Life Is Uncertain. Eat Your Dessert First!!!"

After Retirement?

Having a peaceful meal with a calm mind, if God has given enough money for it, why should a person keep running after money even after the age of 60-65?

"Sol Gordon and Harold Brecher" wrote a book titled...

"Life Is Uncertain... Eat Your Dessert First!!!"

"Life is uncertain, so eat dessert first" – dessert symbolizes your favorite activities or the things you love most in life.

Life is indeed uncertain. This truth is even more significant for retired individuals. Running behind accumulating wealth, chasing status and prestige—all these are fitting pursuits during youth. However, after 60 or 70, our focus should only be on our true priorities.

Last week, during a senior citizen gathering, I posed a question:

"How many of you are still fully engaged in jobs or businesses?"

Out of around 300 attendees, 27 hands were raised.

Then I asked a follow-up question:

"Out of those 27, how many are working purely out of financial necessity?"

Only four members raised their hands.

What about the remaining 23? Even if their work is something they like, their jobs, tied to money and salaries, might not offer them pure joy.

So, what should be the priorities post-retirement? Should you wake up early, rush to catch a train, and report to a boss again?

If you're doing the same thing at 65 or 70 that you did at 30 or 40, what’s the point of such a life?

David Poston, in his book "Give Yourself A Break," states that retirees should avoid stress-inducing activities. If you take on roles or responsibilities out of greed for money, prestige, or power, prepare yourself for heart attacks or sudden rises in blood pressure that could lead to unexpected journeys (death).

Retirement requires making decisions that respect your age and life's priorities.

Last week, in a survey of senior citizens, 90% listed their top priorities as:

1. Taking care of health.

2. Spending time with family members.

So, why continue chasing money?

Only 10% of senior citizens said they wanted to work to earn money or to attain high positions. For those who’ve spent their entire lives working, continuing the same post-retirement isn’t the way to live.

What should you let go of after retirement?

Playing politics and manipulation.

Competing with others or envying them.

Trying to erase others’ achievements just because you couldn’t make your own bigger.

Fighting and arguing constantly.

Such habits should end with retirement.

True life begins after retirement—if you know how to live and enjoy it!

One good friend equals one good medicine.

A good group is like a full medical store.

We are all tourists on Earth. Enjoy the "trip" of life—you won’t come back. Live meaningfully every day and make the best of it!

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