Posted on 01/30/2018 7:23:01 AM PST by SeekAndFind
With a Saviour like Jesus Christ and a promised mansion in heaven, as well as my precious wife waiting for me in glory . . . believe me . . . I don’t want to spend one minute more in this vail of tears than I have to!
Even so, come Lord Jesus!
“My ambition is to get good enough to join the church orcchestra”
That’s great. I started doing that with guitar. I want to learn the blues. When I retire I want to find a corner with moderate traffic, lay down my guitar case and play for quarters, nothing more. I don’t need the money, just want to entertain.
Then I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and there went that. So now I am trying to talk the wife into letting me get a puppy so I can train him to be a rescue dog.
Encouraging to hear your perspective. There are so many mixed messages about retirement.
Sure, retirement can be very bad if that means essentially deactivating and withdrawing. But the way I see it, if you have your health and some financial means, then one is free to pursue life and service in a completely different manner.
I agree with you about genetics, but I think levels of stress play an important role.
I retired at 60, 9 years ago. No one mentioned before, but lately I constantly hear that I don’t look my age. I’ve definitely lowered my stress level as I was self-employed for 35 years.
I played music some before retiring, play a lot more now. I’m a hired gun, have played with as many as 5 acts at once. Cut back to just a couple for now as we want to travel now. I manage 4 rentals (down from 5) so it’s just enough to keep somewhat busy but yet free to fish, travel, etc. Music is great for your health if you go easy on the booze. I have 3 performances this month, two are jazz, one is blues. It’s a blast!
Does anyone know what 55 metric years are in US years?
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I don’t think years are measured metrically.
Just multiply 55 times 12/32, then multiply the result by 32/12. That should be close.
The English system is the screwy one.
I’ve accomplished everything I wanted in my work life. If I assume room temperature tomorrow I’ll die happy. I say Work hard. live hard and die young.
I agree. I'm 74 and people say that I look and act much younger. I have few health issues. I take morning hikes each day in the woods with my dogs. I have zero stress and my quality of life is excellent. My career was chip-making, no old people there, to much stress (Moore's Law and all).
Anyway, to view my best friends, click on my name.
Retired at 56 because I could. Hated job...it was killing me. Continue to see former colleagues and others who worked beyond the time they could retire found croaked face down on their desks. If one’s identity becomes merged with your job it bodes ill. The only exceptions I’ve seen are very specialized and highly educated people like doctors, scientists,engineers etc.
“it is genetics that determine your health and longevity”
I used to believe that — until breast cancer visited, with absolutely no family history. Then I factored in how extreme daily stress in life can weaken the immune system and allow disease to invade. So, I think that, with the absence of the stress, genes are the key.
Dad died at 86. Mom is 93 and healthy — actually traveling via plane tomorrow. She never worked outside of the home, but as a minister’s wife she was on call 24/7. Hope that longevity gene will work for me. If not, then I’m good with going Home. Once in a meeting with our Benefits Director at work I told her, “I don’t mind being dead; I just don’t want to be sick.” Got a weird look.
I retired 10 years ago, and never looked back. Happy. Ditto for my husband who retired five years ago.
IIRC according to common-core math, this is the formula:
Age-in-US-Years = Age-in-Eurotrash-Metric-Years x 9 / 5 + 32
So 55 metric years would be equivalent to 131 US years.
YMMV
A “Machinegun Preacher”, eh. Prayers with you on a difficult yet rewarding, mission.
You need to convert that into a universal system such as dog years. So 55/7 = 7.857 dog years.
Lol
In fact, a lot of the people there knew my father. Also had some high school students and those in between. I learned a lesson in humility last night, though, so I've got some real incentive to improve :).
Got dogs, too. And cats, and two guinea pigs that belong to my daughter, who can’t keep them in her apartment.
I’m married too, and my wife says she’ll keep me off the couch, so I’d rather pick my own activities, thank you very much :)
I take a class in and study intermediate to advanced Spanish, walk a lot, read and watch Shakespeare, go to the opera, travel a bit and occasionally with the wife, eat at fine restaurants.
Well, that too. Although He has been rather silent on the matter, or perhaps I haven’t listened hard enough. Eventually, He will let me know. Perhaps when I’m good enough to do some good with the music, or whatever other skill I possess.
My son-in-law plays guitar in a group that does prison ministries. Perhaps that will be a way to go.
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