“In the Autumn of Life: Selected Essays” By Hermann Heuvers / Edited by Mikio Hayashi Publisher: Shunjusha Price: 1,800 yen (including tax: 1,980 yen) ~Product Description~ A masterpiece that quietly questions the essence of life. Crossing the boundaries of faith and culture, this book continues to resonate with the hearts of many. "What is the best deed in this world?" —To grow old with a joyful heart, to want to work but rest, to want to speak but be silent, to hope when despairing, to be obedient and calm, and to bear one's own cross. As symbolized by this poem, this book offers words of comfort and compassion to those in the mature stage of life. From the Preface: "In the autumn of life, one wants to leave something good in the world. One wants to sow the good seeds of the heart that have been sown from time to time, widely in the fields and mountains." This is a recommended collection of essays for those who want to reflect on life at their own pace. Table of Contents On "The Best Deed" by Ken Ohira Preface 【I】 What I wanted to be / Memories of Christmas / I climbed a palm tree / Disappointed Professor Hoffmann / The Great Kanto Earthquake / Learning about life in Japan / With Brazilian immigrants / Amanohashidate / New Year's Day poem / West and East / Dr. Spranger's discovery / My enlightenment / My favorite waka poems / My day / How to grow old / Japanese categories / "Thou art mine" / The word "flourishing" / Silence / "I like my own things best" / Why I came to write the Hosokawa Garasha play / The appearance of Japan / Forty years in Japan and crape myrtle / The lowest seat and the value of life 【II】 The skylark of Musashino / The sad sparrow / The nightingale and the poet / A strange world / Attachment / Stone / The forest of China / Being scolded / Philosophy and children / The pine tree under the clouds / Elegantia Divina / Linden tree / Mr. Agire / Two small events 【III】 Kitten / Garden of Light / Children who do not know ambition / The hermit / The patient / In the flow of time / Let's find God in everything / The duty of a young mother / The glory of God and little Emanuela / Zazen / In memory of Father Soichi Iwashita / Lighthouse / Interest / Joy / Saints and sins / About women / Mind and things / Christmas and the back of the world Afterword by the Editor #AutumnOfLife #Heuvers #Essays #EssayCollection #Quotations #SelfImprovement #LifePhilosophy #HealingBook #WordsThatResonate #HosokawaGarasha