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NBC Nightly News featured a segment which highlighted a couple who had recently retired, only to discover that the current economic situation had devoured their plans to travel. Undaunted, they decided to try a new career--driving truck--long haul, at that!
It was reported that in their initial thriteen week period, they had visited over thirty states. And, instead of spending their hard earned cash, they were handsomely paid.
Second careers are really becoming quite the rage among retirees. Some do it for financial reasons; others do it to keep busy or for the adventure of it, while still others find retirement boring.
These kind of folks inspire me. They refuse to just exist. They push on past the past. Their motto seems to be: "The best years are ahead of me."
Oftern we hear the comment, "If he retires and just sits in a rocking chair somewhere, he'll curl up and die." This is literally true. Studies show that older people who hold jobs from which they do not have to retire get along best. Those who have a chance to do something creative after retirement, like volunteer work or taking a class to broaden their knowledge in some field, get along second best. Those who do neither go down most quickly.
The body is a closed unti with lots of energy in it. Unless the individual has a way to discharge the energy, he gets into difficulty, and the difficulty is often sickness and/or death.
Are you getting along in years and wonder if your best days are behind you? Don't believe it! Some researchers looked into the histories of about 400 famous men, each one the most outstanding statesman, painter, warrior, poet or writer of his time. Of the group's greatest achievemtnts, 35 per cent came when the men were between 60 and 70; 23 per cent when they were between 70 and 80; 8 per cent when they were more than 80. In other words, 66 per cent of the world's greatest work has been done by men past 60. Feel better?
NBC Nightly News featured a segment which highlighted a couple who had recently retired, only to discover that the current economic situation had devoured their plans to travel. Undaunted, they decided to try a new career--driving truck--long haul, at that!
It was reported that in their initial thriteen week period, they had visited over thirty states. And, instead of spending their hard earned cash, they were handsomely paid.
Second careers are really becoming quite the rage among retirees. Some do it for financial reasons; others do it to keep busy or for the adventure of it, while still others find retirement boring.
These kind of folks inspire me. They refuse to just exist. They push on past the past. Their motto seems to be: "The best years are ahead of me."
Oftern we hear the comment, "If he retires and just sits in a rocking chair somewhere, he'll curl up and die." This is literally true. Studies show that older people who hold jobs from which they do not have to retire get along best. Those who have a chance to do something creative after retirement, like volunteer work or taking a class to broaden their knowledge in some field, get along second best. Those who do neither go down most quickly.
The body is a closed unti with lots of energy in it. Unless the individual has a way to discharge the energy, he gets into difficulty, and the difficulty is often sickness and/or death.
Are you getting along in years and wonder if your best days are behind you? Don't believe it! Some researchers looked into the histories of about 400 famous men, each one the most outstanding statesman, painter, warrior, poet or writer of his time. Of the group's greatest achievemtnts, 35 per cent came when the men were between 60 and 70; 23 per cent when they were between 70 and 80; 8 per cent when they were more than 80. In other words, 66 per cent of the world's greatest work has been done by men past 60. Feel better?
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