Introduction

Part 1.
The Spring of Old Age - Sixty, Awareness of Aging and a New Beginning

1.
About aging
Increasing the prescription of your glasses
I decided to live long and thin
I want to grow old like this person
Couple's Game
To me who doesn't learn anything new

2.
Family story
To you who sheds your persona
I thought my mom didn't like flowers.
Thoughts on thorns
Send them off happily
We welcome you with open arms

3.
My World
Confessions of an Introvert
Science-type person, humanities-type person
The meaning of writing
I saw an angel
The sweet "Night Yanggaeng" that I also want
Hidden Red

Part 2.
Summer of Old Age - A Journey to Find Your Own Color

4.
Things I like
Morning Cafe
A room of one's own
Thank you, decaffeinated coffee!
The joy of table tennis
Friends who make my life worth living
I fell in love with the beast too
Movies are the multiverse I live in.

5.
A journey that expands boundaries
I go to the museum to think
Expanding My Limits at Museum 'San'
Three paths leading to 'Semiwon'
St. Stephen's Cathedral Catacombs Tour
The Kiss at the Belvedere Museum
I want to live in a Hanok

6.
Reading is my strength
“I don’t want to do it.”
Where does all this trash go?
The temptation to fit the world perfectly into a mold
What if there were pills that you could take instead of food?
Identity that divides 'us' and 'them'
The value of useless things

Part 3.
Autumn of Old Age - Enlightenment and Maturity in the Later Years

7.
About time
Time flowing in a spiral
Draw a timeline of your life
A Journey Back to Cosmic Dust
Jeju's "Supungseok Museum," an architecture steeped in time
Check off your bucket list

8.
Enlightenment in old age
Courtesy of things that disappear
Nevertheless, in the new year
A letter from the unconscious
If I had known this when I was young, would I have lived differently?
A person who sees the future
Soul Bead

Part 4.
The Winter of Old Age: Parting from Those Close to You, and the End

9.
Farewell to my parents
Becoming a Parent's Parent
Father carrying a school bag
I liked my mom's piano
Mom, you should have played when you were young too.
Clean up your parents' house
Farewell to my father
Farewell to Mom
There will be no next spring
Sealing time with parents

Conclusion

Memento Mori and Bucket List,
The reason that connects life and death

Accepting 'aging' and becoming mature
The wisest way

In the latter half of life, when we experience various forms of separation, including from family, ordering the flow of things must begin with careful reflection on the meaning of finite time.
In particular, as in the meaning of 'memento mori', which means 'remember that you will die', the process of recognizing and accepting the natural order that will come between life and death is important.
The lives of those who recognize death and live their remaining lives preciously and those who do not are bound to be qualitatively different.

Additionally, the author emphasizes the importance of writing and reading to understand 'aging' as a process of maturity rather than simply aging.
As long as we live, we are constantly changing.
Even in old age, the process of learning and mastering must continue.
Reading and writing are important guides in this process of growth.


The author's words, that he wants to convey empathy to his generation and wisdom to the younger generation, are more than enough to encompass the message of this book.
A must-read for anyone seeking a healthy and mature old age, finding the right balance between the past and the future.