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■ There is a saying in English―"Life begins at 40." So what can we say for Shigeaki Hinohara who first became a best-selling author in his late 80s―"Life begins at 80!?" I'm sure he has opinions on when he thought his life began and it would certainly be well before 80 but he has been a strong advocate of old age not being the end of life. This spry old man, of course, also had another career before becoming a literary star late in life.		advocate of ...　…の主張者 spry　（老人が）元気の良い
■■ Hinohara was an accomplished doctor in the field of heart disease. After gaining his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from the Medical School and Graduate School of Kyoto Imperial University, he began his long association with St. Luke's in 1941. Except for a one-year hiatus in 1951 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, he has been a fixture at St. Luke's.		heart disease　心臓病 association with ...　 …とのかかわり St. Luke's　聖路加（国際病院・看護学園） hiatus　中断 fixture　定着した人
■■■ Now at 91, his current job title is lengthy―president of St. Luke's Institute of Nursing, honorary rector of St. Luke's College of Nursing, and president and honorary director of St. Luke's International Hospital. His accomplishments would take pages to list but it is in his heart disease research where we pick up the story. Through that research he found the key to living well was not only treating patients medically but also connecting that care to a patient's overall well-being.		honorary　名誉上の rector　学長 well-being　幸福
■■■■ This led him in 1973 to set up the Life Planning Center and, as president, he tried to put his pet theories into practice. His main theory is "patient-participation medicine" where medical care is not solely the doctor's responsibility. One perfect example of this theory in practice is one the doctor quotes of a cancer patient wracked with neurotic anxiety over his life-threatening disease. He convinced this particular patient, for whatever reason, to get involved in painting. Ten years later this patient is healthy and holding his own award-winning one-man exhibitions. It's this ahead-of-its-time holistic approach to medical care that has made Hinohara a pioneer in this field.		pet theory　持論 put ... into practice　…を実行に移す wrack　…を苦しめる neurotic anxiety　神経症的な不安 life-threatening　生命を危うくする convince ... to do　～するよう…を説得する get involved in ...　 …に熱中する one-man exhibition　個展 ahead-of-its-time　時代を先取りした holistic　総合的な
■■■■■ Taking his own advice to heart in 2000 the good doctor came out with a stage musical (yes, a stage musical!) based on the best-selling picture book "Happa no Freddy" (Freddy the Leaf). He has also published over 300 books but it's only his publications after his 70s that have led to him becoming a best-selling author. His latest best seller is "Ikikata Jyozu" (Good at Living). Other popular titles include "Ongaku no Iyashi no Chikara" (The Healing Power of Music) and "Shin Rojin o Ikiru" (Living as a Senior Citizen).		take ... to heart　…を肝に銘じる come out with ...　 …を世に出す
■■■■■■ Maybe that revival of a best seller into a stage musical revived Hinohara, as if he needed any reviving. In 2000 he also started a "New Old People's Movement" for seniors over the age of 75. The movement's motto is basically the one he used on that cancer patient years ago―try something new and enjoyable. This is something he puts into practice every day even now in his 90s.		revive　…に元気を取り戻させる

－written by Brian Maitland

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