A lot depends on what you do with yourself. You're bound to be left out of some things, but there are other things you can turn to. I've remained active in my church community and still sing (badly) in the choir. I also arrange monthly luncheons that bring a dozen or so people that worked with each other in goverment many years ago together. I had to quit consulting five years ago when I was 75 because of a minor heart condition and what I now miss most is getting a call from Inuvik or Whitehorse and being asked to come up and do some work. But I can still read, think and argue, and will keep doing those things for a few more years.
Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Harrell To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION' Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] Idiotics Alan Sill toe called it: "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner." REH From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:18 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Idiotics The other side is the creeping loneliness of loss of friends and contacts. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Hudson Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 3:05 PM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Idiotics Perhaps the reason why we get happier is the same as for choosing/composing newspaper headlines -- enjoyment of others' discomfort. When my father was my age he got great satisfaction in looking at the obituaries page of his local rag and chuckling over the names of his contempories who had kicked the bucket. Perhaps there's a gene that's responsible for this but I find myself doing the same these days. Keith At 18:47 25/11/2012, Mike wrote: In response to REH's grumble on the eve of his 71st birthday, Keith wrote: > Why are you so grouchy at your modest age? You'll cheer up > enormously in the next six years I assure you. When my father reached 70, he remarked to me, "Well, I've got my three score and ten. Everything from here on is a free ride." All but the last of the ensuing 14 years were, if not entirely devoid of onerous episodes, pretty much good years for him. I'm only a few months younger than Ray and also moderately grouchy about the state of the world so I take heart from your prediction, Keith. - Mike -- Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. /V\ [email protected] /( )\ http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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