As humanity nature, humankind, retired. The retired means,”VICTORY” not by arms or sophisticated weapons. Those who retired from service from government employees or companies employees all are retired. After retired from service, they are no longer under bind of the office works, office rules and regulations etc. automatically, retired people are emancipated and liberated from the bandage office rule and regulation and no more official control for office business freedom.
Retired people, whether they like go or not. Whether, they like to work or not it is upto their wishes, nobody forcibly order them to obey the order. That means, as if retired people are more or less “MONARCH” life. But no one tend to think that after retirement, one is nearing the end of the road. No, it need not be. It counts instead, be the beginning of the best years of life. People who retired will have to face two major problems- how to minimize expenses and how to occupy himself/herself. In practice, this change will affect the women of the house-in her role as wife. So planning for a life of retirement is as important as planning for a career or marriage.
What are basic points to think of before retirement? The major one concerns the mind and health. Developing some degree to detachment is helpful. “Retired” does not mean old and inefficient. You are retired to pay the way for younger generations or persons tec. “Think seriously, who will look after you, after you retire? The government or the companies from which you retired, or your neighbourhood or relatives? None of them. Ultimately, it is your family that will take care of you. So it is always wise to consult your family in all matters.
The following classified retired people under five categories should remebembered viz:
1) The matured individual. Adaptable and realistic, he/she takes constructive vie of the situation.
2) The rocking-chair individual who lean on other and is inclined to take life easy.
3) The armoured individual. Highly disciplined, strong willed, he/she wants to remain active always, “The Boss”.
4) The angry individual who keeps blaming everyone for everything.
5) The self-hating individual who withdraws into himself/herself for all his/her, misfortunes.
It categories 2,3,4 and 5 are unprepared for their retirement, they will soon feel a vacuum and end up making themselves and others un-happy. Mature individual, on the other hand, will take a positive attitude to retirement, lead a happy life and make their family happy too.
Retirement is not something that everyone to come to terms with. A house wife has no retirement, Doctors, business persons. Lawyers, film artists and farmers are always seems to be working. After retirement, people will be surrounded by age group in the family and in the neighbourhood. Irrespective of what you and your attitude were before, you should start adjusting yourself to everything and everybody around.
The maxims for a peaceful retired life are as follows:
1) Be a good listener. You should not always talk about yourself, your office life and what you use to do. You should allow others to talk. By careful listening and helpful suggestions now and then, you would make yourself a good adviser to the young at home or outside as well.
2) Avoid the temptation to be always critical. Everyone has ideas and it you find fault with everything, you run the risk of becoming unpopular in your own house. You may involve yourself in family affairs, but should not interfere.
3) Be affable and develop contacts with your neighbours and family members instead of dominating.
4) Show interest in your family and make the members feel important. Encourage them and learn to appreciate them their works, their role in the family. This will help you establish a closer link and intimacy with them and gain their respect.
5) Outward appearance is always important. Do not look shabby or sad just because you are retired. You can always be the smart guy by dressing well. Remember you are “retired” not “tired”.
6) Keep yourself healthy. Prior to retirement have a through medical checkup if any symptoms on ailment are there, have them treated in time and have follow up even. Fix the diet in consultation with the doctor.
7) Engage yourself in a recreational activity or develop a hobby which will enable you to occupy yourself after retirement. Think of the plight of those who have to work till the end-labourers, coolies, cooks and so on a low pension.
Compared with them, are you not better off?
If you want to be happy, think of others. If you want to miserable and cry think of yourself only. He/she is good is free through he/she is a slave, he/she is evil is a slave though be king Queen. Happiness is a hard thing to achieve because it comes only by making others happy. Cheerful mind cures and wardoff all mental and physical diseases. Weary makes people prematurely old, the joy of heart makes the person face fair. Count your life by smile not tears, court your age by friends not years. The world is like a mirror it you weep. If weep at you if laugh it at you. A loving people will live a loving world. Hostile people will live hostile world, everyone you meet is your mirror. Pure heart and blameless life, those people are filled with joy and peace. The fear of the Lord God adds a length of life but the years of the “WICKED” are cut short. (Proverb. 10:27)
N.B. “MANY RETIRED PEOPLE DO NOT EXERCISE OR PRATICE BEHAVING OF HAPPY LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT.”THUS, THEIR APPERANCE “MELANCHOLY”.
Retired people, whether they like go or not. Whether, they like to work or not it is upto their wishes, nobody forcibly order them to obey the order. That means, as if retired people are more or less “MONARCH” life. But no one tend to think that after retirement, one is nearing the end of the road. No, it need not be. It counts instead, be the beginning of the best years of life. People who retired will have to face two major problems- how to minimize expenses and how to occupy himself/herself. In practice, this change will affect the women of the house-in her role as wife. So planning for a life of retirement is as important as planning for a career or marriage.
What are basic points to think of before retirement? The major one concerns the mind and health. Developing some degree to detachment is helpful. “Retired” does not mean old and inefficient. You are retired to pay the way for younger generations or persons tec. “Think seriously, who will look after you, after you retire? The government or the companies from which you retired, or your neighbourhood or relatives? None of them. Ultimately, it is your family that will take care of you. So it is always wise to consult your family in all matters.
The following classified retired people under five categories should remebembered viz:
1) The matured individual. Adaptable and realistic, he/she takes constructive vie of the situation.
2) The rocking-chair individual who lean on other and is inclined to take life easy.
3) The armoured individual. Highly disciplined, strong willed, he/she wants to remain active always, “The Boss”.
4) The angry individual who keeps blaming everyone for everything.
5) The self-hating individual who withdraws into himself/herself for all his/her, misfortunes.
It categories 2,3,4 and 5 are unprepared for their retirement, they will soon feel a vacuum and end up making themselves and others un-happy. Mature individual, on the other hand, will take a positive attitude to retirement, lead a happy life and make their family happy too.
Retirement is not something that everyone to come to terms with. A house wife has no retirement, Doctors, business persons. Lawyers, film artists and farmers are always seems to be working. After retirement, people will be surrounded by age group in the family and in the neighbourhood. Irrespective of what you and your attitude were before, you should start adjusting yourself to everything and everybody around.
The maxims for a peaceful retired life are as follows:
1) Be a good listener. You should not always talk about yourself, your office life and what you use to do. You should allow others to talk. By careful listening and helpful suggestions now and then, you would make yourself a good adviser to the young at home or outside as well.
2) Avoid the temptation to be always critical. Everyone has ideas and it you find fault with everything, you run the risk of becoming unpopular in your own house. You may involve yourself in family affairs, but should not interfere.
3) Be affable and develop contacts with your neighbours and family members instead of dominating.
4) Show interest in your family and make the members feel important. Encourage them and learn to appreciate them their works, their role in the family. This will help you establish a closer link and intimacy with them and gain their respect.
5) Outward appearance is always important. Do not look shabby or sad just because you are retired. You can always be the smart guy by dressing well. Remember you are “retired” not “tired”.
6) Keep yourself healthy. Prior to retirement have a through medical checkup if any symptoms on ailment are there, have them treated in time and have follow up even. Fix the diet in consultation with the doctor.
7) Engage yourself in a recreational activity or develop a hobby which will enable you to occupy yourself after retirement. Think of the plight of those who have to work till the end-labourers, coolies, cooks and so on a low pension.
Compared with them, are you not better off?
If you want to be happy, think of others. If you want to miserable and cry think of yourself only. He/she is good is free through he/she is a slave, he/she is evil is a slave though be king Queen. Happiness is a hard thing to achieve because it comes only by making others happy. Cheerful mind cures and wardoff all mental and physical diseases. Weary makes people prematurely old, the joy of heart makes the person face fair. Count your life by smile not tears, court your age by friends not years. The world is like a mirror it you weep. If weep at you if laugh it at you. A loving people will live a loving world. Hostile people will live hostile world, everyone you meet is your mirror. Pure heart and blameless life, those people are filled with joy and peace. The fear of the Lord God adds a length of life but the years of the “WICKED” are cut short. (Proverb. 10:27)
N.B. “MANY RETIRED PEOPLE DO NOT EXERCISE OR PRATICE BEHAVING OF HAPPY LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT.”THUS, THEIR APPERANCE “MELANCHOLY”.
(Rikhyo K. Lotha) NCS. (Rtd)
Sr. Citizen Social Worker.
