I find the concept of "Golden Years" difficult to grasp. There's dignity in work - any work. How often have we heard about men, accustomed to vital activity in the workplace, dying not long after retiring?

I think there's far too much cultural fixation on a final goal of retirement. We're seeing, already, how elusive that so called happy state can be in the midst of the current economic crisis. Rather than setting retirement the holy grail of career closure, we'd be better off thinking in terms of creating choices.

Hooray for the over 75 crowd reentering or staying in the workaday world. I can think of nothing healthier or more life sustaining.