I met an old couple in the elevator a few days ago. After everyone asked each other, they mentioned the problem of retirement.The old man said: "Are you retired? It is best not to retire, do it, and wait for death!" Is retirement waiting for death?It sounds a bit terrible.But after seeing a few situations, it is indeed a bit close to what the old man said.

A colleague retired when a colleague reached 63 years ago, and died in less than three months.It turned out that he had a bad physical condition before retirement. He had a healthy problem and he supported it. He barely supported to 63 years old.After retirement, it may suddenly relax, but farewell to the world.

I don't know how to spend 24 hours a day

Another example is that after a neighbor retired, he usually had no particular interest or hobby. He sat at home all day and faced the empty house. I don't know what to do.He usually rarely comes into contact with others. There are few friends, and rarely go to the coffee shop downstairs.After retiring, I turned the newspaper at home every day, and sometimes faced the TV with a stunned way, I don't know how to spend 24 hours a day.After retirement, the busy work suddenly stopped, so I didn't know where to go.

Another friend of a high position. After retiring, the so -called people walked to the tea, and the position of retreat was replaced by people, and no one remembered him.This made him feel very lost.From a high position to an ordinary person who is not noticed, the sense of loss and frustration in their hearts are very heavy; coupled with no hobbies, they have depression at home over time.

There are also some poor old people who work hard to work for a lifetime. They can't earn a few money. They have a job and have food. Once they have no job, they become lonely old people.Especially those who were abandoned by children who were not filial, surpassing their retirement age, still had to come out to work in order to earn a meal.

The above examples are abound, I believe there are many.So the old man who told me in the elevator that "it is best not to retire, retirement is waiting for death" is not unreasonable for some people.I think this is why we see those who clean up the dishes at the hawker center, many of them are older people aged 60 or 70.Is retirement really so helpless and terrible?I think it depends on the personal situation.

If you are not interested in everything in your life, you can only rely on work to support all your life. The focus of life is working. To work for work, once you have no job or retirement, it is really the sky.Of course, if you are rich, you can travel everywhere and participate in many social events everywhere: go to golf, sing card OK, and enjoy all day.However, such people are a minority after all.

Money planning and lifestyle after retirement

Although most of the middle class gathered some wealth enough to pension, after retirement, I found that I had no hobbies and interests. The busy life suddenly turned into nothing, and I didn't know how to pass every day.Some of them have grandchildren, of course, they can help their children to see their grandson.But is this life?After a lifetime, can you only see the children after retirement?

I have heard some situations: The elderly have worked hard to accumulate a pension in their lives. They could have been able to support the years, but because there is no hobby after retirement, and no friends, they are idle in some public places all day.A woman with a heart, all savings were deceived, and finally ended miserable, I do not know how to spend the disabled.

The most pitiful thing is those who are worked hard to raise children, make money desperately, and raise children to develop adults, but encounters children with filial piety, and finally falls lonely and cannot end well.

There is a good provident fund system in Singapore, which is not available in many countries.Before retiring, everyone must plan the life after retirement, especially the economic source.Modern society has not prevailed to raise children.If the child can filial piety to his parents and give some home use every month, even if you are lucky, you cannot think of it for granted.Therefore, we must plan it before retirement, especially the provident fund plan has the way to keep the elderly: before retirement, deposit some public funds into the retired account, and receive a fixed amount from this account every month after retirement for pension.

The above -mentioned financial planning after retirement, more importantly, the lifestyle after retirement.If you have no hobbies or interests, after retirement, try to find a kind of interest or hobby, such as some people like to drink tea, chess, and study; some people like cooking and food;Activity.These social activities are very important. It does not disconnect from the society, while cultivating a kind of interest and hobby.For example, when you are young, you like painting, calligraphy, or photography, then you can develop in this regard.The dreams we often say are not only young people who can have it. They are older, especially after retirement, and have a chance to realize their dreams.

Participate in the Civil Club Campaign

In fact, after retirement, you can consider investing in many people's clubs (previously known as a liaison office) or some activities hosted by the residents' committee to participate in the elderly.These activities are beneficial to the elderly, such as qigong, yoga, Tai Chi, gymnastics, calligraphy class, singing class, dance class, karaoke class, etc., most of them are free or symbolic charges.In addition, you can also participate in the Volunteers of the People's Club to help some disabled people or elderly people.These are very meaningful.In addition to spending time, you can also know more friends, expand your life circle, and make your body and spirit healthier.When volunteers can also serve the vulnerable groups and discover their own survival value and significance.

There are many parks in Singapore. After retirement, you may wish to ask some friends to go shopping frequently, as a sports, and also a social platform.Make more friends, you can take care of each other, communicate with information, and add fun to life.As far as I know, the Park Bureau specially dials some flower gardens to allow local residents to grow vegetables, flowers or fruit trees.The annual rental fee is tens of yuan, which is quite cheap.If you are interested in the old people who are grass and grass, you may wish to rent a small place, plant some beautiful flowers or vegetables and fruit trees, and cultivate themselves.

If you have some hobbies or interests, it will be better.Recently, I saw a report that an old man started to learn painting at the age of 80 and opened a painting exhibition at the age of 91.It can be seen that interest is not about age. As long as there is a dream, even if you have reached old age, it can be realized.

Since I retire, I have been busy with my days. Because I am interested in a lot of interest, there are many friends in my friends.Usually, just to engage in literary and music creation and activities, it is enough for me to spend time.At other times, you can use it to explore victory, tea, fish farming, breeding flowers, listening to concerts, travel ... Time is really not enough!

So friends who have not retired have cultivated one or two hobbies before retirement. After retirement, they will not feel that they do n’t know what to do. I do n’t know what to do for 24 hours a day.

(the author is a local poet and music worker)