retiement at 40

Hmmm. Very good Pericles. In fact, I'd say the vast majority of politicians represent the first half of that question posed to your sons. Ambition affects others while talent is just something hanging from your toolbelt.

 

"Pericles, why would you want to /iss on anothers dreams, wether its a "pipe" dream"
Often I wonder, (biting my tongue) whether it appropriate to give these fellas a reality adjustment. Hell isn't happiness is a state of mind? Dreaming = doing?

"Last weekend, I put this question to my teenager sons, "What is worse ambition without ability or ability without ambition?
Better they learn life is cruel and plan accordingly"

Then anything else is a bonus.

Somewhat over sensible and even-keeled you are, pericles. Bet you are a mentor..... or a quaker.

 

Roly,

You must understand that I am certainly no mentor. I haven't got the patience for it, but you are most welcome to learn. As for being a Quaker and turning the other cheek? Not a chance! In my wild and woolly days, I was the school bully.

Since then of course, I have mellowed with the years and I now live my life by these straightforward diktats. Political Correctness and Socialism are Communism, plain and simple. I say "Stand up straight and don't look for handouts. A man's duty is to protect and provide for his family. If he hasn't got the brains nor the balls, shoot him, in order to encourage the others."

Society still requires hewers of wood and drawers of water, who may work hard but, as they don't work smart, they are at a disadvantage. Like the pox, the poor it seems, will always be with us.

Between 1948 and 1953 my family and I lived in NZ, as my father was sent over there by Glaxo UK to take charge of a subsidiary company that needed better management. He turned the company around in five years and we returned home. In those years, a trip to the pictures demanded wearing Sunday best clothes and a guarantee of returning home with fleas. My parents' technique of getting rid of them was to get warm in bed, then rapidly strip off the bedding and catch the fleas on a bar of soft soap and cut them in half with a knife!!!!

Now I've retired, I thought I'd return for a vacation. Have things changed?

Would I get in?

Pericles

 

Pericles,
what do you do for a living?

 

#18. I am now retired.

I took summer work from age 16 and full time at 19. I went to night school, then earned day release. I am self taught in most things, because I have a burning desire to know everything about anything. Since 1965, sales and marketing was where I earned my living. I am good at it, so eventually I went into business for myself. Since being divorced from their mother in '92, I have raised and educated my three sons 25, 19 & 17 (yesterday) as self assured, free men. In other words, there is no freedom without responsibility and all actions have consequences. They understand they are free to do whatever they want and as such, choice costs. The ultimate choice is not to believe in life after death and, it necessarily follows, there is no need to have gods.

I am widely read in sciences, world history, geography and other related subjects because, ever increasing scientific research tells us much, much more than any religion ever can, about our origins and how we clever apes got lucky. The evolution of our branch of humans nearly came to a halt 74,000 years ago. Imagine, no boat building forum!

http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/originals/Weber-Toba/textr.htm

http://www.jqjacobs.net/anthro/paleo/bottleneck.html

You will be delighted to know that are not alone, however.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070215134529.htm

There you have it. A longer answer than you expected, I daresay.

Pericles

 

"Perlime" One of the most valued properties of the "english" language is that so many nations can mis pronounce and slant the vocabulary ... and still the majority can comprehend the message.

... well except for the black american version. smile

Yes, I am envious or those who can observe a Benny Hill emision and be Brit-witted enough to understand every joke he utters. smile

cheers!

 

Hi, nero!
I'v just been some days ago at Marseille. I did'nt know it. Nice city and nice restaurants!
Cheers.

 

I never want to retire. The world is a big place and much to do and much to see and much to learn and too many fishes to catch just yet.

Everyone I saw that retired at ANY age went OLD in about two years. They say that men die before their wives because they want to, but I'm going to break the chain

Everyone I saw that never retired and kept involved with all kinds of things and does some work - and work can be your own stuff too - still looks like when I last saw them.

I don't want to die and get up There and They ask me why I haven't cought enough fish, or Eh ! Gee whiz, you're so dumb, didn't you learn ANYTHING down there ? Why have you not built that boat when you were down there ? You're not an example to your children, you're a WARNING to them !!

You have to be clever about this. I have so many projects to do that my wife says if I age to 500 I won't get them all done. Now if my WIFE admits to something you can know it's the truth, and I don't mind getting to 500 years old Too many pretty girls around in any case.

I never want to retire.

 

Don't worry, the last lift-ride won't be going up …

 

Oh no Dannish, see, that's where you're defenately wrong, it is going to be up ! Just as you don't back up into prosperity (in the past) you have to go foreward to it

 

In modern society, retirement should happen between 22 and 40 years old. Work after 40 should be the most productive and the least errant.

 

Perry,
may I suggest you the reading of the ex-atheist and Oxford professor Alister McGrath's "The Dawkin Delusion"? (SPCK, London 2007). Even if you do not agree with the author, you'll probably find it an interesting reading. It would be fair to read first Dawkin's "The God Delusion"
Cheers.

 

Pericles,

I sent you a PM.

 

pericles
Save it for someone who gives a ****. We don't .
Brent

 

Hmm, someone seems mighty offended …