Thus far I am not that impressed with what I see when people retire. I mean, I can understand not wanting to continue going back to the same rut, but it seems to me that the emptiness of not being a part of something greater would be daunting.“When the healthy pursuit of self-interest and self-realization turns into self-absorption, other people can lose their intrinsic value in our eyes and become mere means to the fulfillment of our needs and desires.”
P. M. Forni
I am not impressed with the freedom of not having anything in particular to do. I am even less impressed with the way that people pursue trivialities and label them as the center and focus of their lives.
I know a lot of folks my age who are retired. I don't think the bulk of them are all that pleased with what they are seeing there. Oh, don't get me wrong, a whole bunch of them tells me about the fabulousness of their lives, but, with a few notable exceptions, most of them have the air of someone who is trying to convince themselves along with you.
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