Dessert Day at the Lion House
by H
About This Novel
Japan's touching and heart-warming book of the year, a book that makes you laugh, cry, and gain strength from it... What everyone does may illuminate the lives of others. 33-Year-old Umino Shizuku suffers from a serious illness that is absolutely incurable. Shizuku didn't even tell her father, the only relative in the world, so she took a few necessary items and chose the Lion House, a sanatorium on Lemon Island in the Seto Inland Sea, as her last residence. Every Sunday is snack day at the Lion House. Everyone living here can propose the snacks they want to eat in the last moments of their lives. Only Shizuku has not made a choice. Bean curds, coriander, apple pie, peony cake, every snack is connected with a precious memory. Finally, Shizuku mustered up the courage to write "thousand-layer crepe", which was the first dessert she made for her father and the first birthday gift she gave to him.
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I am lucky to meet the Lion House at the end of my life. The volunteers in life are just like the seagull girl in the article, "they sing the same wherever they sing." Everyone in every life course is giving and volunteering. Everyone is like this. It is not a form or a label, but a real life experience.
Like a paradise home
The Lion's House is as desirable as a paradise. If you can spend the last part of your life in the Lion's House, you will have no regrets. I caught a fleeting light in Mr. Sutorisu's expression. His whole person was filled with innocent happiness. Ecstasy, this word must have been prepared for Mr. Sudorisu at this moment. He showed a faint smile like Guanyin Bodhisattva, which only appeared lightly on his face. He closed his eyes forever, and the journey he was about to embark on perfectly matched the word "ascension". "Your wish has finally come true." Madonna let go of her praying hands and murmured to herself. Mr. Sutorisu still looked fascinated and seemed to be smiling all the time. The seagull girl stared at his sleeping face silently. "Even the journey is so exciting." Madonna supported me and slowly walked towards my room, saying with emotion as she walked. "Mr. Sutorisu looks happy!" "So, as I said before, death is the highest level of orgasm." It's incredible. I don't feel sad at all. The reason must be that Mr. Sudorisu ended his life wonderfully and beautifully. I changed my mind and hoped that I could die happily and cheerfully like Mr. Sutorisu. What I want them to take home is not the sadness of death, but the memory of the beautiful sea, sky and light. Because after all, people cannot easily change their way of survival. The greater meaning of life lies in not giving up until the last moment and working hard to seek change. "It's so great to meet you. I will abide by our agreement, don't worry. Next time, it will be your turn to turn into sunshine and illuminate us! My mother said before she left that the dead will turn into sunshine. I believe this is true, so Xiao Shizuku will also turn into sunshine." Tianyang Dijun said. Yes, I will soon turn into sunshine. Turn into sunshine and illuminate the world.
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Official(2)Scraped 2d ago
I am lucky to meet the Lion House at the end of my life. The volunteers in life are just like the seagull girl in the article, "they sing the same wherever they sing." Everyone in every life course is giving and volunteering. Everyone is like this. It is not a form or a label, but a real life experience.
Like a paradise home
The Lion's House is as desirable as a paradise. If you can spend the last part of your life in the Lion's House, you will have no regrets. I caught a fleeting light in Mr. Sutorisu's expression. His whole person was filled with innocent happiness. Ecstasy, this word must have been prepared for Mr. Sudorisu at this moment. He showed a faint smile like Guanyin Bodhisattva, which only appeared lightly on his face. He closed his eyes forever, and the journey he was about to embark on perfectly matched the word "ascension". "Your wish has finally come true." Madonna let go of her praying hands and murmured to herself. Mr. Sutorisu still looked fascinated and seemed to be smiling all the time. The seagull girl stared at his sleeping face silently. "Even the journey is so exciting." Madonna supported me and slowly walked towards my room, saying with emotion as she walked. "Mr. Sutorisu looks happy!" "So, as I said before, death is the highest level of orgasm." It's incredible. I don't feel sad at all. The reason must be that Mr. Sudorisu ended his life wonderfully and beautifully. I changed my mind and hoped that I could die happily and cheerfully like Mr. Sutorisu. What I want them to take home is not the sadness of death, but the memory of the beautiful sea, sky and light. Because after all, people cannot easily change their way of survival. The greater meaning of life lies in not giving up until the last moment and working hard to seek change. "It's so great to meet you. I will abide by our agreement, don't worry. Next time, it will be your turn to turn into sunshine and illuminate us! My mother said before she left that the dead will turn into sunshine. I believe this is true, so Xiao Shizuku will also turn into sunshine." Tianyang Dijun said. Yes, I will soon turn into sunshine. Turn into sunshine and illuminate the world.
