We can all recall a popular
advertising slogan several years ago that suggested “freedom” from the workaday
world at time calculated to be ten years sooner than traditional retirement
age. Anticipation flushed many a cheek!
Since that time, global
economies have suffered deep and truly devastating influences – delusions of
grandeur and speedy sports cars have evaporated for many. And yet, workers
everywhere have set their shoulder to the wheel and have been able to move
forward, though sometimes imperceptibly. Keeping one’s head above water is a
struggle for many.
The advent of Instant Win
lottery tickets, Early Bird draws and all manner of puzzle prizes have lured
hopefuls by the throng and in Ontario the casino crowds now outnumber those who
bet on the horses!
As time rolls along I have
learned that the plea “if someone would just give me a break” falls on deaf
ears and a non-existent “someone”. We make our own breaks by making informed
choices, few guesses, and keeping our eye on the ball. A more recent
probability is that most of us who have
achieved 60-plus years under our belt may have to toil on longer.
The proverbial “pot of gold
at the end of the rainbow” is, for the majority of grown-ups, an empty crock of
blarney stones.
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