If I had only one morning left
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★★★ New York Times Bestseller
★★★ Overwhelming praise from the media: Kirkus Reviews, Publisher's Weekly, People
★★★ "This book is a great conversation starter!" Numerous Amazon reader reviews attest to this.
“You can choose how you live.”
Six Life Lessons to Find Your Value
Days pass by without a second thought, and mornings arrive as they always do, taken for granted.
Have you ever wondered how many more mornings you'll have in your life? And what if, to make matters worse, you only have one?
Can you confidently say that you have lived a worthwhile life so far?
If you could turn back time, how would you live?
Here are six very special, intelligent, lighthearted, and honest life lessons for those of you who feel lost.
The author, a reporter for The New York Times, decides to spend a year interviewing six elderly people as they leisurely walk towards the end of their lives.
In fact, at the beginning of the interview, I thought I would only hear from them about the hardships of aging.
The author, who prided himself on knowing everything about life, experiences his life being turned upside down upon meeting them.
Through conversations with these people, who were like teachers and true sages, the author asks and answers questions about the meaning of life, the value of life, and happiness, and finds the direction of his life that was wavering.
This book conveys the message that, as long as time remains, we can all create our own miraculous moments in life, and that we must consider what makes our lives worthwhile before today ends. It serves as a warm and wise compass for those who live their lives forgetting the value of existence and purpose.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about a life attitude that enhances their self-worth, anyone who still doesn't know where to find happiness, anyone who wants to truly live their one precious life to the fullest, and anyone who doesn't want to face a day of regret at the end of the day.
★★★ Overwhelming praise from the media: Kirkus Reviews, Publisher's Weekly, People
★★★ "This book is a great conversation starter!" Numerous Amazon reader reviews attest to this.
“You can choose how you live.”
Six Life Lessons to Find Your Value
Days pass by without a second thought, and mornings arrive as they always do, taken for granted.
Have you ever wondered how many more mornings you'll have in your life? And what if, to make matters worse, you only have one?
Can you confidently say that you have lived a worthwhile life so far?
If you could turn back time, how would you live?
Here are six very special, intelligent, lighthearted, and honest life lessons for those of you who feel lost.
The author, a reporter for The New York Times, decides to spend a year interviewing six elderly people as they leisurely walk towards the end of their lives.
In fact, at the beginning of the interview, I thought I would only hear from them about the hardships of aging.
The author, who prided himself on knowing everything about life, experiences his life being turned upside down upon meeting them.
Through conversations with these people, who were like teachers and true sages, the author asks and answers questions about the meaning of life, the value of life, and happiness, and finds the direction of his life that was wavering.
This book conveys the message that, as long as time remains, we can all create our own miraculous moments in life, and that we must consider what makes our lives worthwhile before today ends. It serves as a warm and wise compass for those who live their lives forgetting the value of existence and purpose.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about a life attitude that enhances their self-worth, anyone who still doesn't know where to find happiness, anyone who wants to truly live their one precious life to the fullest, and anyone who doesn't want to face a day of regret at the end of the day.
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index
Part 1.
A very special encounter
1.
What kind of tomorrow will come to my life?
2.
Only by living this moment can you welcome the next moment.
3.
The choice of happiness is up to you.
4.
That meaningful work that enhances each other's value
5.
Love has always been within reach.
6.
Things I wish I had known a little sooner
Part 2.
Last Life Lesson
1.
Fred's Class - "Just think about today.
“You can think about tomorrow tomorrow.”
2.
Ping's Lesson - "Others don't comfort me.
“You have to comfort yourself.”
3.
John's Lesson - "I'm not sad no matter what happens."
4.
Helen's Lesson - "Never think about bad things."
5.
Ruth's Class - "Find Your Own Fun."
6.
Jonas' Lessons - "There is something inside you that drives you forward."
Epilogue
References
Translator's Note
A very special encounter
1.
What kind of tomorrow will come to my life?
2.
Only by living this moment can you welcome the next moment.
3.
The choice of happiness is up to you.
4.
That meaningful work that enhances each other's value
5.
Love has always been within reach.
6.
Things I wish I had known a little sooner
Part 2.
Last Life Lesson
1.
Fred's Class - "Just think about today.
“You can think about tomorrow tomorrow.”
2.
Ping's Lesson - "Others don't comfort me.
“You have to comfort yourself.”
3.
John's Lesson - "I'm not sad no matter what happens."
4.
Helen's Lesson - "Never think about bad things."
5.
Ruth's Class - "Find Your Own Fun."
6.
Jonas' Lessons - "There is something inside you that drives you forward."
Epilogue
References
Translator's Note
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Into the book
“It can happen.
Life doesn't have to be too smooth.
You have to train your mind to be able to overcome difficult things.
Let bygones be bygones.
Then you learn something from there.”
---From "Ping's Class"
To be grateful for something is to acknowledge that the benevolent forces of the universe are at work in my favor.
Life was not a battle fought alone.
It was a gift given to me and a strength that supported me.
It was fortunate to be able to enjoy such things.
---From "Fred's Class"
“It’s the same with our lives.
There are good days and bad days.
But overall, these are good days.”
---From "You must live this moment properly to welcome the next moment"
Imagine being free from the future.
It is freedom from all things that may not happen, except for one thing that must happen: death.
Even if it's just for a minute, the feeling is light and free, like flying in the sky for the first time.
Most of us live our lives crushed by the weight of this future every day.
But if you think like them, anyone can go on a carefree journey through life.
---From "The choice of happiness depends on you"
“I believe there is a ‘butterfly effect’ in my every day.
It's kind of like a moral maxim.
I mean, the moral responsibility to remember that what I do now will affect the next moment.
So I try not to do anything bad.
“The best insurance policy is to assume that the world will get better in the next moment, or at least not get worse.”
---From "Jonas's Lessons"
There is no time for vain dreams.
The belief that there is still time is also a vain dream.
They are busy loving as if there is no tomorrow.
And for any of us, tomorrow may never come.
---From "Love was always within reach"
The good things in life, like happiness, purpose, contentment, friendship, beauty, and love, have been there all along.
We don't have to do anything special to get them.
We already have things like good food, friends, art, warmth, and values.
So we just have to decide to live that way.
Life doesn't have to be too smooth.
You have to train your mind to be able to overcome difficult things.
Let bygones be bygones.
Then you learn something from there.”
---From "Ping's Class"
To be grateful for something is to acknowledge that the benevolent forces of the universe are at work in my favor.
Life was not a battle fought alone.
It was a gift given to me and a strength that supported me.
It was fortunate to be able to enjoy such things.
---From "Fred's Class"
“It’s the same with our lives.
There are good days and bad days.
But overall, these are good days.”
---From "You must live this moment properly to welcome the next moment"
Imagine being free from the future.
It is freedom from all things that may not happen, except for one thing that must happen: death.
Even if it's just for a minute, the feeling is light and free, like flying in the sky for the first time.
Most of us live our lives crushed by the weight of this future every day.
But if you think like them, anyone can go on a carefree journey through life.
---From "The choice of happiness depends on you"
“I believe there is a ‘butterfly effect’ in my every day.
It's kind of like a moral maxim.
I mean, the moral responsibility to remember that what I do now will affect the next moment.
So I try not to do anything bad.
“The best insurance policy is to assume that the world will get better in the next moment, or at least not get worse.”
---From "Jonas's Lessons"
There is no time for vain dreams.
The belief that there is still time is also a vain dream.
They are busy loving as if there is no tomorrow.
And for any of us, tomorrow may never come.
---From "Love was always within reach"
The good things in life, like happiness, purpose, contentment, friendship, beauty, and love, have been there all along.
We don't have to do anything special to get them.
We already have things like good food, friends, art, warmth, and values.
So we just have to decide to live that way.
---From the "Epilogue"
Publisher's Review
“Where does the value of my life come from?”
Six Wisdoms for a Wise and Valuable Life, Found at the End of Life
The author, who was actively working as a reporter for the New York Times, decided to spend a year interviewing six older people with different life experiences and backgrounds.
Years of marriage had finally come to an end, and I was struggling with my career, and I was thinking a lot about how I should live in this world.
I wanted to ask the old people who should know the world now.
What kind of tomorrow are you waiting for, do you feel like life is no longer worth living, what fuels you to live?
The author, who had thought that perhaps the story would be dark and arduous, had the precious experience of having his thoughts naturally change upon meeting them.
Even amidst the inevitable inconveniences and limitations of aging, they all wholeheartedly proclaim how wonderfully miraculous life is, how precious it is, and how precious this moment is.
Through an unforgettable year of life lessons, the author learns the power of gratitude, how to choose happiness, how to truly love someone and be needed by them, how to live with purpose, how to accept life and death, and how to care for those who are precious to him, and he seriously realizes the wisdom essential to life.
When the sky gets dark and the question, "Am I living well now?" starts to creep up from deep within our hearts, we inevitably ask ourselves this question.
I wonder what the value of my life is, what attitude I should have to face tomorrow, and I want to live a better life.
Every moment of life is like the various ingredients that go into a stew.
These ingredients may be too bitter or spicy to eat individually.
But when all the ingredients are mixed together, each and every one of them becomes precious and cannot be left out.
Even if you confess that the past times were so difficult and exhausting that it was hard to look ahead, if you've come this far, you've lived well.
From now on, you just need to find what empowers you, what guides your heart, and take steps forward with a little more confidence.
This special life lesson is for those who want to truly live their one precious life to the fullest, those who want to discover what makes their life worth living, those who still don't know where to find happiness, and those who don't want to end up living a life of regret.
“You can decide to live in the warmth and embrace of things like love, laughter, compassion, empathy, and supporting arms.
“It’s not that they make life easier, but because they are the things we need most when life gets tough.” _From the text
This book, which clearly and lucidly reminds us of the reasons why we should be happy now, was widely circulated and moved countless people at the time of its serialization, and not only did it become a bestseller immediately after its publication, but it also received a great response from various media outlets and readers.
Part 1 of the book contains a lively exchange of questions and answers between the author and six elderly people about the meaning of life and how to live it, while Part 2 contains wise teachings from six life lessons.
Recommendation
“This book reminds me of Tuesdays with Morrie.
“It is a story about not denying one’s weaknesses, but rather accepting them and continually overcoming and developing them.”
_Sus**(Amazon Reader)
“If I could give this book 15 stars, I would.”
_B* (Amazon Reader)
“These special stories told by these six people had a profound impact on my long-term perspective on life.”
_nakla**(Amazon Reader)
“This book is the start of a great conversation.”
_s.
par***(Amazon Reader)
Six Wisdoms for a Wise and Valuable Life, Found at the End of Life
The author, who was actively working as a reporter for the New York Times, decided to spend a year interviewing six older people with different life experiences and backgrounds.
Years of marriage had finally come to an end, and I was struggling with my career, and I was thinking a lot about how I should live in this world.
I wanted to ask the old people who should know the world now.
What kind of tomorrow are you waiting for, do you feel like life is no longer worth living, what fuels you to live?
The author, who had thought that perhaps the story would be dark and arduous, had the precious experience of having his thoughts naturally change upon meeting them.
Even amidst the inevitable inconveniences and limitations of aging, they all wholeheartedly proclaim how wonderfully miraculous life is, how precious it is, and how precious this moment is.
Through an unforgettable year of life lessons, the author learns the power of gratitude, how to choose happiness, how to truly love someone and be needed by them, how to live with purpose, how to accept life and death, and how to care for those who are precious to him, and he seriously realizes the wisdom essential to life.
When the sky gets dark and the question, "Am I living well now?" starts to creep up from deep within our hearts, we inevitably ask ourselves this question.
I wonder what the value of my life is, what attitude I should have to face tomorrow, and I want to live a better life.
Every moment of life is like the various ingredients that go into a stew.
These ingredients may be too bitter or spicy to eat individually.
But when all the ingredients are mixed together, each and every one of them becomes precious and cannot be left out.
Even if you confess that the past times were so difficult and exhausting that it was hard to look ahead, if you've come this far, you've lived well.
From now on, you just need to find what empowers you, what guides your heart, and take steps forward with a little more confidence.
This special life lesson is for those who want to truly live their one precious life to the fullest, those who want to discover what makes their life worth living, those who still don't know where to find happiness, and those who don't want to end up living a life of regret.
“You can decide to live in the warmth and embrace of things like love, laughter, compassion, empathy, and supporting arms.
“It’s not that they make life easier, but because they are the things we need most when life gets tough.” _From the text
This book, which clearly and lucidly reminds us of the reasons why we should be happy now, was widely circulated and moved countless people at the time of its serialization, and not only did it become a bestseller immediately after its publication, but it also received a great response from various media outlets and readers.
Part 1 of the book contains a lively exchange of questions and answers between the author and six elderly people about the meaning of life and how to live it, while Part 2 contains wise teachings from six life lessons.
Recommendation
“This book reminds me of Tuesdays with Morrie.
“It is a story about not denying one’s weaknesses, but rather accepting them and continually overcoming and developing them.”
_Sus**(Amazon Reader)
“If I could give this book 15 stars, I would.”
_B* (Amazon Reader)
“These special stories told by these six people had a profound impact on my long-term perspective on life.”
_nakla**(Amazon Reader)
“This book is the start of a great conversation.”
_s.
par***(Amazon Reader)
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 26, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 328 pages | 456g | 135*200*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791193937112
- ISBN10: 1193937116
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