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In reply to the discussion: I reach "retirement age" soon. Like in fifteen minutes. So, now what? [View all]DFW
(54,681 posts)And the "where do I go from here" milestone I have just reached is only an artificial one we have set for ourselves. I have met a great many people that I felt was far older than I was, even though they are still in their 50s. I have also met some very young people in their 70s--our own California Peggy being a great example. The actor Tom Berenger, who will be 68 this year, is another great example. Yeah he plays action heroes on film, but he is an avid reader, a scholar, settled in South Carolina (he is from Chicago) because he was filming there, and just liked it. He is thinking of writing a book for the sole reason that he has never done it before--pretty much the same reason I wrote mine (we compared notes). Some people just don't get lucky, and my heart goes out to them. Some people get luck handed to them on a silver platter, and they ignore it. I have no patience for them. What luck I have had, I try to make the most of it and NEVER take it for granted.