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Failure is one of life’s most effective teachers. Though it often arrives wrapped in disappointment, it carries lessons that success can’t deliver. Every mistake—small or significant—offers a mirror that reflects what works, what doesn’t, and how we can grow stronger next time. In a world that glorifies achievement, failure is often seen as the opposite…

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being” or “a reason to live.” It combines the words “iki” (生き), meaning life or alive, and “gai” (甲斐), meaning effect or worth. Ikigai refers to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, fulfillment, and joy in life, essentially what makes life worth…