A friend retired today. It was poor timing on my part, and just plain bad luck, that I didn't get to see him before he left. He and his wife are going on an Alaska Cruise, then moving to Montana to be with relatives. Yesterday, he was as rotten and uncompromising as ever. He even had time to insult me before he moved on to his next customer. Today, there were tears, a large cake, and many good wishes for good times to come. My buddy had little time for that as he was still on the clock, and was dedicated to his job.
I wonder how he will react tomorrow morning when he realizes that the job is no more. The cake will be stale, and Alaska is just a large state that has glaciers and bears.
I, also, will face this relatively soon. I don't have the faintest idea how to cope. I don't like cake or bears, or work, for that matter. Maybe I'll settle for the tears and good wishes.
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I am planning on a road trip retirement take a long ride visit who is still alive and come back and die, Sounds great to me. The Buddha said you cant take it with you anyway. What you leave behind does not matter either so why worry. I live it as it is whatever that is in this moment that gives me Peace.
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