I was talking two days ago with a couple of friends and I asked them what was their dream, and the husband replied: To retire. To which I said: Did you have this dream since you were a child?And he confirmed this to me. I was amazed by this reply given that for me this is my worst nightmare but realized that this may be the case for many people.
So now I turn to you: whats your opinion on retirement?
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jubilaciòn depende de lo que haya sido para la persona el trabajo que desempeñaba si lo hacìa con amor y dedicacion porque era su gusto, seguramente sufrirà mucho , pero aquel que solo trabaja porque necesita seguro va a sentirse aliviado y feliz de estar sin ese trabajo . Por lo tanto la jubilaciòn es sentida de manera diferente de acuerdo a cada persona por lo que yo veo Paulo tu nunca vas a jubilarte por que amas tu trabajo de ser escritor es como una diversiòn para ti y tus lectores no querràn dejarte ir.
when i do get my retirement, i would really love to relax near the beach and enjoy a home on a tropical country ~*-
OS REALISTAS APENAS COPIAM A REALIDADE EXTERNA COMO ELA É, MAS OS QUE SONHAM SEMPRE COM O PLENO BEM-ESTAR FOCANDO A PRECIOSA ALEGRIA, SAÚDE E ABUNDÂNCIA, MUDA TUDO PARA O FOCO MAGNÉTICO DO CONFORTO SUPREMO.
Seu mundo de alegria, saúde e abundância, tem o tamanho dos seus sonhos de pleno contentamento, sanidade e abastança.
Se seus sonhos confortáveis são grande, sua visão será enorme, suas metas serão ilimitadas, seus alvos serão portentosos, sua estrada será larga, sua capacidade de atrair tudo que tem conteúdo agradável alegre, saudável e próspero, que foca magneticamente se torna infinita.
Os sonhos jubilosos, sadios e afortunados, regam sua existência com sentido exultante, salutar e abastado.
A presença dos sonhos de perene bom-humor, harmonia orgânica e prosperidade, faz dos idosos, jovens alegres , saudáveis e prósperos. Os sonhos de plena alegria, saúde e abundância, trazem Bem-Estar para a emoção, equipam o frágil para ser autor da sua história de perene contentamento, sanidade e abastança, fazem os tímidos terem golpes de alinhada inclusão ousada exultante, salutar e abastada, e os iniciantes serem construtores de oportunidades de constante bom-humor, harmonia orgânica e prosperidade.
Nossa melhor idade chama-se PRESENTE e tem a duração do instante que passa para incluir vibrações de alegria, saúde e abundância, em tudo que encontramos e recordamos. Daí, ficamos magneticamente alinhados para atrair e manter o perene contentamento, sanidade e abastança.
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I can assure you that the ones working under the sun or cold outside can’t wait to retire…but will they before they die?
i am saving money for my retirement because i want to enjoy most of my time as an old man.-’;
during the time that i resigned in my work for some hard to explain reason i thought i might like it,cause there are times that i feel tired and wanted to rest. At first i was enjoying it but later on i got bored and so i started looking for work again but unluckily i was not able to get a job up to now and i feel worthless,that Im not a complete person without my work….I think these feelings are similar when you retired.
“Soul receives from soul that knowledge , therefore not by book nor from tongue.
If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination of the heart.”
Rumi
I have been retired for 17 months. although I have seen many beautiful things in the past year not working in my trade has left me with an enormous feeling of despair. I wished I would have kept working. I am in a state of depression I have never known I just pray that I can go on/ We moved and left my grandchidren and kids Now we are trying to get back to Calif
isn’t retirement when men get to go fishing for some peace?
I sometimes want to retire from life ,seriously.I thought it would be fun to be on earth,with struglle,sadness unhappiness,all mixtures,but i realized it hardly gets better.I don’t want to retire from life like Jesus did,actually he was forced to by people coz they didn’t like what he talked about.He created a commotion,outside temple overthrowing ,all those buying and selling going on,he broke the law of people according to people and they punished him coz he didn’t speak like other people.But of course how can he speak like them coz he knows the future and he can see that they all are doomed if he doesn;t warn them.But no ,we human like things which are only sweet to our ears,like money job stability and all things deemed imporatnt by society today by the elite,which can fulfill our vanity and profit,and they close their ears to warning given coz they don’t like truth to be told.
God sent his son to warn people ahead but what did those so called priest do?they did everything to supress and to kill him.
After 2000 years human are still same evEn if God sent his last Hope to people they will do the same,in the end people will never change.Hope tries to give hope in many ways to give them last chance ,to get their attention,but people like those priest assume they know lot and they can handle earth on their own.Now handle it with ur man made paper money and missiles.One asteroids and one flood can swipe eveything ,and u keep on talking about paper thing.
Hope is retiring from humam,i am filling my application of retirement out of frustration.
ANGEL HOPE RUNS AWAY
STORY 2
There is a big fountain in the middle of heaven where all the angels gather to show their reflection on the fountain.This fountain is located in the center of heaven,and the water here is the holy water ,which passes the reflections of the angels on heaven, to earth.All the angels one by one,sit around the fountain and spread their wings and see their reflection on the holy water which gives their reflection on earth, to people to give happines ,joy,hope,love ,goodness, faith,abundance and so on,but they can’t stay there for long.That is why,all the happines joy and love doesn;t last long on earth.People get happiness for short period of time,when angels joy and angel happiness reflections falls on people for sometime,and so the angel shift their position around the fountain so that every person on earth gets their equal share of hapiness ,joy and love and hope.
Angels job is to look on the fountain and give their reflection and when the time is over they have to go back to their place or rather they can do whatever they like.When the color of the water changes into a beautiful seven color like the rainbow,then all the angel know that they can stop showing their reflection on the fountain.But Angel Hope doesn’t want to go away from the fountain,she keeps on showing face on the water eventhough its color has already changed.Her freind joy tries to whisper on her ears saying.* Hope what are you doing ?* over time?,the color has changed already ,it wont be of any good even if you stand here and show ur face and reflection on water coz it won’t reach the earth,anymore.Hope stood there for a while and took a deep breath, and said,*Why can’t we give our hope, joy and happiness to earth forever,coz they seem to need more there than here in heaven.I wish i could be there on earth and stay there so that people wont be looking for Hope and they would know that i am there and they would not give up easily and be happy.I wish i didn’t have to show my reflection only ,on earth,i heard that on earth there are certain places also,where they don’t even know me,and they think that i don’t even exist,but i do exist.It hurts me when i hear news like that,i don’t give my reflection to some of them.But i do and try my best but we have time limit,and i wish this colors would not stop me form giving my reflection to them.
*But what can we do?we can’t go against heaven’s rule,coz if we do then we can’t stay here,*joy added.I am not against the law but i sometime do wonder what if i would stay on earth,then maybe,people would be happy coz they would have Hope with them.hearing this sentence joy opened her mouth and said,* are you all right my dear Hope? coz you are talking the impossible.Haven;t you heard before how earth is? I have heard that,people can never recognize us,and we can’t remain good like we are here,when we stay there.We have to change ourselves according to their will.I have also heard that,they don’t bother whther we are angels or not,coz they like us ,they really do but only in pictures and statues and in movies and greeting cards,and never in real.They call their loved ones angels ,like the two people if they fall in love,the guy calls the gal angel even if she acts like devil.
Both Angels hope and joy laugh and giggle in the cutest way ,and they roll on the soft grass beside the fountain and they keep on rolling and playing and laughing more.Hope also fold her wings and roll like a ball and say*,how funny is that,how can you call devil an angel* hahahahaha,earth must be funny place.They both roll together on ground like balls of yarn and laugh loudly.The grass is softer than any cotton and it is greener than any green and all the angels jump and roll or practise flying on those wide green meadows.After the fountain time,heaven is full of actvity of all the angels.
Then the two friends get tired and they climb down the stairs which is found at the end of the ground.Lets fly to that bench near the sea,joy said,*no you fly i will run * and they giggle and they both fly and runa and reach their favorite spot near the beach.
When they placed themselves on their usual place,hope again opened up saying,*Joy i think i will run away,coz i have made up my mind and i think i will run away and find this place called earth*.Joy wings spread wide open hearing this, out of shock.*Hope don’t do this,i heard that,there are people on earth,they will kill you and they will laugh at you if you talk about hope and joy,peace and love they don’t know us,we only look good in their story books and pictures but not in real? Once God tried to send peace,they didn’t recognize he rand they almost killed her too,so God brought her back to heaven.Haven’t you heard about jesus ,what they did to him?They didn’t believe him eventhough he gave all the proof and they betrayed him and killed him.They will laugh at you if you talk about us,if you tell them about goodness,thats why we all angels fear to go near them.They say something outside and do something else.They only pretend to be nice coz they love fooling each other.They are not true to themselves,and if they see someone different than them like you they call him or her crazy and try to destroy by persecuting them.I have even heard from other angels that their hobby is to kill each other and make fun of others and hurt other.They only become good for sometimes,to get false praise.You can’t trust them.They dont even know what agape is, can youbelive that? and theytalk about love.They only know love means to have a person beside you and like when they want and leave if they don;t like.They also make great value about the phsyical features i heard,they even hurt people if they don’t look beautiful a sthey imagine,and theylove each other only if you are really pretty.*Maybe that is just rumor,*hope cut in the middle,*I don;t believe that people can hurt people with bad words or comment and about their physical features also,we never have those here.*I don’t want you to suffer like him, joy continued.You know how much God loves you,you have evrything here,you are princess.God can give up on us coz he created us but you are his real flesh and blood and heir to the throne beside him and i know he would never let you go out of his sight.You know how much he loves you,more than this earth more than this heaven.He wont let you suffer like jesus and be killed by them,and we can’t change people on earth.They are blind eventhough they have eyes coz they believe, they only have one pair of eyes when they don’t even know that they have inner eyes,and they never even think about it or try to open it.Hope i beg you if you are my dear friend then don’t leave heaven ,i don’t want them to do bad or hurt you ,like they did to Our lord Jesus.
Hope was silent for a while and she could sense joy wanted to cry but she was joy, and she couldn;t so it looked odd,when she had smile on her face coz she was joy but tears on her eyes.It looked funny seeing her paradoxical face.
Hope slowly showed a bag,and said,joy i know God knows i am doing this,i know he loves me and i know he won’t stop me too,eventhough he loves me more than anything.But i seriously believe i am needed on earth.I have put some of my toys,she opened her bag and showed her favorite toys,the colorful stones,I want to give you this blue stone as my gift and whenever u miss me play with this stone.I want to take these stone with me to earth,coz i can’t live without playing them.I have seven color stones and it will remind me of the fountain where we use to share our reflection.And joy please show your reflection on me if you see me from that fountain coz i am also scared of going to earth coz i know they will hurt me very badly ,if they can hurt their God how much me.But i still want to help them.Hope also took off her wings and folded neatly on her bag.I am also taking off my wings coz i know wings are not allowed on earth coz they will kill me thinking as bird.I hope when i will return from earth you will be here to welcome me again.Hope gave the stone and hugged her friend joy and told her not to tell anyone,coz everyone will know eventually .So hope took the way not knowing where to go.There is no ending in heaven but she kept on walking on an unknown path and kept her journey for thosuand days just to find entry to earth.She knew she had run away without telling ,God, her father who loved her more than anything else.HOpe played with her stones whenever she felt lonely but she kept walking in hope of finding earth.
Unpublished book,( short stories)*Hope for everyone*
I think it wont be published anymore in future coz am retiring
This is what I want to say-
(Adapted from song with lyrics written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatra)
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And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.
Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say – not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!
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For all those Folks,
Good luck on Retirement !
Dear Sir,
Here is my application for that “retirement’s job” I have always been waiting for.
It must be varied and a place where I have plenty of room with lots of interesting people to meet.
One where my opinion will matter as much as theirs and where the exchange of ideas will be flowing in a constructive way.
It will involve flying to distant places, talking with the locals even with feet and hands at times when I am unable to speak their language.
The atmosphere will be that of an equal partnership that will be mutually respected and appreciated.
The food and beverages will be taken into consideration for health purposes and enjoyment of all present.
Music will also be part of the social gatherings and will involve an array of local and foreign songs and dances.
Laughing is mandatory and a good joke will be shared at regular intervals.
As a student of life, I believe I fully qualify for that special job and look forward to an interview in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
I am applying for the job.
Soeur Anne, ne vois-tu rien venir? :)
I would retire tonight, if I could, if only to begin anew somewhere else, doing something else, with other people. Retirement, in some sense, is rebirth. At least in the United States, your identity, which was once so-heavily rooted in your profession, finally becomes wholly your own at retirement. Whether you are a bricklayer or a medical doctor, at retirement you become your name again, as you were as a child. Only instead of so-and-so’s son / daughter, you become so-and-so, the retiree.
I saw your comment several days ago about “retirement”. One of the many problem I see with America is the some time incorrect use of a word. Though I do not see you as using it incorrectly. But I do see in this case of “retirement” as being used in a manner that might be misleading.
From my own perspective, I do not see being retired or seeking retirement as an end of life. Or even ending mindset. I have tried many times to pursue my own goal of being a cartoonist. It is what I like to do and what I do, or did till just recently. But since I made so little money from my endeavors. I had no choice but to seek employment to fund my dream. For many years I did just that. My parent told me for many years I had no right and should not be allowed. I did my best to ignore them and continued in my life. In a few years I will “retire” from the Postal Service. At that point I will once agin pursue my dreams.
Symbolically from my life, My former employer a defense contractor then called Westinghouse, 100% of my fellow employes who worked at my plant in Annapolis Maryland died of cancer within two years of their retirement date. I still learn of my from co-workers dying of cancer.
Work sucks. And many of work at jobs they hate. I do not hate my day job. I sometime hate some of the idiots I have to deal with. But you cannot escape from idiots, they are everywhere. You can only hope they have no control over your life. Retiring is removing yourself from those idiots and gain control over your life.
I feel at this moment in time, that drawing, running and training in Martial arts till the day of my death. The day I can no longer do those things, I do not desire to live.
So I look forward to my retirement from the Postal Service. It is not an end but a beginning. But then again I could die tomorrow and never again have a chance. The day after I retire my pension could be cancelled. A thousand thing could happen. I am presented with choices of which none are certain.
I like your books and wish God was as kind and loving. But I only know he exist.
I wanted to retire by the time i reached 30. i actually convinced myself that when i retired i could do the things i loved. i could save a dolphin, teach a child how to read, smile and reach my hand out to a person who needed faith.this would have to wait, i had to work. i did not enjoy being part of the hurry up and rush so you can get to your 9-5. there were mornings i would look around, millions of people, and everyone was the same. the suffering masked their faces and if they felt it was possible,one morning on the way to that 9-5 they would turn up the volume on the radio. it’s playing their favorite song, roll down the window, and feel the air on their face and drive right past that place!
I realized if we are infact not happy with our work, we can bring spirit to it, and when that’s done ,there is no more you can do but to do what you love. this is why we suffer when we’re not doing what we are suppose too. i also realized i can still teach a child how to read and work….
The concept of retirement only really makes sense in terms of a paid job surely. The old accountant that retires leaves his job to go live out his days fishing. So we associate retirement as a concept to us reaching a point where we no longer need to work for money to live.
So your friend has always understood perhaps that he needs to reach a point where he can retire and then do what he loves. Knowing nothing more about him I would say perhaps he sees/saw working as something he needs to do to deserve his retirement.
I don’t see retirement as something to work toward. Retirement for me means death it means I reached a point where I love nothing and have nothing more to give.
The concept of retirement doesn’t apply to, I will always be trying to not retire. Whether I am employed (self or otherwise) or a starving artist painting and writing to my hearts content I will remain ‘unretired’.
Ahhh retirement and productivity – when does our productive life end and where do we find, hmmm – what it is we think we will find in retirement that we cannot have now? is it the money we chase in our work that causes many to so fondly anticipate retirement? that we work to fund something that ..maybe does not exist… that we will find in retirement… do we retire to find happiness or escape what we have built around ourselves for so many years that we are tearing down the very prison we have tried so hard to create? I can not see retirement for myself without continuing to be productive ( and will the society we have created allow us to be that?) and so, is that retirement? haha – to contribute to others well being, be a vibrant part of society, evolve… and maintain the connection we all have… can we retire without the cooperation of all others ?? can we make the world stop spinning? Love, commitment, choice do not end… must we work to have income, or can we move and live comfortably somewhere else on what we have ? Does retirement come without all the trimmings we have created for ourselves? or must we keep them? maybe moving to that place on the beach or to that solitary home in the mountains – or that little village we saw 10 years ago – by creating true joy – we find life and not retirement… where freedom and connection really is…
Here’s a story that’s been making the rounds:
A successful American businessman was visiting a fishing village in Mexico and met a local fisherman. They discussed their lives and the fisherman described his life as such: “The sea is bountiful, so I only have to fish for a little while. I sell some, I take there rest home to my family to eat. I spend time with my wife and in the evening we go to the village square with my guitar and sing, dance, and enjoy the company of friends.” “Well”, said the businessman, “if the sea is so bountiful you could work longer until you could purchase a larger boat. In a few years of hard work you could buy a ship. In a decade or so you could afford a fleet of ships. After 30 years or so you could sell the corporation at an enormous profit and retire.” The fisherman thought about this. “And why would I want to to that?” he asked. Exasperated the businessman replied “So you could spend time with your wife and in the evening go to the village square with your guitar and sing, dance, and enjoy the company of friends.”
Jamás me plantee,la juvilación ,ahora lo estoy y aparte de leer entre otros sus libros y artículos ,no se que hacer,se pintar un poco y no me apetece ,pueo pasear por el campo ,y ya me cansa
Tengo ún único sueño y se que no puedo alcanzarlo,es vivir en algún lugar de Italia,Roma ya la conozco,tengo ataduras espirituales para poder realizar mi sueño,y es mi esposo
Retirement. Isn’t that something created by the governments of our modern day world? My mom retired a year ago after working for 30 years, while having payed into the social retirement fonds. Thats why she can retire because of those fonds. And now governments cannot afford those retirement fonds because teh world is grower older and older; hence, I know that I will never have such retirement back-ups when I am old; hence, I know that I will never retire, somehow I have to keep on earning money for my own sake and pleasure to afford staying alive!
Paul, I did not realize what a lovely friend I had at Blogcatalog. It surely is the same as to say would you like to be free? that’s how I think of retirement. Even if I must be a little poor, to be free is more important.
Retirement is a lovely carrot to wait for. :) When I retier I will not be in duty of the society any more and my time is totaly mine to use as I want. This do not mean that I don’t live now. Retirement is just a carrot in the middle of live, not the end.
Ask this question to a different audience like this here and you will get totally different answers. I think the entries here are not presentable.
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Parfois vore employeur vous force a vous “retirer” Mr Coelho, personne n’a encore mentionne cette possibilite sur votre blog j’ai remarque.
Sometimes, your employeur forces you to retyre, Mr Coelho, no one has mmantionned this posiblity on the blog, I have remarked.
Aftre 55 they thing you ar uslss. So, what is the solution in your opinion?.Where from now?
Merci beaucoup.
Je vous souhaite beaucoup de succes avec votre nouveau livre.
Orbituary printed in the Times
Interesting but sadly true….
“Today we mourn the passing of a beloved friend, Common Sense.
who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as :Knowing when to come in out of the rain, Why the Early Bird get the Worm, Life isn’t always Fair and Maybe it was My Fault.
Common Sense live by simple sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn), and reliable strategies (Adults, not Children are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch and a teacher fired for repremanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Sun Lotion or an Aspirin to a student, but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Churches became Businesses and Criminals received better Treatment than their Victims.
Common Sense took a beating when You couldn’t defend yourself from a Burglar in your Own Home and the Burglar could sue you for Assault.
Common Sense finally gave the will to live, after a woman failed to realise that a steaming cup of tea was hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and Trust, by his wife Discretion ,by his daughter Responsability and by his son Reason.
He is however, survived by his four Stepbrothers :
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else is To Blame
I AM A VICTIM.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realised he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.”
It a shame that Commmon Sense went into early retirement. I thought it had its purposes.
I feel sorry for this person, I believe that many people think retirement is a time to do the things they always wanted to do.. the reason I think it is sad is that so many people put off doing what they really want to do, what would make them truly happy,,and in some cases they never get to do it. Live, love and do all that you want to do in this life or die trying.
(In case you are wondering, I was made redundant, did not get a payout as I had not been there long enough to qualify, with the money I had in my pocket I came to South America to learn new things and do what makes me happy. I get up and the sun is shining (pretty good start) the people are very friendly, not matter how much or how little they have, and every day is a blessing. I have just volunteered to work for an NPO and despite the fact that I have almost no money and no income, I am happy, very happy.)
So, don’t wait to be retired to enjoy your life – follow your dreams, even if everyone around you thinks you are crazy, YOU and YOU alone are responsible for your own happiness.
Retiring means no longer pursuing wealth and power. Well, they are boring and tiring in the end. Retiring means giving ourselves a lot of better chances to pursue what we are and what we could do for the rest of the world. The wealth and power of ours are the assets.
I love working….I would never want to retire….
pour moi une retraite c est juste une période qu on doit passé durant notre vie professionnelle, mais ce n est pas un arrêt complet du travail. car un personne consciente et qui arrivant à la retraite est encore en bonne santé spirituel et physique doit penser à terminer son parcours vital en se cherchant une autre voie pour sa vie.
I would take it as half joke. He may be stuck somewhere he doesn’t want to be. To be released from there can be one kind of a dream. But I believe the questioner meant a bigger dreamier dream. A pure one.
I also tend to forget the pure one and get lost in my daily office works. It’s just easy. But really inside me I’m afraid that I would be rejected. And I must keep telling myself that I do have the pure one and I can be that one and I can be fulfilled by being that.
Reading Mr Paulo’s books and talking with similar friends reminds me that I am not alone and encourages me. I am sure it is the same with other fans. -from Japan.
The definition of retire from the Free Dictionary
re·tire (r-tr)
v. re·tired, re·tir·ing, re·tires v.intr.
1. To withdraw, as for rest or seclusion.
2. To go to bed.
3. To withdraw from one’s occupation, business, or office; stop working.
4. To fall back or retreat, as from battle.
5. To move back or away; recede.
v.tr.
1. To cause to withdraw from one’s usual field of activity: retired all executives at 55.
2. To lead (troops, for example) away from action; withdraw.
3. To take out of circulation: retired the bonds.
4. To withdraw from use or active service: retiring an old battleship.
5. Baseball
a. To put out (a batter).
b. To cause (the opposing team) to end a turn at bat.
[French retirer, to retreat, from Old French, to take back : re-, re- + tirer, to draw; see tier1.]
The belief by most people that this happens at a certain time of life, you can leave the regular working world and rest. Or, follow your passion.
After reading the above definition, I think it’s kind of a silly word. I tell my children to find their passion and give it their all. I may start adding, and…..give it your all till you can no longer do so. In my mind, to find a passion and follow it till the day you die wouldn’t be work at all. Wouldn’t be something you would voluntarily leave or retire from. You would retire the day you were no longer capable of doing it. And, all that as related to work.
As related to a warrior, the first line of the definition says it all. To withdraw, as for rest or seclusion. Which SomeDudeCRO has so eloquently expressed above.
I think many people that is retiring are waiting to follow their dreams and what they realy want to do. I have been sad and so happy that the destiny of my soul wanted me to be myself and understand how I was able to help a larger group of people in the art. My conpany is large, but not large enough, because we want to speak to every humans in the world in true love.
I think it’s important to always remain a warrior… even in respite….
here are the words of the founder Of Aikido..
Those who practice the Art of Peace must protect the domain of Mother Nature, the divine reflection of creation, and keep it lovely and fresh. Warriorship gives birth to natural beauty. The subtle techniques of a warrior arise as naturally as the appearence of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Warriorship is none other than the vitality that sustains all life.
I cannot wait to retire….
I believe retirement is something to look forward to in this modern age. I’m not any close to the age of retirement but I can’t wait to be able to do it. I’d be able to not be obliged to perform duties and earn money for this and that but devote my time to things I chose to do. I’m not sure whether people who are scared of retiring are worried to lose control and adapt to change or whether they are apprehensive of feeling useless.
For the issue about fear of change and loss of control, I don’t think there is a solution unless one can understand the reasons behind it and unless one is self-motivated to find out. I have seen my parents work hard for their own business and being very successful at it. My mum asked me once if she should sell off and retire and I thought that was a great idea now she’s approaching 60. She could enjoy grandmotherhood and devote her time to the community but I think she was worried that she won’t be as ‘busy’ as she is used to and so she is still living the rat race. It reminds me of one of the last sentences in the warrior of the light newsletter ‘The chronically bitter person only notices his disease once a week: on Sunday afternoons. Then, as he has no work or routine to relieve the symptoms, he realizes that something is very wrong.’ although I am sure my mother is far from being a bitter person.
About the feeling of uselessness one might be scared of, I think that there are plenty of things people can devote time to and feel they are of purpose to society. Retirement I feel is a relatively new thing. My grandmother has never worked in her life. She cannot read or write. But all her life, she devoted her life to look after her children, household and her grandchildren. Looking back now, I can see how lucky I was to have her in the house when both my parents were working even though she was very strict and as kids we’d rather stay with the maids. I think in olden days people would have to work till they were old or incapacitated. Now we are lucky enough to have a choice. My grandmother did not have one. I look forward to having a choice. I would love to be able to volunteer to help at this and that, spend my days reading books, going to this exhibition and lots more!!
Either way, things are not always simple. Some people prefer the main course, others dessert?
Retirement, masyado pa po akong bata para magretire,21 years old, pero parang gusto ko na nga magresign sa trabaho ko ngayon kasi mas gusto ko ang social work, ayoko dito sa loob ng office at nagpapalamig lang sa aircon
anyway, I am a Filipino. God bless
Retirement can be very pleasant and painful at the same time. I used to go for morning walk to a public park and observed a group of senior citizens engaged in gossips.They were not in hurry like me which made me feel they are lucky. A colleague of mine revealed his experiences of talking to retirees and concluded that they usually boast of their professional achievements probably as a result of having becomed obsessed with the idea of not contributing any more to the society in general. I started observing people who got there retirements and realized that one uncle of mine (who just got retired) use to spend his whole time sitting on a chair outside his house the whole day.He looked bored with life.I assume it must be very painful when you have nothing to do and even people at home do not want you to speak much.(another observation)
I created a blog on orkut with the name of “Redundant Resources” two years back and asked people of their suggestion on how we can utilize the precious knowledge and experience of these people and keep them engaged at the same time. unfortunately i did not get any thing worth considering. The basic idea is to develop a network and/or a platform where these important people of society can work to bring improvement through their work and experinece. something where all type of skill and experise can be utlized. I’m pretty vague at the momnt and look forward to all of you to bring some clarity. Please help me in refining this idea so that we can start up with something. this can be done in any or every part of the world.
Cheeers!
When the soul is satified then will we die,them we will beam up by God.
It’s little bit like Star Trek ,hello Scotty where are you?
As I said in my first message, I think that the term ”retirement” is either very confuse, misunderstood or twisted and molded by society’s brain washers. So, as a result, we are afraid to retire from paid work, ashamed to retire from paid work and conditioned to think that ”retirement is the end of the road.
No my friends
That’s not what retirement means to me !
No my friends
I did not buy a coffin or had one made to measure and I don’t write to you laying down…waiting to die.
Jean-Pierre used his Grey cells skillfully (like detective Poirot) questioning the meaning of the term ”retirement” and suggested that giving up paid work should be called something else.
Ourios-Anemos comes closer to what I mean by retirement and Adina covers nearly all the points of my list of ”things TO DO” during my retirement.
This month I stay at my country residence closed to the mountains to finish work on the alterations and extension of the house and to prepare the Apple trees for the Spring time.
During my career based on paid work, I didn’t have time for gardening
Now, I do. And it’s work (that otherwise I would have to pay somebody else to carry out)and I do it myself in the middle of nature with the lungs full of fresh air.
Does this sound to any of you, like waiting to die ?
I March I will be going by car to Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Belgium, France and across the Channel to England.
And I will be able to speak…or at least understand all the languages spoken ”en route”
When I was employed I would’ve had to plan the trip to the day and to carry a Stop Watch around my neck
Now, I can take it easy.
Does this sound like ”waiting to die” ? Over a journey of over 3000 Km ?
If my hobby was ”writing” and if I was successful and paid for it would my ”retirement” be called something else ?
A lot of people WORK during their retirement.
I don’t have any nightmares about my retirement.
Perhaps Paulo Coelho could step in and clarify the term for all of us.
Perhaps he was trying to say or to ask something else….
Perhaps we didn’t understand the question
Coming from all the four Cardinal points of the Globe, do we all have different meanings for the term ”retirement” ?
Do the great majority of you still think that ”retirement” means imminent death ?
Do you advise someone like me to drop everything and just wait for it ?
Or should I go back to paid employment ?
Have I been sentenced already ?
I am a worried man now
What does this word mean? It definitely does not form part of my dictionary or my plan in life for that matter…because as time goes by and I grow older I just think about how can I live to continue to do my work, to continue to read and learn, to continue to discover and explore. I just PRAY GOD every second to help me through my 24hr working schedule to continue to do all this…BUT RETIRE – NEVER till God sends for me;-)
God Bless you all
I’ll never retire, it is impossible, my soul is eternal and I’m God’s part of this Universe Infinite in Expansion… I’m here now clean memories and recordings to be happy and serve the His creations. I’m sorry , please for give me, I love you, thank you.
Dear Paulo tank you for share this Divine space. A Paz do Eu para todos nós agora, sempre e eternamente!
“Eu” Sou o “Eu”
OWAU NO KA “I”
“Eu” venho do vazio à luz,
Pua mai au mai ka po iloko o ka malamalama,
“Eu” sou o sopro que nutre a vida,
Owau no ka ha, ka mauli ola,
“Eu” sou aquele vazio, o oco além de todas as consciências,
Owau no ka poho, ke ka’ele mawaho a’e o no ike apau.
O “Eu”, o Id, o Todo.
Ka I, Ke Kino Iho, na Mea Apau.
“Eu” reteso meu arco dos arco-íris atravessando as águas,
>Ka a’e au i ku’u pi’o o na anuenue mawaho a’e o na kai a pau,
O continuum de mentes com matéria.
Ka ho’omaumau o na mana’o ame na mea a pau.
“Eu” sou a inspiração e a expiração do sopro,
Owau no ka “Ho”, a me ka “Ha”
A invisível, intocável brisa,
He huna ka makani nahenahe,
O indefinível átomo da criação.
Ka “Hua” huna o Kumulipo.
“Eu” sou o “Eu”.
Owau no ka “I”.
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To retire, doesn’t means to withdraw from life. It’s just the need to rest. All people around the world are working for 30-35-40 years. So, their only thought is to end the “working years” and relaxing all day. It’s the same as the kids. Do you remember our children’s age? Our thought was to graduate from the school. Inconclusion, i don’t think that retirment is something bad. And dear Paulo, i don’t think that somebody has this dream since he or she was a child, but it results at the duration of our life.
Thanks for your time.
Greetings from Greece.
To retire, doesn’t means to withdraw from life. It’s just the need to rest. All people around the world are working for 30-35-40 years. So, their only thought is to end the “working years” and relaxing all day. It’s the same as the kids. Do you remember our children’s age? Our thought was to graduate from the school. Inconclusion, i don’t think that retirment is something bad. And dear Paulo, i don’t think that somebody has this dream since he or she was a child, but it results at the duration of our life.
Thanks for your time.
Greetings from Greece.
Daniel, After a long ride, my little neurones (now gone resting) reported what I think about retirement. Retireing for me is when you reach a point in your life when you are ready to die: Not wish or want to, just ready. Meaning that you feel you have done your purpose on this earth. Time remaining is spent as pleased for one’s purpose is reached… I’m not ready to retire:)
Thanks
JP
Dear Daniel,
First of all I would like to say I am new to this blog, and that I am surprised how a simple question becomes a real challenge for my little grey cells. I enjoy the exercise very much, relizing I have a hard time explaining what I am suppose to know…! Thank you.
I guess the only thing that “bothers” me is why call it retirement if it is the same…. If it was only different focuses we would say “retireing from childhood, retireing from one job. Why the 2 different words. I guess retirement has a negative conotation to it… (at least to me). I see retirement as a preperation to death, a pause where you can do nothing more on earth and so just wait for death… If it is not that than call it change of career. :)
JP
people has to follow his dream does not matter if the dream it is something impossible because always there is inside us faith enough to get our own dreams . I have always told myself when the died comes I wanna have done all thing that I wanted to do and not regret for the all thing that I have would had
Retirement is a state of mind and heart. May bring a feeling of release.
Retirement is the best period in somen’s life as you have now all experience, have faced many challenges during life, have learned so much, got a dignity, a social recognition, had results, made love and children…Job…
Now it’s time for BIIIIG PARTY,people! I would try to fulfill all my dreams I left away while being too busy with my job and rising my child.
I would travel
I would visit everybody I know and met before
I would practice ALL my hobbies, no mattter what my age is
I would read everything existing on Earth
I woul love my life partner or get one, it depends
I would do parties, clubs
I would eneter competitions with my: new books that I would write, with my new paints that I would learn to make, with my songs that I would register on CD-s
I would go to concerts, theater, circus
I would offer my help and support to people in need, home or in Africa
I would teach others what I have learned
I would practice yoga
I would go to a gastronimic training
I would become an actress
I would be the best friend of my nephewes
I wont ever stop having any activity that I enjoy till the moment I will pass way and…go home to my Parent (I can’t wait for that moment). So, till then, enjoy everything I lef away during my youth. And … damn my age…SO WHAT?? I am now MY BEST ever.
My respects to the retired people,
Adina
Dear Jean-Pierre
You are absolutely right !
The ”rat race” was my life and I have accepted it and enjoyed it and loved it while it lasted.
But life doesn’t have to stop there. Does it ?
If my retirement will be as successful as my career was, I will be a very, very happy man indeed and still prepared to accept the magic
really dont know…some feelings are negative: perhaps no useful work, no sufficient money, perhaps loneliness…
other feelings are better: more of to-do-what-I-want-to-do, more freetime…
Dear all…
perhaps the man that dreams of retiring does not see the meaning in every action and experience that has right now, but instead feels that his work and his life is monotomous or meaningless and is perhaps hoping to find some meaning in retirement when he can rest more and have some free time…..
or maybe we need something to look forward to…. some small hope that things will be better when….this or that happens!
Who knows how long we will live!!! we may not even make it to retirement age!!! make the most of everyday, learn something from each day to better yourself, accept and enjoy it,
If he is not happy with his life now…. how can he expect to find any extra relief in retirement? when I say ‘not happy with his life’ what i mean is.. how can he be happy with today if he is always looking forward to tomorow?
just finished reading The Devil and Miss Prym…..anyone want to discuss it?
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