Month: July 2007

  • Retire Now

    Holy hell, 2 months already. 4 Weeks till Vietnam, 5.5 Months until Oahu/Kauai (I know repeats, but they're both fun).

    As usual, hope everyone is doing well, whether you read this or not, you know who you are.

    Don't really have much to say, just living life as full as I can, and working even harder.

    - The Daily/Colbert Show kicks ass.
    - Anthony Bourdain kicks ass as well.
    - EVERYONE needs to travel more and see the world.

    Actually, I just thought of something. A couple of months ago I talked to a pharmacist who is now reaching the age of 60, although he looks around 40 from regular exercise. He has 3 kids in college, and another one graduating high school next year. I asked him when he planned on retiring, and he replied, "I like to think of retirement as now, when I'm still able to do things."

    This comment has actually changed my outlook on life for the better, and is personally interpreted as so...

    Instead of working for decades building up a future where you become old and are very limited to specific activities and choice of hobbies, one should enjoy the fact that they are able, virile, young, and at the prime of their lives. Anytime I have a task that has been unpleasant or tedious for me, I view it as part of "retirement", the enjoyment of life to be exact. Appreciating the crappy things in life allows me to better savor the better parts of living. By having the ability to aknowledge my circumstances compared to many worse situations around the world, as well as the possible inability to do it at old age. Although I've been thankful for everything that is in my possession, this point of view has expanded my own gratefulness for everything. Retirement at old-age now seems to me that people are saving up to stop working, limit themselves to a particular lifestyle with limits, as you get a grip on life and realize that you may be passing away sooner than later. Enjoy life now, while boundaries are almost non-existent.

    Blabbing stops here, continue doing what you have been.

    Hope to see you all soon, best of luck with everything, go visit a country you have always wanted, you may only get ONE shot at Life.