As a child I was given a small print of the Edvard Munch
\npainting ‘The Sun’. It is a powerful painting. I kept the print
\nupon my wall for many a year.<\/p>\n
The first time I went to Oslo was in 1983, and at long last I
\nwas able to see the painting for myself.<\/p>\n
Something I never dreamed might happen to me while I was a child.<\/p>\n
Since then I’ve been to many other places which I never
\ndreamed about getting to while I was as child.<\/p>\n
Come to that: –
\nI’ve been to places, and seen things which my grandparents
\nwould never of been able to reach within their working lives.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now I’ve reached the age of 58, and I’ll retire in just under
\nsix years and four months.<\/p>\n
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking of late about what I want to
\ndo then.<\/p>\n
A lot of this thinking is that I want to go back & revisit
\nvarious places again. This time I’ll be able to appreciate
\nthem with the benefit of experience, and a larger ( or wider )
\nknowledge base.<\/p>\n
What I really want to do is go off and do something new.<\/p>\n
The Trick about how to survive retirement is to keep the
\nfollowing in mind:<\/p>\n
One both needs to make ones own routines,
\nto be open to new ideas,
\nand be willing to take up any interesting opportunities
\nwhich present themselves to one.<\/p>\n
Of course we all have a lot of dreams.<\/p>\n
There always things to do which one has never done before.<\/p>\n
There are always places to visit which one has never been
\nto before.<\/p>\n
I’ve still to visit the following places:<\/p>\n
– The Dickens museum<\/p>\n
– Doctor Johnson’s House<\/p>\n
– The Foundling Hospital Museum.<\/p>\n
&<\/p>\n
– The Temple church in Middle Temple.<\/p>\n
I would also like to Spend an evening at a old fashioned
\nMusic Hall.<\/p>\n
Think and planning ahead for my retirement means that I’m
\nnow clearing away a lot of my long term projects.<\/p>\n
I’ve moved my political archive to the IISH in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n
I’ve rewritten my will.<\/p>\n
&<\/p>\n
I’m now reorganising my finances so that I’ll have enough to
\nlive on once I’m retired.<\/p>\n
The next thing I want to so is put a few things in place so
\nthat I may take up one projects.<\/p>\n
One thing I really want to do is more public speaking.<\/p>\n
I’d also like to travel around Cornwall and Devon by bus,
\n&
\nto teach myself Dutch.<\/p>\n
These are all achievable aims,
\n&
\nnot unachievable dreams.<\/p>\n
They are also things which I can and should do before I
\nretire.<\/p>\n
I’m looking forward to retirement, as I’ll be able to do all
\nof these things,
\n&
\nMUCH MUCH MORE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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