BEYOND SEVENTY-THE PARADOX OF CONTENTMENT
Bold enough to say Enough
Once my pension was secured, I opted for Voluntary Retirement (VRS) in 2007 as I was nearing fifty. My decision was driven by a few clear priorities:
- I feared that the pressure of high-level responsibilities and frequent transfers would eventually take a toll on my health.
- I wanted to cherish the time remaining with my daughters before their marriage and personally ensure they found the right matrimonial alliances.
- I had planned ahead and prepared for the financial aspects of post retirement life.
- I firmly believed that earning money shouldn’t be life’s only concern.
- For me, a simple life is not just a concept—it is the reality I live every day.
By God’s grace, everything unfolded beautifully. Since 2011, I have been blessed with a life free of worries. To put it in a lighter vein, you could say I have successfully transferred the responsibility of worrying about my daughters over to my sons-in-law! 😇
Many people might not realise the value of free blogging platforms, which allow us to archive vast amounts of information. I am certainly someone who has taken full advantage of this. I treated my blogs as a major project starting in 2018, documenting information to help our Brahmin community until the work reached its completion in December 2021.
That brings me to the main motto of this article. In December 2021, I decided to change the tagline in my "About Me" section. I wrote one short, simple word: "Enough."
It is a word that says so much about a person’s character, yet it is open to interpretation. Some might see it and think the person is tired of life, struggling with health, or burdened by worries. But for me, writing "Enough" was a wish for a graceful conclusion to my journey—a desire to reach the end of life while still happy and healthy.
Here lies the paradox: when we are healthy and have no worries, will that day of "completion" really come before we reach seventy? I find myself doubting it.
Hence, though I may wish to say a final goodbye before seventy, God's wish may be different. I feel Him saying: "You have reached a point of total contentment, and perhaps that is the best place to be. Be bold enough to remain in that spot."
Think again... What’s your take? 😜 Life has a way of continuing its beauty.
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