Thoughts on Retiring.

You ever wonder what it would take to be truly happy?

In my mind, this can only go one of three ways:

1)Yes.
2)No.
3)Only on the weekends.

Addendum: "Ask me in five minutes".

Yet I wonder, should it 'take' anything to make us happy? Truly? Should it occur naturally, or do we create our own happiness? Is our ultimate glee wrapped up in a force beyond our control or is it consumed by what's going on on the inside?

I have a friend in my life right now that believes heavily in the force of karma. This person and I have had many a conversation about this. I think that everything happens for a reason and that their ultimate happiness is wrapped up in its positive return.

This friend believes one must do good. I agree fully, I say. But how can doing something simply because they feel it will make them a better person not simply translate into selfishness?

I have a few people in my life like this. They believe they can get to the end of their life on "good behavior" and then let it be it. No life after, no continuation. No fellowship.

Fellowship and friendship is the way we know there is a God. To what good end would having friends and family and then to be somehow nothing or separated from these people after our death?

I want to know that at the end of my life, that I will see people like my Grandpa Cummings and my Uncle Doug.

Not some black nothing and a fake gold Rolex.