Happy moments of a pensioner are not what is shown in drug ads. There are always smiling old people playing golf and drinking juice. In reality, a pensioner's happiness is a quiet morning, a call from a grandchild, a jar of salted cucumbers that doesn't need to be spun. It's time when you can finally not rush. Let's be honest and plain: what brings joy to a person who has retired. Freedom from the alarm clock The main happiness is not waking up at 6 am to the roar of the alarm clock. A pensioner wakes up when they want. They can lie in bed, listen to the silence, or, conversely, to the singing of birds. It's the feeling that the day belongs only to you. No one demands a report, no one hurries. You can drink coffee for an hour while flipping through old photos. You can even stay home if it's bad weather outside. Freedom from the schedule is what young people would give a lot for, and pensioners get as a bonus. Grandchildren — an antidepressant For many pensioners, the main happiness is their grandchildren. When a little human runs towards you, shouting "grandpa!" or "baba!" — all ailments are forgotten. You can spoil your grandchildren without worrying about spoiling them (parents will always bring them up again). You can read fairy tales to them that you didn't read in your childhood because there wasn't time. With grandchildren, you can become a child again: make a snowman, launch a kite, play checkers. And don't think about tomorrow's accountability. Many pensioners admit that for these moments, they are ready to endure any discomfort. Summer cottage and its philosophy For some, the summer cottage is a form of punishment. For a pensioner, it's happiness. The happiness of seeing the first sprout of dill, eating a cucumber plucked from the garden five seconds ago, drinking tea with mint grown by your own hands. The summer cottage is not work. It's the opportunity to feel needed. The earth does not deceive: as much effort you put in, as much you get. And when the har ... Read more