Are you too young to retire?
of retired people
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a female director in her eighties
but was still walking around
the whole hospital grounds.
I bet retirement
was never in her vocabulary.
So, I shouldn’t complain if
I have to cover
a whole hospital compound, too!
I would take it
as a good exercise!
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Yet I feared for her
when I saw her walking alone
up a stage to give a speech one evening.
I told the organiser that someone
should have accompanied her
up and down the stage.
And they did
when she was about
to walk down the stage.
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I personally had requested a chaperon
to walk me up a stage
for an award winning ceremony
in Pattaya, Thailand.
I was in my fifties, then.
The stair was made of wooden planks
with holes in between!
The drum roll for each announcement
was a shattering, frightening,
and unnerving experience.
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So, one may be too young to retire,
but never defy
the fragility of old age!
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Some countries are increasing
their retirement age.
Are you too young to retire?
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Chen Song Ping 