This is a great book, filled with valuable insights.
 
I think it’s a very important book for people to read today, when human life is often devalued, people’s sense of duty and humanity is being lost, and materialism and gluttony are everywhere.
 
When I finished it I made my husband read it, and now our kids are reading it as well.

(Female, age 65)

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Helped me rediscover a sense of joy

Just as the title suggests, as I was reading, I felt as if I was receiving one bouquet of flowers after another. I also felt that the book gave me increased confidence about going forward in my life in a positive way.
 
Since my divorce, I had been feeling like a failure in life—that is, until I read this book and rediscovered my sense of joy in life and the strength to face life’s challenges. Thank you.

(Female, age 29)

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Like an encyclopedia of human experience

One day my dad brought this book home for me. At first I thought it looked like something only adults would read, but eventually I got into it, and I learned a lot.
 
It seemed to me that it’s like an encyclopedia of human experience. I haven’t experienced much myself yet, so I’m glad that I found this book. I think it’s useful for me to read and think about. Maybe it can help me avoid making big mistakes in my life.

(Female, age 13)

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Birthday present from my mom 

My mother got me the book for my birthday. I’m reading it for the third time now. I would like to be able to think about things in the same way that the people in this book do. I feel like it has already changed my way of thinking a little bit. Thanks for such a good book!!

(Female, age 15)

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Thank you for reminding me of important truths

I needed this book. It has helped me reevaluate the way I live. I would have liked to have read it sooner. My life probably appears satisfying to others, but for a long time I have felt that something essential is missing. It’s my children who have suffered as a result. This book made me see that more clearly.

(Female, 58)

All of the stories in this book are quite simple, and yet they are all things that I had gradually forgotten. Reading it, I almost felt ashamed of the way I had overlooked these things until now. I plan to reread it regularly. Once a month might be too ambitious, but I will definitely manage to read it once a year from this point. I hope that by doing that I can inscribe these truths on my heart.

(Osaka, female, age 27)

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From a teenaged reader

I read this book and started to think for the first time about the way I live and my actions. Until now I really only thought about myself and didn’t worry too much about anyone else, but now I have started to try to think about other people’s feelings or points of view. This is the first book I actually paid for and read all the way to the end. It’s really helped me.

(Female, age 19)

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When work and human relationships get to be too much …

This book makes you feel like you have energy to face the future. When I read it, I realized that all the things I’d been worried about were actually quite simple—what a relief! I was able to change my way of thinking, and I think I’ve been able to respond more warmly to the people around me.

(Female, age 35)

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A book for the whole family

The second time I read this book, my eight-year-old read it with me. The book really affected me, because it reminded me of things I had almost forgotten. I’ve given it friends who have kids, because I think any parent would benefit from reading this book. I feel almost like it was written just for me.

(Female, age 36)

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I’m reading this book for the second time.

I also am having my daughter, who’s getting married next year, read it, because I hope it will help her get a good start in life. I’m going to make her boyfriend read it too!

 (Male, age 57)