Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

wallace fonseca QF9bB8jBCbs unsplash

A comment by my daughter made me think.

During many discussions about life in general, subjects crop up that many people do not want to talk about. One that is common is Death!

I turned 70 this year.Hurrah! Taking into account all the things that life has thrown at me, making it upto here has been a journey.

So will I make it to 80? That started a discussion in the kitchen, mug of tea in hand and thoughts of what the future could bring. Well, a war started and that alone has put question marks on where we’ll all be in 10 years.That question alone is a I know where I want to be, what I need to finish doing and the big question of health.

I see challenges ahead, not insurmountable but never the less, still there. My daughter saw me with a backpack, two trekking sticks , wearing a windbreaker and my favourite woolly hat atop a mountain, no less!

Did I see that? The picture yes but in reality I was holding a mug of tea.Sitting atop a breakfast chair in the kitchen Maybe, I’ll get the tealeaves read. That will surely predict my future!!

Stories like this one land in your inbox when you subscribe below. No noise. Just honest writing.

Comments

3 responses to “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?”

  1. rakhijoshi Avatar

    Thanks Papa for sharing this. Even though there is more to unravel in this conversation. The picture I painted was one of you believing you can be anything and do anything. Trekking? Hope so… Still using those lovely legs of yours😁. Top of Mountain? Why Not!!! Two things life has taught me is 1. It’s too Short and 2. Quality of life is important. So even if it’s at the top of a mountain, or sitting somewhere by a river, or even better Dad you doing yet ANOTHER book signing coz the first one was a success….I shall be joining you and supporting you on that journey. You said you won’t make Ten years and I would not let you leave the kitchen until you changed your mind about that…. I’m glad you did! Love you can’t wait for whatever the future is about to bring. X I’m here for it.

  2.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Hi Anil

    As long as you are in good health, you can do anything!

    I do not want to climb a mountain but if I can, I would love to see my grandkids and daughters happily settled. I would love to be able to take a trip with JB somewhere.

    Best Wishes

    Bipin

    1. shoutyourheadoff Avatar

      Thank you Bipin

Leave a Reply

Discover more from ShoutYourHeadOff

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading