with the desire to bungee jump and scream my throat out with excitement.

I wake up with the desire to touch the coral reefs.

I wake up with the desire to make my cute cub smile each day.

I wake up with the desire to dirty dance with abandon.

I wake up with the desire to see the sun rise before me...floating around a mist of clouds.

I wake up with the desire to be with who the heart desires, forever.

And the list goes on. All these have been on my mind yet  I have not really done much to make these a reality. Thus, I want this change...I want to rouse from my self created slumber and make way for my desires...soon...very soon....