Plans for old age...

*Copied from an OAU forum*

Nature is not kind to men *who* did not *cater* for their *old* ages when they were *young* .

 *Build* your own *house* where you will *live* in your *old* *age* . 

 *BUILD* BUSINESSES THAT WILL *FEED* YOU IN *YOUR* *OLD* *AGE* . 

 *Create* *conveniences* that will *engage* you in your *old* *age* .

 *Build* *friendship* and *goodwill* that will *serve* you in your *old* *age* . 

 *Right* *now* , *start* to be *relevant* in your *Church* or *your own* *place of worship* and *community* so you could be *reckoned* with in your old age.

* *Old* age could be very *lonely* and *agonising* for *men* who did not *plan* for it.

* *May* you not *become* a *liability* on your *children* in your *old* *age* .

* *May* your *children* not *wish* you an *early* *death* when they *can't* *manage* you again in your *old* *age* .

AN *OLD* *AGE* WITHOUT *PENNY* IN YOUR *POCKET* IS A SLOW, *AGONIZING* *DEATH* *SENTENCE* !

Be *warned* now...!

There are *three* categories of *people* you cannot do *without* as we are *growing* *older* , your *family* , *people* in your place of *worship* and your *childhood* *friends* , who include your *Old* *School* *mates* .

 *Friends* , *take* it or leave it, at *60* and *above* , *loneliness* kills because the  *children* you are *working* *hard* for now will *go* their *ways* to *raise* their *own* immediate *families* and *pursue* their own *destinies* , *just* as *we* did *now* . At that time it's *these* *people* in these *3* - *categories* that *take* away *loneliness* and *keep* your *company* .

Pls, out of your *busy* *schedule* , *set* time out to *say* *HI* ! to your *real* - *old* - *age* - *cure* - *against* - *loneliness* . In the 3- *categories* , the only *one* that *knows* you *better* and can *relate* with you *down* to *heart* are your *childhood* *friends* . 

So *why* are you *feeling* too *big* or *inferior* to come *along* ? It's not *possible* we'll all be at the *same* *level* . *Some* will be *very* *rich* , *moderate* and some *poor* - that is the *beauty* and *misery* of life. *Some* will be so *educated* , while *some* will *still* be *Secondary* *school* *certificate* *holders* .

 *If* you are *up* , *bring* others that are *willing* *up* , and *if* you are *down* , never *bring* those that are *up* *down* with your *mouth* or *attitude* .

 At close to *50* years and *above* , you have *10* to *15* years of *active* *working* life. 

 *Stop* saying *I* *am* this, I *am* *that* . *Flow* into other *people's* *lives* and *let* then *flow* into *yours* .

 *Respect* *friendship* and *value* *relationship* . 

 Let us *pass* this to  all *friends* on our *contacts* , *Rich* or *Poor* . 

 *You* *can't* *exhibit* *pride* . *Live* *simple* .