Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not Your Grandfather's Retirement
Dec 5, 2010-- Retirement: Golf, knitting, rocking chairs, ...and changing the world? While notions of retirement have traditionally conjured up images of relaxing, traveling, and enjoying leisure time and recreation, more and more people at the age of retirement are committing the second half of their lives to projects that serve society. This year's recipients of the Purpose Prize, an award that honors people over 60 who combine their experience and passion for social good, include helping AIDS orphans in Tanzania, helping the homeless, and planting trees in Afghanistan. (6022 reads)
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