I've worked for most of my life. I didn't have the "toys," the bass boat, the new cars. I didn't go out drinking [and rarely drink at home, yet today]. I paid my bills. I raised my kids. And I put off my joy, which was working on old car, because I thought I'd be able to do all that when I got older.
I don't want a do-over. I just want to warn younger folks that if they're counting on staying healthy until long after they retire, that's not guaranteed. When we're 20, we're all 10 feet tall and bulletproof. When I was 45, I changed jobs to a good-paying position as a welder on an assembly line, working 11-hour days. The idea was, in 20 years I'd retire at 65 and I'd be able to do what I wanted. Well, the company gambled big and lost their main contract, and closed the plant after a few years...wasn't MY choice for them to lose the contract. But my health has gone downhill since then...I guess you'd say that was a "choice" of mine as well? I'd say sometimes there are things we can't control [heart condition is hereditary, just so you'll know I really didn't "choose" to be this way].
Had I done the building of the rod--slowly, a little at a time, as I could afford it--when I was younger, I'd have my "toy" now, to either enjoy myself or to sell to someone else. But at the time, working long hours as many days a week as I could manage seemed to be the "right" thing, because my health was gonna hold out until the day my ticker just stopped ticking...or at least that's how I imagined it. Just didn't turn out that way.
I'm trying to put a little bright light out there for those who are doing as I did, to let them know that it doesn't have to be this way for them. So why be such a sourpuss with your response? You seem to be in a very distinct minority with that kind of response. Hope your day gets better, and your mood improves...because everybody deserves to have a good day and be in a good mood. [Some just choose to NOT have anything good to say...and THAT is a choice anyone can avoid.]
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