Age of Retirement

The Age of Retirement According to Industry

Feeling young and being young are two very closely related concepts. For psychologists, the way one feels and thinks is very important, and when it comes to age may even take precedence over what reality is and concentrate on the felt states. Many people are afraid of getting old, and feel that their freedoms may be restricted with age. But nothing could be further from the truth, usually the older you are the more freedoms you have, although responsibilities also tend to pile up with aging.

Age plays a very important part in restricting some professions, but not others. For example, in most developed countries a certain age is considered enough to get a pension. However, that does not mean that a person has to retire if he or she does not want to. Also, retirement age depends on the professions in some cases. For example, supermodels and ballerinas retire at around 30-35 years old, although it has been said that models retire at round 25, while top models like Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Helena Christensen continue modeling well in their forties.

Age of retirement. Photo by Elena

A related field, music, also has its intricate interrelation with age. While some are are child prodigies and then stop altogether, others, such as famous Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger, continue to be popular and to perform on many international stages past their fifties. Mystically enough, there is an age in music that remains eternal: 28 years old (or 28 years young). For some unknown reason, many famous singers died at exactly 28, such as the late Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrisson and others.

In regards of staying young forever or at at least longer, it is much easier today for stars who can afford it. In our day and age, there exist Botox, Juvederm and various other fillers and other ways that plastic surgery can keep us looking younger. Naturally, not everybody, even among those who are able to afford it, wants to submit to cosmetic surgery procedures and even then, plastic surgery has its limitations. Also, many have seen plastic surgery disasters, which not only failed to make the patient look better, but transformed him or her into a monster! Clearly, plastic or cosmetic surgery is not for everyone!