Being “declared alive” again.

It continues to feel a bit strange every year. Have to go to a notary, or in my case to the hospital, to have me officially declared alive. And when I have that signed piece of paper in my hands, it is always a small party that I share with my kids.

You have to let yourself be declared alive? Yes, it is necessary every year because I get a pension, live in Thailand and have been unsubscribed as Dutch citizen living in the Netherlands for years already. It is a condition for you to be able to continue to receive a pension from the pension provider. No problem, I understand that. The way in which this has to be done, although it has already been simplified for me, remains somewhat strange to me. Why not show your face with your passport via Skype for example. Nevertheless.

The joy mainly is not about another year of getting pension, but about the fact that every year (at least fortunately so far) I receive confirmation that I am ALIVE. Actually, a very conscious moment because you hardly or not think about it.

After all, it is certain for everyone that you run out of time. And making good use of that uncertain time-frame waiting for you so far has been successful for me in my experience.

A lot of people ask me how that actually works, they cannot understand it and, in my experience, they are too stuck in the system that you have to continue working until your so called retirement age.

I just couldn't work anymore and was completely burned out. Contrary to what the newspapers once claimed and the internet still claims, those tons of money mentioned I got have been left out for me. On my balcony I waited several months but it never arrived. It was a mistake made by a willing accountant. An apology note from my employer, but you will never take the numbers away again. They keep stuck to your name. And well ... I live despite all the mud that came over me long ago, because I just couldn't go any further, still at least until yesterday. And writing this I think about the comparison with a lotus flower seed. It needs mud to grow and flourish.

My attentive Head of Human Resources drew my attention to the possibilities offered by European regulations for early retirement options. And yes, government discouragement policy if you stop working earlier. My pension is being cut by 65% ​​and I am happy with it.

To this day I have lived a good sunny and completely different life in a period of good health for more than eight years so far. Now even in the process of designing, developing and building with our own hands a small private spiritual center with pyramids in Thailand. It is a more than fantastic experience that I / we would like to continue for a few more years. And yes, getting older will certainly have flaws in health for me too. And yet I have come through this beautiful time so far in a good way.

And should the sun not rise for me tomorrow? Then I did it. Grateful and not regretting things I ever wanted to do because I do them 😉

Gangey Gruma (Frans Captijn)

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