Recently I was again rudely reminded of my mortality of another passing of a University mate last year. Whenever we 'old guys' catch up, after the pleasantries, we will settle into the same old routine of :
a) catching up on where we are in what station of life.
b) Are we working, or are we retired ?
If we are retired, are we engaged in meaningful activities or assisting in charities or engaged in church / temple work. Or are we in the endless plan of visiting far flung places and hard to reach locations like Nepal and base camp Everest ? I have friends who want to see / experience the following :
> Northern Lights
> Xinjiang North and South
> Llhasa
> Camino Portugues.
I would say just go for it mates. There is no time like the present !
c) What health conditions do we have and what good treatments and doctors or Chinese medicine practitioners are we consulting ?
d) How are children doing and what issues are confronting them at this stage in life.
While I do like to meet my old University classmates, I think that the 60s till the early 70s are THE best times to maximize our lives for the better. This means improving our mental, emotional and spiritual well being, as well as of course taking care of our physical health.
I will make it a point to meet old friends and like wine, the best relationships never get old. In fact they taste better after some time away.
At the beginning of this month, I welcomed an old staff and long time friend Kannan Narinasamy for 2 days to Singapore.
We talked about old times and where we hope to be in 1, 3 , 5 or even 10 years time.
It was such an uplifting time for me to reconnect with old friends.
Stay connected.
Stay relevant
Stay humble
Be the engaging person that people want to reach out to you.
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