Japanese proverbs, called kotowaza (諺) can be difficult for Westerners to understand, but with a little explanation they do make sense. On Aging “Fifty to sixty flowers, seventy to eighty fruits, ninety to one hundred mature” 「五十六十花盛り、七十八十実が成って、九十百歳蒸れ盛り」 This kotowaza is sometimes quoted by Kinjō Kaichō. It compares the aging process to the development from flower …