All your life you have worked towards building a career , building a house, building a family. And now you don’t have much to work on, does this mean we are done with our life’s purpose ? I was researching for this blog and found a video of guy on youtube who was an 86 year old, this guy lost his wife early and mostly lives alone. He says he liked the profession in which he was working when he was younger. And continues to do it till this date and this has given him some meaning to his existence. The thoughts that come to you after you retire are often bitter.
Over time as you age you become wiser , your body becomes slower , your ego probably grows larger, and maybe you have some health issues. Now after you’ve worked hard and have had many mini purposes all your life. The only thing you have time for, is with your own thoughts and this can get bad with time if you don’t work on it as an individual. Now this sounds scary.
While looking for solutions i found that not spending time with other seniors and spending time with people who are young changes your perspectives and helps you become less bitter. Now keeping an open mind at all times does help in interacting with people as well. The other solution is finding something to work upon, take up a consultant work or some daily hobby, this might give your life some kind of daily goal and ultimately make you a better retired person.
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