The train journey for the Trans-Mongolia Adventure allowed me a lot of time to reflect on life in general. The longest stretch was from Irkutsk to Moscow which took 4 nights, I boarded the train on Thursday night and arrived in Moscow only on Monday noon time. As the train moved along slowly, passing tiny villages, small towns and cities, the tranquil scenery alternated between green lush meadows with colourful wild flowers and forests with tiny white tree trunks ( to me the trunks are tiny in comparison to tropical rainforests that we have in Borneo).
I am now 56 years plus and in another 3 more years I will retire. With my retirement, I would have served 35 years in the Government sector in various capacities and in various agencies, departments and ministries. I am not rich but I am financially secured, and with my retirement I will receive a government pension which will enabled to live a simple and relatively comfortable life.
Therefore at this point in my life, my health is my new wealth. I will treasure my health and make sure that I eat and sleep well with enough exercise. My weight has been hovering around 80kg (I may have lost around 1kg during my trip), and I intend to bring it down to 70kg in 6 months i.e. by end of February 2018. I have been having backache for quite sometime now. I will commit to an exercise routine that will help to strengthen my back.
I have to make health a priority above my career and accumulation of wealth, as without good health I would not be able to enjoy the rest of my years. In fact without good health, my contribution at work would also decline drastically. With good health, I will still be able to travel more around the globe, something which I enjoyed tremendously. I will be able to care for my autistic son and work with him to improve his self-care skills. I will also be able to see my daughter get married and enjoy my role as a doting grandfather.
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Do check out my previous posts.
Is Taking Too Many Selfies A Symptom Of Mental Illness
God, You Are My Everything
Hidden Gems Of Magnificent Moscow Part 2: The Izmailovsky Market
Work Life Balance: Reality Or Myth?
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You are most welcome my friend.
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Bro u are living the dream. Travelling and blogging. Damn....thats life.
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Now that I am in my mid fifties, I believe its time for me to travel more when I am healthy and strong. If my health declines, I may not be able to travel anymore. Thanks for dropping by. Have a great day.
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You r right. Life is short. Enjoy while u can.
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I have my bucket list prepared and I hope to be able to fulfill most of my items on that list, God willing.
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U will my brother...
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I hope so too.
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What an amazing adventure, but more so, what an amazing journey you are about to embark upon, here's to your health! Good luck with your entry into this week's #popcontest - much love, @sweetpea
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It is an epic journey and it took me quite some time to plan. Besides enjoying the adventures and visiting new places, I discovered some life lessons as well.
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Sounds like so much fun. 🙂
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very good
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Thanks my friend.
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You are absolutely right, health is indeed wealth.
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The earlier we realize that health is wealth, the better for us. We really need to put priority on our health.
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Awesome adventure ☺
Very nice
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Thank you.
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Thanks for dropping. You friend's poem is nice too, its about one sided love and I have upvoted. Do check out my other post too.
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Its a very motivating post. Yes health is very important and one needs to take utmost care of it all the time. You traveled for 4 nights at a stretch by train that must have been quite hectic. I have traveled for a maximum of 40 hrs and it was very stressful, but yes the trains in India and other countries are very different and that also matters a lot :-)
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The train here is slightly more comfortable but to be in a train for 4 nights is not a small matter. I would advise others to break the journey . Following now.
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