Retirement is not easy!
Posted on October 18, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Eduardo Pontaoe
18 Oct 2006
Mr. Edwin Farias:
You absolutely… completely… ambiguously misunderstood what I am trying to say. I did not say retirement is not good. I said, "Retirement is not easy". Two different things. First of all, if you're not retired, you have no right of whatsoever to discuss such a thing. What you said are speculations on what you wanna do…the emptiness of your reasoning which belies your carelessness of inexperience.
Let me open your eyes to the uneasy part of retirement. When you retire, the years of your productivity are over. It's like putting an old horse to pasture when the days of its running comes to an end. Reaching this part of your life when your toils are ended needs some special reaction to what lies ahead or rust sets in. To avoid stagnancy you should be active again. I emphasized part time work to gradually adjust the mental capacity to the changes in a charged environment. Fundraising activities, active church participation, community projects are just the embellishments of seclusion…the involuntary reaction to things that you don't have to do but have to.
Putting yourself in this position… is it enough to compensate for the years when you are a dynamo of production? I believe you don't. You should realize…in America…70% of retirees after social security go back to the work force. I meant those people who still have legs to stand on not those on disability.
You know why, Mr. Farias… boredom. How much time you can devote to social activities? None. I have seen retirees let go life. They forgot the humanity of being alive. I hope you would not be one of those.
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