[Machine Translation] The eminent scholar who vividly analyzed the essence of late modernity with the concept of "liquid modernity" and opened up a new horizon in contemporary sociology will elucidate the concrete aspects of "liquefied society" from familiar events, incidents, and the state of the world. In today's world, nothing is certain anymore, and nothing has remained unchanged for a long time. Dramatic changes in relationships between parents and children, friends, and the opposite sex; recession and disparity; educational problems; the global environment; health and disease; epidemics.... Underneath these seemingly disparate and unrelated events, the author listens to a common tone and seeks a way to live well while confronting the difficulties of the times. A sincere and poignant sociological essay written plainly for a wide readership. New translation and library original.