As one approaches retirement from work life close to 58, some feel, will I get few more years, even being successful from a professional life for around 40 years, rather, thinking what more one can achieve, if not yet? However, it is important to note that the research speaks – mental health functioning has deteriorated among those who continued to work, but improved among the retired, although improvements in mental health were restricted to those in higher employment grades. As we walk into retirement, one should remember that retirement is a life-course transition in late adult life that is marked by major changes that may affect healthy lifestyles as our basic aim is to give an overview of the current knowledge on changes if one is smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and dietary habits during the transition from work life to retirement. As retiring, few may spend time in planning vacations than planning their retirement meaningfully – packed with happiness and self satisfactory achievements, but where can we buy a beautiful tailor made retired life from? Some having no or any plan, once retired, find themselves feeling vaguely unfulfilled and restless, craving something more but not knowing what that something might be with a need to find meaning to fill the void and specially during this dreadful testing time, staying safe in fear.
Most people agree that ultimately, happiness is what we are all searching for in life, but building happiness depends on a variety of factors and it is something that money cannot buy to the fullest. Firstly and importantly, we should not forget that we are visitors for a limited time, though few invest on their health check in a timely manner. The best one can get is being embedded in underprivileged or lost community, it is often one of the greatest sources of inspiration specifically to the youth, as they not only get inspired and in return inspire you as their prospective actions and their lives are not only recognized but encouraged. Be it motivating them on their academia, career progression, preparing them for a job interview or even helping them in writing their curriculum vitae or pacify those who have lost their jobs so that do not give up or advice the employed to look after their jobs by staying calm or diplomatic rather shooting their own foot and later regret. Also, if you have value for health, in pandemic time, we can check on others, console the infected, encouraging by sharing the recovery rate of around 98.5%, cross check and reconcile to see if they are practicing what the doctor has ordered – here you may save someone’s life by doing the little things with happiness, apart from whatever routine life you are enjoying. However, some retirees won’t find very much satisfaction in life, if they don’t feel they are working toward their own selves in what they believe in, a life well-lived within their own box.
To conclude, let’s understand the famous quotes: ”Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can’t retire his experience, he or she must use it as experience achieves more with less energy and time.”
