Monday, January 22, 2007
Whoa! Double post today... and almost back to back... yeah i am insane.
Actually... i wanted to post this already, or rather wanted to share this... its something i learned
from an uncle of mine over a gathering... really insightful XD... btw hes a 50?+ retired man =)
We actually asked him about what it is like to be retired and all you know... and he gave a rather
amusing? answer XD... but at the same time quite insightful.
Well, he said that for people actually... we should sort of, settle all our main stuff first... or main
concerns we should have and actually start young ( LIKE NOW! )... as in.... firstly secure your
career, making sure u have a substantial job that can actually feed not just you but a family, saving up as much as you can and not splurging too much on worldy needs but rather the neccesities.
He said that, when one wants to be successful, he has to take care of all these things first.... get the job, secure his income, get married, start a family... everything do it ASAP then save up as much money as you can, ensuring you have enough to send your children to school ( preferably university ) and not just for 1 child, but for all of them. So basically its the theory of sowing all the seeds first and then gathering the fruits of your labour at the very end. And what are the fruits? Choices.
After that, he really just went around in circles ( which was really amazing ) but what i noticed was his expression when he said choices. It was... a bittersweet? no, that would be too much of a belittling... something more like... sophisticated look of amusement within a harsh background of torment and failure. I think, as an outsider to his life and not one that really comes into contact with him that often, i wouldn't be able to really understand his feelings but from what i can infer is that... he has gone through alot and he really enjoys it now. ( even though it could be just my speculation considering the amount of beers he had drunk that night... but really, when he said choices, he seemed so sober ) He was a smoker, a heavy one in the past ( now hes cutting down thankfully... i remember that family trip to malaysia with the whole family and his room will literally be coveted in smog. Also, he was a heavy alcohlic ( dont think hes cutting on that one =.= XD.... though he doesnt drink that indiscriminately anymore now, sort of controls it ) and i have never really seen him drunk... serious. He can go red in the face but never spout silly nonsense ( or maybe he always is =/ )
So... back to the point... he says that when you have all thoes things and concerns settled and okayed, you can retire peacefully ( like he is right now ) and when you retire... you basically have
something so precious called choices. ( and so he went on again about choices, maybe he
really is drunk O.O ) and when we asked him what he does now that he has choices, he says...
he does alot of things.... XD.... but we didn't pry in further hahas...
Anyway, what i realise is that... most people ( young people, that means ME T.T ) prefer to
reap the fruits immediately as they pop out... ( which is in a sense... okay? ) and not let it grow
even more, becoming even sweeter and gathering in more amounts... but one can argue that
even when you have all that money, if you are old and have no more energy, you also cannot enjoy... but i look at my uncle and say... thats impossible XD
Actually... i wanted to post this already, or rather wanted to share this... its something i learned
from an uncle of mine over a gathering... really insightful XD... btw hes a 50?+ retired man =)
We actually asked him about what it is like to be retired and all you know... and he gave a rather
amusing? answer XD... but at the same time quite insightful.
Well, he said that for people actually... we should sort of, settle all our main stuff first... or main
concerns we should have and actually start young ( LIKE NOW! )... as in.... firstly secure your
career, making sure u have a substantial job that can actually feed not just you but a family, saving up as much as you can and not splurging too much on worldy needs but rather the neccesities.
He said that, when one wants to be successful, he has to take care of all these things first.... get the job, secure his income, get married, start a family... everything do it ASAP then save up as much money as you can, ensuring you have enough to send your children to school ( preferably university ) and not just for 1 child, but for all of them. So basically its the theory of sowing all the seeds first and then gathering the fruits of your labour at the very end. And what are the fruits? Choices.
After that, he really just went around in circles ( which was really amazing ) but what i noticed was his expression when he said choices. It was... a bittersweet? no, that would be too much of a belittling... something more like... sophisticated look of amusement within a harsh background of torment and failure. I think, as an outsider to his life and not one that really comes into contact with him that often, i wouldn't be able to really understand his feelings but from what i can infer is that... he has gone through alot and he really enjoys it now. ( even though it could be just my speculation considering the amount of beers he had drunk that night... but really, when he said choices, he seemed so sober ) He was a smoker, a heavy one in the past ( now hes cutting down thankfully... i remember that family trip to malaysia with the whole family and his room will literally be coveted in smog. Also, he was a heavy alcohlic ( dont think hes cutting on that one =.= XD.... though he doesnt drink that indiscriminately anymore now, sort of controls it ) and i have never really seen him drunk... serious. He can go red in the face but never spout silly nonsense ( or maybe he always is =/ )
So... back to the point... he says that when you have all thoes things and concerns settled and okayed, you can retire peacefully ( like he is right now ) and when you retire... you basically have
something so precious called choices. ( and so he went on again about choices, maybe he
really is drunk O.O ) and when we asked him what he does now that he has choices, he says...
he does alot of things.... XD.... but we didn't pry in further hahas...
Anyway, what i realise is that... most people ( young people, that means ME T.T ) prefer to
reap the fruits immediately as they pop out... ( which is in a sense... okay? ) and not let it grow
even more, becoming even sweeter and gathering in more amounts... but one can argue that
even when you have all that money, if you are old and have no more energy, you also cannot enjoy... but i look at my uncle and say... thats impossible XD
Labels: Choices
what we could have been, 6:19 PM.
