For most people, except the Star Trek fans, it is not space but retirement that is the final frontier.
Retirement is that finishing tape at the end of life’s marathon, a sort of invisible line between the bondage of “having to” and the freedom of “not having to”.
But instead of retirement becoming an adventure of fascinating discoveries or explorations into personal creative talents, for many it simply becomes the beginning of the end. It is a time of financial uncertainty and fear: Have I made enough provision? Will I outlast my money? Why didn’t I save enough? What if I get sick? Can I afford the medical aid?
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Time Magazine Online News
