I first picked up the short book All I Asking for is My Body by Milton Murayama at a small bookstore in Seattle. I was looking for a book book by my favorite author Haruki Murakami, and this one happened to catch my eye. It was short, it looked interesting, and I didn't know it at the time, but it put the fight back into me.
The story is about a Japanese-American family in Hawaii during the '30s and '40s. The main character Kiyoshi Oyama is one of two sons in the family. Both him and his brother feel trapped as they waste away their lives fulfilling their filial duty by trying to repay their parents' sizable debt. Their frustrated attempts to overcome their situation and the demands placed on them by the society they live in is an excellent inspiration. This book gave me the strength and courage to dream of a life outside of what my current reality was.
I strongly recommend this book if you feel like you've lost the ability to dream big or if you feel like your current situation in life has you trapped. I hope this book will breathe some life back into you the same way it did to me.
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