"Hildur K." <hil### [at] 3dcafemailevery1net> schreef in bericht 
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>

> knowing
> what to do to spend the rest of their days, which in many cases is a 
> matter of
> several decades. Kind of depressing.

Yes, that is sad. However, this is not always their own fault. Life and 
circumstances may not have given them the opportunities to develop something 
else besides their work. Because that is essential. While I always have been 
a dedicated and driven researcher in geology, I was also lucky to have been 
able to develop a few other things besides, not related to my main 
activities. POV-Ray is one of them.

>
> So which one is it? Either you retired young (won the lottery perhaps?)
> or you retired and still young (won the biological lottery?)

Well, the first one comes closest. A combination of early retirement 
following institutions fusion and reorganizations. I didn't complain. I had 
some health problems at the time and as the conditions were very acceptable, 
it was the dreamed of opportunity to switch to other occupations, while 
still remaining interested (and mildly involved) in geology.

Thomas

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