Show By GERALD LivIng In Your Later Years One question keeps popping tip Up again and again in my pro pro- What says a friend or n a client or the fellow to 10 me on the bus what is the single ingle most important thing to know about the later years of life Managing money Staying healthy Developing hobbies After the umpteenth time I 1 decided Id I'd better have a reply ready for future use So I checked all of the factors with this in mind I 1 read the p s y- y made inquiries bal bal bal- balanced the pros and cons and came up with what I 1 think is the very best answer to the ques ques- tion Here it is The most t nt thing to know about the later years of me life is that they represent a beginnIng not ot an end That statement Is Important first of all because it is true It reflects reality or Of course an old phase of life is over for those of us en en- en entering retirement age But a new phase opens with challenges opportunities and rewards nev- nev never never er known during the hurly bur ly of more youthful Jul years Its It's n a time for doing things youve you've dreamed of for learning things 1 you never knew before You dont don't wish you'd re-I re a child chUd instead of I be-I be- be becoming coming an adult And you I shouldn't wish to remain aged instead of entering the har har- har harvest vest years They TIley have too much to offer The second important point about my answer is that so many other goods depend on oct it Mental health That's largely a question of attitude II If you understand the pleasures of the added years you'll be more in- in in-i in dined to accept them without pining about your lost youth PhysIcal health A wise out out- outlook outlook look means more exercise and therefore fewer ailments Youre You're on your feet and ready to go rather than vegetating Money You cant can't make much if you feel discarded and useless Seize your new with gratitude and you may soon have a nice adde added in In- In Income come Hobbies H obb I e S You cant can't relish them unless you take your new I phase of l life e with the gusto It deserves I 1 Consider the he I later ate r years aj dead end and you may be in trouble Consider them Ulem a great beginning and youve you've got eo head start into fresh successes successes J |