RETIRED WITH DISCERNMENT
RETIRED WITH DISCERNMENT “Why did you retire early?” This is a question posed to me by many people near and dear to me. Some ask this because there is a saying - “Servants of God will never retire”. I remember my late father wanted to work till he died. But, why did I retire? I am not writing this to explain myself over a wrong decision that I have made. My intention is very clear – to share and throw some light on the whole question of retirement which is being debated today both in the Church and the corporate world. A few weeks back, a dear friend of mine, who is top-notch in the corporate world invited me to participate in a Webinar titled - Retirement Age. It was a webinar that created space for a debate on increasing the retirement age from 55 to 60 years both in the Government & Private sector in Sri Lanka. In listening to it the most important word I learnt was FLEXIBILITY. I rejoiced in my heart realizing that the