19-21 Ageing and Transition
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The author reluctantly returns to Edo in winter, reflecting on his aging, poverty, and seasonal transitions. He observes children’s voices, folk practices, and Shinto customs as the New Year approaches. Finally, writing on December 29, 1819, at age fifty-seven, he rejects obsessive anxieties over spiritual salvation. Instead, he advocates surrendering self-obsessions to follow the way of Buddha, finding ultimate peace of mind as he bids farewell to the passing year.