Sunday, August 23, 2009

There's life after retirement

Sharing these 2 "profound" quotes about retirement life:

"After brushing teeth in the morning, the day's job is done."

Wife to Husband: "Watcha doin' today?"
Husband to wife: "Nothing."
Wife to Husband: "You did that yesterday"
Husband to wife: "I wasn't finished."

One Spanish proverb sums up what retirement life should be.... "How lovely it is to do nothing at all and then rest afterwards".

I guess "doing nothing" is not just stay idling at the "waiting room" to heaven.
Many retirement books dwell about financial planning but very few deal with the emotional, pyschological aspects of losing the "life's identity" - being out of the job market. We are identified by the work we do, the profession we are in... and the world's views about you are set, and you would be "compartmentalise" into certain typical behaviours ...once you reveal what you do for a living. Once you are not working.... you have turned into a "nothing" in this world?
I came across a preview of this book by Ernie J Zelinski entitled "The Joy of Not Working" (for individuals who absolutely, positively want to retire happy, wild and free). The title itself is actively positive as opposed to many books with title starting "How to retire..."
I think this book has a positive attitude, it is practical and it is fun. Will try to get a copy soon....not seem to be able to find it in the bookstores in Bolehland sofar....

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