Rule 1: Wake up every morning knowing what you are going to do that day. Rule 2: Go to bed every night knowing that you helped someone. If we think that retirement is a time to sit around and do whatever we please, or if we think that the time has finally come for us to focus on ourselves, we will be miserable and make life so for everyone around us. Ignoring these two rules can lead to depression and even to an early death. Without any meaningful reasons to live, we may experience what