Introductory remarks.
How will I live the rest of my life?

Chapter 1.
Now is not the time to fill, but to empty.

Age with soft edges
If you look at the world through foggy eyes
Tear down the barbed wire fence you built
Things to throw away, things to keep
Either way, the destination is the same.
Let's take a break from reality once in a while.
A kite flies highest against the wind.
Do you have your own shelter?
As you get older, you have to become more insensitive.
Lower your expectations and satisfaction will follow.
A life well lived is a life well lived.
How will I be remembered back then?
A life that is not abundant but lacks nothing
Use regret wisely
Even if you lose everything, if your essence does not change,
An age where you lose more than you gain

Chapter 2.
It's not about growing old, it's about maturing.

I am most beautiful when I bloom like a flower of my own.
It's not about growing old, it's about maturing.
A life filled with time, not wasted time
There is a view that can only be seen on the downhill road.
A sailor I want to take on the ship called life
A sunflower that only looks at the sun and never sees the ground
Early blooming flowers are also spring, and late blooming flowers are also spring.
The best habits to prevent aging
Don't doubt your steps
Next time you love a flower, just stop.
Winter is not a pause, but another beginning.
You can grow as much as the difficulty.
The desert is beautiful because it has an oasis.
There is no adult who grows up straight without any joints.
What's so urgent that you keep running so fast?
Finding a reason to live is what life is all about.
I am the first person to listen to what I say.
As you get older, you become a more nutritious fruit.

Chapter 3.
It's time to live for myself, not for others.

Why You Can Be Happy No Matter What Others Say
If you're on the same boat, you'll be looking at the same place.
My life is beautiful because you are here.
Don't be afraid of your children failing.
If you put on a warm heart, my heart will melt first.
Just as flowers of different colors bloom on the same tree,
To say I love you means to understand you.
Let's get used to the word together
What you must not lose until the end
Being on social media as you get older
Now we need a dialogue of empathy.
Leaving a mark on the other person's heart
A friend who makes me feel childish all my life
Reminiscing at the bakery
How many friends do you have who understand your heart?

Chapter 4.
Happiness is not something to be saved, but something to be enjoyed.

Happiness isn't about saving
Crossing the sixth stone bridge
If you look closely, you can see everything clearly.
Now I know what's precious
Happiness and memories all have their time.
If you lived doing what you love
The satisfaction that love gives
How to become rich and enviable
Cheers that I couldn't convey to the pupae
A person with excitement is youth.
I have to take it out and eat it when I really need it.
A time as clear as a icicle
My father's only hobby was fishing.
There is happiness to be found when you walk slowly.
The feeling that I am still needed in the world
Now is everything in life

Work information

“Is there a flower path? My life is a flower!”
A book that is good for the mind and should be read once a day, like a vitamin.

When you're halfway through life, that moment comes.
When I look back, regret comes flooding in, and when I look ahead, the future feels distant and daunting.
Children who have grown up before we know it draw a line with their parents, and the spouse we thought would be our lifelong companion has become unable to communicate well with us in words or feelings.
There are many people who know my face, but it seems like no one understands my heart, so I suddenly feel lonely.
What if, at such moments, there was someone by your side who truly understood and supported your life?

"You're Not Growing Old, You're Ripening" is a book filled with warm comfort, encouragement, and wisdom that will keep you company during the sometimes lonely later years of life, and open the door to a happy second act in life.
Let's keep this book by our bedside and read it once a day, as if we were taking a nutritional supplement.
It doesn't matter which page you open.
If there is a picture on the open page, it is okay to just look at the picture.
I hope you can take just one moment each day to gaze and touch this warm gift prepared just for you.
Such time will become a driving force, allowing me to cherish and nurture my life more beautifully.
Beyond wishing for you to walk on a flowery path, I hope you feel that your life itself is a flower.

“It is said that plum blossoms blooming in the snow announce the beginning of spring, and azaleas blooming in May announce the end of spring.
Flowers that bloom early are spring, and flowers that bloom late are also spring.
Humans are the same.
“Whether you bloom early or late, that season is entirely yours.”
- From “Early blooming flowers are spring, and late blooming flowers are also spring”

“It’s time to live for myself, not for others.”
To you who has been running forward without looking back, I want to tell you something before it's too late.

It takes courage to stop living a life that goes on like a hamster wheel.
In his late fifties, the author got off that treadmill on his own.
Having worked for 26 years at a prestigious education company, he lived fiercely for his family rather than himself, just like everyone else.
Then, at some point, I thought that I wanted to live by my own standards, not the world's standards.
I started recording each day, thinking about what I should keep and what I should let go of, and what I should do to be happy and enjoy the rest of my life.
As if doing homework, I organized the things I realized moment by moment in my daily life and posted them on social media.
In this way, the number of articles he had accumulated over the past 15 years reached 2,000, and the number of people who sympathized with his writing also gradually increased.

“If you try to hold on to everything, you lose the power to hold on to what is truly important.”, “Happiness must be enjoyed even if it means pulling on tomorrow.”, “As you get older, your edges must soften.”, “To feel deep regret is to live a new life.”
The story in this book is the wisdom gained through intense contemplation by a middle-aged man entering the second act of his life, and the comfort he wanted to convey to himself during that time.
That is why his writing is sometimes crude, but honest, and easy to read, yet rich.
This is also the reason why his writing resonates deeply with middle-aged people passing through that time and is recalled countless times.

“What matters is an unfading heart.”
10 Mindsets for a Wise and Graceful Second Act of Life

People often say that money and health are responsible for a secure old age.
But just as important as these two is a strong mind.
As Montaigne said, “Old men have more wrinkles on their hearts than on their faces,” the difference between someone who looks elegant and relaxed as they age and someone who becomes listless and cynical is a matter of attitude.
No matter how much money or health you have, a long life is like a disaster to someone who doesn't know how to enjoy life.
The wisdom and comfort contained in this book will help us live a fragrant life, not one that grows old.

· Happiness is not something you save.
Don't be stingy and enjoy it whenever you can.
· Don't be afraid of your child's failure.
Failure is not something that consumes life, but rather something that strengthens it.
· Let's find something that makes our hearts beat with excitement and joy, not fear and anxiety.
· I could be wrong.
Let's have the humility to ask for directions even when we know the way, and the busier we are, the more relaxed we become.
· Even if it's selfish, think that I am everything, and even if it's impulsive, think that now is everything.
· Treat your children generously and independently, as if they were other people's children.
· Early blooming flowers are spring, and late blooming flowers are also spring.
Don't be bound by age.
· Perhaps finding a reason to live is my whole life.
· Let's speak positively.
The first person to hear the words I say is myself.

· Don't do things your spouse hates before finding out what they like.