Peek into Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

In human life, there is always a rush—a rush to accomplish the dreams of our 20s, a rush to settle down, a rush to feel loved. We often forget that life is made of moments, seconds, minutes, and hours. We have to gather the pieces of the moment and let ourselves flow into the wave. The pieces of the moment define inner peace, but we let the rush take control of our lives. We forget if the problem is in our life. Hence, solutions are also available in our lives. And it’s not necessary for us to be in a dark, quiet place to find it. It can be found in a walk in the evening, talking with a random person online, or even in your daily life.

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, written by Satoshi Yagisawa, is a very famous book that narrates the story of a twenty-five-year-old girl, Takako. Takako is at peace with life and suddenly discovers herself in freefall when, on a random dinner date, her boyfriend tells her that he is going to marry in the next week with the girl he has been with for more than two years. Takako can’t vent out on him, she just gets numb. Also, she loses her job, which leads her to depression. After some days, she gets a call from her uncle Satoru, who offers her help in setting up the bookstore. As the story leads down, Takako magically finds herself engaging with life again. The story very beautifully presents a vision of slow life and slow realizations. A very amazing story that wraps up the wreath of life.

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