In a TED Talk, Dan Buettner referenced ikigai as one of the reasons people in the area had such long lives. The word ikigai is usually used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile.
Virginia's 6th Congressional District. Virginia's 6th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state. The district includes Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren counties.
He first entered politics in 1973, when he was elected to the Virginia state senate, where served continuously until 1997. In 1997, he was elected to the U.S Congress, as a representative for Virginia's 5th Congressional District, as a Democrat.