By: Rahul Pratap Singh
Ageing is an extraordinary process where life gives you time, experiences and wisdomto live your life better than before. Retirement adds in to give you ample time which youmight have longed for in your youthful days.
SilverWingsTravellersSadhna Saxena (65) & Neeraj Saxena(67) from Noida, UttarPradeshcan’tagreemoretothisthoughtandhavemadethemostoftheirretirement.
Travel is not new to Neeraj &Sadhna ji. Neeraj ji led a dynamic work life where heshifted base 28 times in his 41 years of service. After getting retired from a busybankingjobin2016,thecoupledecidedtomakeuseofthetimeinhandandtookup
leisure travelling to explore the world.Neeraj ji says,’I am enjoying my retired life. I get toappreciate all the beautiful things I noticed on my way up the ladder but could not stopto relish them’.
The joy of travelling doubled for them when they started travelling with a group ofsimilar aged like-minded people. They feel relaxed and celebrate more as there issome mental comfort with such a group.
You find people in the same boat as yours and that inspires one to take on life’schallenges head on. Narrating one such incident, the couple recalled that when theyplanned a recent trip to Andaman they did not anticipate any physical illness. Howeverjust close to the travel day Neeraj ji developed severe back ache and the couple was inafix.They initially decidedto call off the tripbut then encouraged each otherto let
thingsflow.BeingfrequenttravellerswithSilverWingsHolidays,theydecidedthatifatallthey will feel any discomfort they will at best stay back at the hotel to take rest and letthe team take care. The only request they made to their trusted travel partner was toarrange for a wheelchair at the airport. Neeraj &Sadhna ji were much relieved to seethat a few fellow passengers had also opted for wheelchairs.That gave them immenseconfidence. Life is a series of spontaneous and natural changes- don’t resist them butflow with them.That’s what made a difference to the Saxenas and they had one of themost wonderful trip of their life
For Sadhna Ji the whole experience of bonding and spending time with her husband isexceptionally beautiful. She keeps herself engaged and active by enjoying variousactivities like participating in events and pursuing her hobbies. They encourageeveryone to take life as it comes. Whatever life may give you, keep on smiling!
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