- You Lave much to give
If you are 65 or 95 years of age, realize you have much to give. You
can help stabilize, advise, and direct the younger generation. You can
give the benefit of your knowledge, your experience, and your
wisdom. You can always look ahead for at all times you are gazing
into infinite life. You will find that you can never cease to unveil the
glories and wonders of life. Try to learn something new every moment
of the day, and you will find your mind will always be young.
- One hundred and ten years old
Some years ago while lecturing in Bombay, India, I was introduced
to a man who said he was 110 years old. He had the most beautiful
face I have ever seen. He seemed trans-figured by the radiance of an
inner light. There was a rare beauty in his eyes indicating he had
grown old in years with gladness and with no indication that his mind
had dimmed its lights.
- Retirement is a new venture
Be sure that your mind never retires. It must be like a parachute,
which is no good unless it opens up. Be open and receptive to new
ideas. I have seen men of 65 and 70 retire. They seemed to rot away,
and in a few months passed on. They obviously felt that life was at an
end.
Retirement can be a new venture, a new challenge, a new path, the
beginning of the fulfillment of a long dream. It is inexpressibly
depressing to hear a man say, “What shall I do now that I am retired?”
He is saying in effect, “I am mentally and physically dead. My mind is
bankrupt of ideas.”
All this is a false picture. The real truth is that you can accomplish
more at 90 than you did at 60, because each day you are growing in
wisdom and understanding of life and the universe through your new
studies and interest.