Do You WANT to Retire?

Many people look forward to their retirement for years before they are old enough to do so. They daydream about all the time they’ll have to do the things they want to do. Or they may think that staying up late and then sleeping in till all hours is what they want most in the world. But do you really want to retire?

For a man especially, the work he does is how he is known. He feels somewhat less a person once this is taken from him, or in the case of retirement, is given up. He is not a mechanic, or a dentist or businessman any more. He is simply ‘retired’. For many people, their work gives them an important reason to exist. Once they don’t have this work to go to every day, they fall in a heap. How many men do you hear of who actually die not long after their retirement?

You may get a great deal of satisfaction from your job. It gives you something to get up for now that the children have all left home and the grandchildren are old enough to go their own ways. Your friends are there. It’s like a second home. Why would you want to retire?

On the other hand, you may have stayed in a job you hate for years simply to get the kids through college. The boss is crabby and someone ten years younger than you was promoted above you only last week. They certainly don’t appreciate your input. You feel unimportant and come home with a headache every day. You only go because – well, what else would you do?

If you fit into the latter category; you hate your job but are reluctant to give it up because you hate the idea of retirement, think again. There are many areas where your expertise could be welcomed. How about traveling to a third world country in a voluntary work capacity? That could be the most fulfilling thing you’ve ever done.

Remember that doing nothing can be really boring. When you are bored, you are not happy. You may even pig out on chocolate so much that you become obese. Then you’d have to give up that bit of sport that is the only thing you look forward to.

But you may have a great plan of all the things you are going to do as soon as you retire. If this is you, make sure you do them. Get out there and have lots of fun while you still can – and forget about growing old!

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