We do not need certainty for the journey.
‘Ono might even find ikigai in the cup of coffee he sips before starting each day. Or in a ray of sunshine coming through the leaves of a tree as he walks to his restaurant in central Tokyo.
This being present to what is all around us and with in us provides us with what we need for our journey, including our values, talents, dreams, experiences, and friends and strangers who also live in this way.
Now the clouds are brighter than ever, on fire with pinklight, and still the sun is almost here.
It’s as if the promise of the day is the most beautiful – we come alive to the possibility of the day.