"Getting it Right@60" - A Common Man's Perspective There are a lot of
books available on life after retirement but I wanted to write one from
the perspective of a common man. This is a book for every Common Man who
is already retired or retiring. Common Man is conceived as one from the
middle class, a person who has spent all this time in doing his job
diligently and honestly but in this process could not pursue his
hobbies. He could as well not nurture well his family and personal
relationships, despite a strong inclination and all resources at his
disposal. While definition of Hobby is so wide, encompassing anything
and everything, it is at the same time, difficult to identify one's
hobby at-least amongst middle class Indians, for giving it its due after
he is retiring. At this stage of life, most of them are unaware about
the areas which give them passion and enchantment. This book will help
readers from middle class society, address this dilemma. An attempt has
also been made to address issues of various fears in the mind of
retiring persons as regards their health, finances, uncaring children,
unsettled children, sexlessness, loneliness etc. Once retired, with all
the time in the world, and limited responsibilities, sometimes, we find
ourselves lost in search of purpose. This book will address this aspect
of dilemma also. It is endeavoured that each page of this book connects
well with senior citizens and interests them. I would not claim that my
readers will find some startling revelations about happy retired life
from this short book, but I am confident that once a reader reads this,
he will be better equipped to lead a more fulfilling retired life. I
hope my honest attempt will provide readers with inspiration and zeal to
re-prioritise their journey of life, and take retirement as a chosen
milestone to start attending to one's non lucrative but highly
satisfying pursuits.
