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[aid] => mick
[title] => Studying for Retirement
[time] => 2015-10-06 23:12:03
[hometext] => You may need a tutor!
[bodytext] => I still get up. I go to work. I still love what I do. I’ll probably be doing this when I am 72! I could stay home. I could sleep in; or visit new environments! But leisure’s not my strong suit; In truth? I flunked retirement! Some need a reason to get dressed; some need a place to go; A place where others count on them; and faces that they know! Some need a witness to their life; and problems to resolve; And someone who will miss them if they don’t show up at all. A place where they find value in something they contribute. Some like to be depended on; it pays their ego tribute. (I once retired for 10 whole years and took up poems and art; I cruised, I flew, I partied, I gave it my whole heart. I organized my rolodex, my closets, and I cooked! I entertained, I volunteered, my calendar was booked. My house was clean, my garden lush, my afternoons were lazy; I wandered round the local malls, my credit cards went crazy. Til every day was just the same - Sunday, Monday, Friday… and I was actually contemplating polishing my driveway;) I realized that retirement may not be a promotion; And some of us aren’t happy when our backfield’s not in motion! So when young people tell me that they work just for the money; And they can’t wait to quit one day, I find it somewhat funny; That every time that grandkids come to talk of their careers; They know they must give equal time so we can fill their ears; (In that unguarded moment when retirement seems contrary): With stories of those glory days when we were necessary! [comments] => 4 [counter] => 160 [topic] => 44 [informant] => softerware [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Nostalgic )
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