Question Is, Would I Though?

There are a lot of things I almost never think of. My retirement plans are one of them. I don’t know why but I’ve never had a distinct plan towards retirement. And I mean this is the literal sense of the word retirement plan, which involves having a particular savings account which is constantly being deposited into so I can afford the life I want to live later on.

I feel that a retirement plan or at least mine transcends that. In the first place, I believe that if I work hard, and do everything that I’ve always been doing, plus favours here and there, I would be able to live the life I want to live when that time comes. So, this is not me writing about my savings scheme towards retirement, this is about what I will do or what I am doing currently to ensure that my life will be nothing short of happy when I retire.

First off, will I really retire? I think that depends on how you look at it. Currently, I am studying towards becoming a practising lawyer. But the truth is, I’m not quite sure I may end up practising law as a profession or at least my means of making ends meet, because in this part of the world, the Judiciary doesn’t have the power or dignity it used to, so that kind of takes away the novelty of the profession. But that’s not what we’re talking about today. What I’m trying to say in essence is that, even if I end up practising and later retire, some aspects of my life won’t be retired.

Hive, for instance. Hive is a home to everyone. Young and old if you deign to categorise them, which is not something I do. It sounds cliché to say that I’m not here for the earnings and it would be false anyways because that contributes more than anything to why I remain here. But to sweeten the already amazing offer, I get to write about the things I want, I get to showcase my passion, and I get to truly express myself, it’s not something I wish to retire from. Because as far as I still have the grace to, I’ll always be a part of this Chain, the few negativities and my disagreements aside.

So yeah, part of my retirement plan is to keep being on Hive. Hopefully, by then, I will be well secure in my finances to truly be free and express myself the way I want to, and help people do same as well. It’s amazing the number of people who live in fear of expression, fear that they won’t be heard or fear that they would be misunderstood. I hope to give them a voice that as far as they abide by the general rules of the Chain, they are otherwise free to be truly themselves and trust that even if not everyone agrees, the people that get them would.

Another part of my retirement plan is to secure my happiness by making sure my loved ones are happy. There’s nothing like regrets in your retirement. I mean, you have a lot of time on your hands now and so there’s no major work to distract you from reminiscing. And by reminiscing the good thoughts flow, and of course, the regrets. I do not want to have any major regrets. And even if I do, I don’t want it to be on account of the wrong way I treated someone or the help I didn’t offer. You can only be truly happy when you know you’ve spent the majority of your life making others happy. And that’s what I want for myself.

Currently, I may not be making as much as I want for myself or at least enough to guarantee my future and have a soft life, as my people would say. But I am working towards living a life of contentment. And that can only be achieved by living the best life. And what’s the best life? It’s a life filled with the knowledge that you did what is right by yourself and other people. That you chased your dreams. That you were able to impact people in whatever way possible.

I’m not sure if my retirement plan is vague or as concrete as it needs to be. Maybe my priorities would change later on or maybe they won’t because this is what would always be at the foreground of my thoughts. But let’s keep watching. Till then, don’t fail to always live your best life.

Jhymi🖤

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