MENTORS MAGAZINE | EDITION 2 | 23
My personal experience
As a youth, I listened to what my elders say,
over and over, that the one thing they wish
they had done more often was take longer
vacations when they had their young fami-
lies. Seldom did someone say I wish I had
worked more. Couples who wait until retire-
ment to travel may have lost their oppor-
tunity to travel while they were together or
in good health. Now, one woman said, he’s
passed and it’s too late. Another
said, “When we were young, we thought
that we’d be healthy forever. But now I must
go for dialysis and it’s too late! (Not really,
many cruise lines can accommodate people
on dialysis.)
My father relayed the same information to
me as his health was failing just before his
death. The prior year, for the first time in his
life, he and mom went with my brother, sis-Traveling is Good for
Your Health!
With Bruce Oliver