I’ve always wondered about retirement… What is retirement? Why should we retire… retire from what?
If you’re working and really dont like your job – then I can safely expect that either you want to quit and retire or you wan to quit and do something else. But what happens if you like your job, you have the energy to continue at it, you have the passion for it… will you ever retire?
It probably all boils down to pursuit of happiness (I hope you’ve watched the film!). Are you happy doing what you do? Do you find it just enough challenging to keep you motivated?
I think using the word ‘retire’ is not right… perhaps semi-retirement or perhaps living ‘your life’ would be more appropriate. If there was no difficulty or hard work in life… we’d become untoned flab… the hard life tones you physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally. No challenge
I really should do a detailed article about this… and start planning something – whether i live that long is a secondary question that needs to be addressed. But since we have no crystal ball to see the future, we have to use the best possible means to figure things out.
Are you working too much? Workaholic? Well, it could be one of the following reasons: 1) you have no clue why you’re working so hard 2) you’re trying to impress others 3) you’re trying to get a promotion or rewarded 4) you have nothing better to do with your time instead 5) you’re hiding in the office because you dont want to spend time with your wife and family or friends! or ultimately… 6) you enjoy it as a hobby and you’re getting satisfaction from it.