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#21 December 1, 2013
Don't
simply retire from
something; have
something
to retire to.
- Harry
Emerson Fosdick
In this issue…
POLL results 2-4
Synergy in retired life 5-6
Nothing serious:
Celebrate Retirement
7-8
Inner Exploration 9
Quotes: Retirement 10
Advt. Pages 11-12
Dear Readers
I often wonder:
whY do people have to retire at 58 or
60 years of age while in the western
world this may go up to 68?
whY does the Government in India
think that people who reach 58 or 60
years must leave the office and retire
while a person above 80 years who we
elect may enter the office and lead the
country?
I am often asked whether Ymag is age
specific and I respond: whY should it
be?
Ymag is for anyone who is bold enough
to remain active on the action radar. So
what, if technically, the person may
have to remit the office on statutory
retirement. S/He is ready to play the
second inning. An inning where the
pressure of performance may be low
yet the pleasure of accomplishment
may multiply manifold. whY should it
not be. We know how to create new
rules and play it with élan. whY
remains important.
Start MAG – My Actions Game to play
the second inning.
Cheers,
Rajiv Khurana
Editor
rajiv@rajivkhurana.com
9810211256.
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#21 December 1, 2013
In your opinion,
what are the
top 3 concerns
of the
retired/retiring
people around
the age of 60
years?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Total Voters: 141
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Total Voters: 141
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#21 December 1, 2013
In your opinion, what are the top
3 concerns of the retired/retiring
people around the age of 60
years?
Top 3
61% Work towards realising un-fulfilled
activities/hobbies/interests
57% Take up a full time/part time job
for few more years
44% Spend time on social
service/initiatives/activities
36% Regain fitness
30% Become a consultant
26% Become a trainer/teacher/coach…
21% Do nothing. Enjoy the pleasures of
retirement
12% Re-learn to enhance competence
9% Become a writer, columnist,
blogger…
8% Set up a business
7% Spend time on internet, social
media etc. to remain
connected/updated
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#21 December 1, 2013
I think the biggest fear is
ageing and being financially
well off. A lot depends on how
far ahead each of us has been
able to plan. Personally I
would like to be gainfully
employees for a few hours a
day and have fun for the rest.
For that I must be healthy
NOW. And must invest wisely
NOW.
Mamta Wasan
Like for politicians,
entrepreneurs, doctors,
lawyers, etc. it should be lifetime
employment system for
all. Anybody could retire
whenever he/she wanted,
irrespective of the age. There
should be a formula linked
with age, for the retirement
benefits. Specially in the case
of judges, like USA, there
should be no retirement age
so that they do not have to
look for post-retirement jobs
which is generally the reason
for the biases which creep in
their judgements.
I Guess all these activities
arises out of serious concerns
towards post retirement what
he presumes to be facing viz.
financial instability , health
problems , social insecurity ,
unfulfilled dreams etc. The
secret of having a good post
retirement life is to keep
yourself active both mentally
and physically. Thanks Rajiv for
triggering these thoughts.
Shivram
This interesting poll got me
thinking seriously on how and
what to plan
for the future. It is better to plan
in advance itself !!
Sunil Jagtiani
In my opinion majority do not
want to retire in the real sense
to pursue hobbies or time for
fitness or social service per set.
given a choice would do
anything to have monetary
benefits.
Suguna
Swaminathan
Varun Arya
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#21 December 1, 2013
Synergy
In
Retired
Life
Synergy is the ability of a group to
outperform over its best individual
member. This ability comes from the
cohesive relationship in the group
which works with common objective
fulfilling the designated need.
In normal bureaucratic life this
synergy is created by nature of the
system which gives cohesion through
hierarchy, expertise and concern.
In bureaucracy, hierarchy plays a big
role in creating respect for the system
that gives each person a sense of
importance through a sense of
“position”. The caste system amongst
Hindus has survived thousands of
years because belonging to a caste
gave a “position” to each person.
Although he was not enthusiastic to
accept “superiority” of the higher
castes, the fact that there were
“lower” castes to look down upon
gave him a feeling of position and
security. Acceptance of hierarchy in
organizations creates synergy.
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Sharu S.
Rangnekar
CMC, FIMC
Thought Leader,
Management Guru,
Author, Columnist…
A bureaucrat gradually acquires
expertise which is valuable in his job
contribution. Pooling this diverse
expertise can create synergy. The
bureaucracy creates a “cadre” system
with people belonging to batches that
create affinity and mutual concern
which is also responsible for creating
synergy.

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However, when a person retires the system vanishes overnight and these
three cohesive factors are suddenly missing. Now the person has to create
a new synergetic group or become a loner with a feeling of bitterness for
the rest of the world.
We find the majority of retired people drift to the loner option and slowly
get separated from the main stream. They form groups with similar loners
who blame the rest of the world but are unable to take any concrete steps
to remedy the situation. As a result the group becomes increasingly
depressed. We have a very rich crop of a capable retired people – but very
few of them are able to make any functional contribution to the society as
they are drifted away from the main stream into depression.
To get back to the main stream they have to develop relationships with
new memories, new expertise and new concern. How to do that has been
illustrated in film titled “Bawarchi” where the hero Rajesh Khanna in the
role of “Bawarchi” (cook) is able to recreate relationships by creating
memories, expertise and concern for each other. The film shows a family
with a hostile atmosphere has been navigated through the memories
created and the concern shown for each other into a cohesion synergetic
group.
An interesting experiment in their regard is being carried on in Hegdewar
Hospital in Aurangabad. This is a charitable hospital which serves the
Muslim slum areas. Typical illiterate women bringing their sick children to
overworked doctors have a great problem in communicating. The doctor
has very little time to listen to a long narration and the women are unable
to relate the exact problem briefly. An idea came up to make teams of
retired bureaucrats who would like to do social work. This team of 3-4
members listen to the mothers patiently and summerise the problem to
the doctor. The previous experience of the bureaucrats facilitates this work
and helps both the patients and the doctors by improving communication
which reduces the hostility. (We have noticed cases where the patients’
relatives attack the doctors alleging negligence).
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Similar experiments are possible where the retired person can prove their
utility through synergetic group efforts.

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Nothing
Serious…
#21 December 1, 2013
Your Way…
R
Remain D.A. [Dukhi Atma]
Life has not been good to you. Even
everyone else. Show it. Compete with
others. Wear the Dukh on your face.
Look Bechara, Bina Sahara, Aafat ka
maara…
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Rajiv Khurana is a
transformationist
through co-creative
energy of people for
individual and
organizational impact.
An International
Management
Consultant, Trainer
and Executive Coach
by description, he is a
well published writer,
author and digital
expressionist.
E
T
I
R
Excuse Master
While in a job, you mastered it to the
core. Extend it or else you will be
drowned in meaningless and sundry
work because you are easily seen
hanging around…
Trouble Lover
You have lived through the trouble of
self perceived kind. Now extend it to
others by playing games around.
Troubles teach. Spread it. You will
receive the relief and others their share
of learning. Be generous.
Invite Pressure
You may already be under a lot of
pressure if the retirement planning has
not gone well. Doctors depend on you.
Add value to their career. Remain hyper.
Even for nothing.
Rattle the Past
You have the bank of 3 or 4 decades of
memories to relive every day. All future
issues have solutions in the past. Your
past. Keep revisiting. Your past is unique.

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Nothing
Serious…
#21 December 1, 2013
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E
M
E
N
T
Your Way…
Eternal Bore
How do you create deep borewell in the minds of others?
Bore them. Take charge of the gathering. Keep talking on
meaningless things. Your past, world issues, the society, the
political system…talk about anything with your meaningful
theories, principles and anecdotes from your past.
Make Opponents Easily
Start interfering in all that has been happening around
when you were still gainfully employed but had no time to
point out. Start with your spouse’s activities. Focus on
kids. Put your nose in relationships, society or even try
taking a political stand. You will be suitably rewarded.
Eager to do Nothing
People around will tell you to do something. If ‘kuch
Nahi’ can be a noun and become the brand of a scotch,
use ‘nothing’ as a noun too. Do it. It takes mastery to
show that you are doing something while doing
nothing. A majority has already mastered this art in the
job. Seek help to become a pro.
Negativity Enhancer
Negativity sells. Very well. No one likes goody-goody
television serials or Bollywood movies. People eat sweets
as a desert and not as the main dish. Try eating everytime
a full meal of sweets. You will be sitting and waiting for
the doctor. Give people what they love . Dollops of
negativity.
Talk-Talk Champion
Get infected by a soothing disease. COLDOS. Constipation
Of Listening and Diarrhea Of Speech. Fight to the finish. You
will love your self sanctioned accolades.

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#21 December 1, 2013
THE QUESTION
Said the monk, “All these mountains
and rivers and earth and stars —
where do they
come from?”
Said the Master, “Where does your
question come from?”
Search within!
THE BLIND MAN’S WIFE
Someone married off his ugly daughter
to a blind man, for no one else would have her.
When a doctor offered to restore the blind man’s sight,
the father of the girl .would not
allow it, for he feared the man would repudiate his
daughter.
Sadi says about this tale, “The husband of an ugly
woman is best left blind.”
And a defensive person ignorant.
HOLINESS IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
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Buddha was once asked, “What makes a person holy?”
He replied, “Every hour is
divided into a cer-tain number of seconds and every
second into a certain number of
fractions. Anyone who is able to be totally present in
each fraction of a second is holy.”
The Japanese warrior was captured and thrown into
prison. At night he could not
sleep for he was convinced he would be tortured next
morning.
Then the words of his Master came to him: “Tomorrow
is not real. The only reality is
now.”
So he came to the present — and fell asleep.
The person over whom the Future has ‘lost its grip:
How like the birds of the air and
the lilies of the field. No anxieties for the morrow. Total
presence in the now. Holiness!

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#21 December 1, 2013
'When one door closes, another one opens, but we often look so
long and regretfully at the closed door that we fail to see the one
that has opened for us.'
Alexander Graham Bell.
'When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent
importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch.'
R C Sherriff.
'The best time to start thinking about
your retirement is before the boss
does.' Anonymous
'Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time
we have rushed through life trying to save.'
Will Rogers
'It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able
man.'
Scott Elledge
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