No One Really Tells You The Hardest Part Of Getting Older

[Richard58]

73. My life.

I am currently 65 and was blessed enough to have a state job with a pension. After I retired I just relaxed and did whatever I felt like doing. I'd go hiking, go to a bookstore, etc. After a while I got bored out of my mind. So I got a part-time job driving a Transit bus. I really enjoy it. I only work 3 days a week. Plus the extra income is nice. I also started volunteering at a local food bank and also do Volunteer Trail maintenance on a stretch of the Appalachia trail. I must say my life is very satisfying now. I have no health or financial worries. I sometimes wistfully look back at the past and regret the things I didn't do. I should have lived life more to the fullest when I was younger. I should have taken more chances. But that is water under the bridge. I don't know how many years I have left on this Good Earth but I intend to enjoy them and to be as helpful to others as I can.