Retirement comes in two colors: grey and silver.
Our assumptions about this stage of life are often gray things. This comes from what happened to Mom and Dad or Grandpa. They retire and travel. They retired, accepted woodwork... or quilted... or played golf. They retired and retreated to other parts of the world. They retired and almost disappeared. Gray is not very obvious. Or very interesting. Occasionally, they have left, but usually they have been forgotten by culture for a long time.
Is this method inevitable? Does this have anything to do with people who are now retired?
Only they choose it. In addition to moving to Palm Springs or playing golf every Friday, there are many options.
The traditional retirement version is based on the concept of "Golden Years", a concept that was first offered to us by Del Weber as a culture in 1960 as part of the first marketing campaign for Sun City [a retirement community outside Phoenix]. This is a way to have a positive impact on very negative situations. At the time, American workers were asked to retire at a certain age, and once they did, the society almost forgot them. Weber and others turned this invisibility into a retired idea of time to play - retirees have the opportunity to enjoy a full day of fun every day. 100% leisure for a lifetime.
For those who are still working, it sounds like Nea, but as a way of life, it can be severe. Even children don't play every day. A way without purpose or contribution can bring a lot of physical and mental health problems to people - including mental and physical health problems and deprivation of social talents and skills.
But this mentality is still going on because many people believe that:
* People who are old enough to retire are weak - poor health, no stupidity, and the body can't do much with what young people can do.
* They are short-term members of society; they will die or enter a nursing home [and then die] in a few years or even months.
* They can't do anything - most of the time is "get rid of it", don't know what's going on in the world, and can't do anything anyway.
* They don't matter or worse, they are a burden - everything they do does not exceed the impact of their own lives. Many of them are even unable to take care of themselves.
This is a grey version of retirement. Not angry, faded, dull. It is also wrong.
This is mandatory, necessary or sensible. Most are just simple craps. The truth about people who are old enough to retire is not so limited. But in order to reach where we plan to use better models, we must accept a new set of assumptions:
* In this era, we are still healthy. Most people who choose to retire are at their best. Physically, their image is ten years younger than their parents.
* We are moving towards a long-term life. Those who are about to retire may be at least fifteen years old, and more likely to be twenty-five to thirty years old. Those who retire at 55 can easily retire more than at work.
* We are an important part of the population. Quantity. In purchasing power. If we take the time to plan it, we assume the role and the challenges we face for families, communities and society as a whole.
* We were activated. We believe that the opportunity to be flexible in adapting to all the other things we value is revitalizing us. People of this age are likely to charge ourselves and our community - and anything else we decide to take. We can have both a "good life" and a "good thing." We can give it, but also take the time to enjoy what life has to offer.
This version of Retirement Silver - sparkling and vibrant. Retirement, using this set of assumptions, is the time of life, when we really have everything, do it all, that's all - according to our conditions.
What color attitude do you choose? Why is the gray setting just an important thing? What kind of attitude do you take when planning?
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