Some of my colleagues have been facing retirement in the past few years, which has caused me to think about how to live my life after retirement.
According to research, developing a hobby can promote brain function, slow down the decline of intelligence, enhance interpersonal interaction, and improve well-being. Meeting with old friends to drink tea, play chess, read books and write poems, cultivate the body and temperament, or learn dance or yoga can not only exercise the body but also enrich life.
If you can not live with your children, you do not have to go to an elderly care center. Instead, you can get along with people of the same age who know each other or have similar interests. Not only can you live a colorful, happy, and comfortable life, but you also won’t burden your children. Here are some examples.
Elderly group
If your children are busy with school or work, a large house may be left with only two lonely old people relying on each other. An alternative is to open the group with friends and live together. In the morning, you can exercise together, have a morning reading, and chat. You can have lunch together in the afternoon, watch TV, play mahjong, etc., and then go home to sleep at night. When you are old, you can spend time with old friends who have shared memories and do not do anything, which is very happy and meaningful.
Traveling
Do you think traveling by car is expensive and unsafe? Then try traveling! With old companions and good friends, pick beautiful scenery and a pleasant city climate to stay. Do not have to rush; look at the scenery and taste the food. You can also make many good friends for half a month! If any of the elderly companions are together in the car, a piece of lodging, climbing together, or eating at the same table, it must be a turn of laughter or a happy scene.
Exploring in an RV
Couples driving together in recreation vehicles or RVs has become one of the most fun travel methods. In Europe and North America, many elderly people join a group that travels in an RV or camper. No matter what kind of car they have, they can’t stop the joy of traveling.
While traveling and camping, they went to all the places they wanted to go before. It is important to see the towering snow-capped mountains, beautiful lakes, exotic customs of the ethnic minorities, and areas where they once went to the mountains and the countryside. They can lie on a soft bed to watch TV, enjoy the blue sea and sky, and have a simple and delicious dinner for themselves. Travelers can shower to wash away the fatigue of the whole day, which is quite fun.
Return to rural life
After retirement, avoid the crowd, stay far away from the hustle and bustle, move from the city to the countryside, breathe fresh air, plant a piece of land, raise a dog, live in a house where the pond is clear, and smell the fragrance of the flowers in the yard. This is also a new wave of the old age mode — return to garden life.
We can plant flowers in front of the house, grow vegetables behind the house, raise chickens, ducks, geese, cats, and dogs, and breathe fresh air. Everything is fresh. If we change our way of life and enjoy the fun of laboring, the elderly’s lives will become more colorful. Who said that the old have to stay at home? Escape from the city, return to the countryside, and modify the house. Those young people are keen on things. We can also play all over.
Return to work
For those who love to work, age is just a number. Although you have reached retirement age, your mind is still evident, and your hands are flexible, so you can return to work and continue to give full play to your remaining passion. Old age is not worthless; as long as you are willing, you can still be active in your favorite position and contribute to society.
Slow down your step in life
If you cannot go on a trip or to the countryside, you can lead a slow life in a city; it can also be tasty and wonderful. In the past, people were always busy with work and had no time to accompany family members. Now you have time to walk in the park with your partner, pick vegetables in the market, and go to the shopping mall. There are various ways to make three meals a day for the family with nutritional recipes. Learn some health knowledge and manage your own body.
Develop a hobby
Most of our friends may not have good financial conditions. They also need to help their children take care of their grandchildren. That’s okay; since you can’t be a rich old man, be an interesting old man! People have their hobbies, and it’s not a big deal as long as they like them.
People should live happy lives. A long life is meaningful; old age should also be a fantastic model!
Translated by Eva and edited by Amanda
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