When it comes to the subject of retirement, one finds divided feelings—some for, some vehemently against. To one person, retirement conveys the picture of long awaited leisure; to another, the dread of enforced idleness, unhappiness, and loss of purpose.
But whether one's personal preference is for a rest or for continued activity, he could scarcely look forward to experiencing what the dictionary says about "retire," which is, in part, to "retreat," "recede," or "withdraw."
While withdrawing from certain human enterprises does provide a welcome change in one's life-style, one should never consider leaving behind his real purpose in life, which is to be about God's business. Without this purpose one's life will contain a void which all the travel, excitement, social diversion, and hobbies in the world will not fill. God has created His child for so much more.
