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Phrase: Sign of the times
Whether it’s the miniskirts of the 60s, the corduroys of the 70s and 80s or the flannel-clad grunge bands of the 90s, there’s always something we can look back on as a sign of the times.
What will be the sign of the times in which we’re living now?
I bet it will be accelerated aging, depleted pension plans and shattered dreams.
Just call me Mr. Positivity.
No, but seriously, a sign of the times indicates the mood or nature of an era or time.
Quite often, it’s something we can look back on and say it was a bad idea.
Anyways, these days the topic that has everyone concerned here in Japan is retirement.
Most people in the country are either retired, getting close to retirement, thinking about retirement, or worried that they’ll find themselves up a tree without a way to retire.
I’m sure we’ll look back on retirement angst as a sign of the times for the beginning of the 21st century.
Most Western countries, not only Japan, are leaning toward 70 as the official retirement age.
I’m so glad I did all my backpacking in my 20s and got that out of my system.
I can’t imagine waiting until I am 70 to retire so that I can enjoy my golden years or two before my body begins to give out.
That may be a new sign of the times, too.
Maybe young people in Japan will wake up and realize there’s no time like the present to explore the world.
When you’re young, it’s easy to travel with no money.
For older people, it’s pretty much impossible.
A sign of our times is retirement angst, so we should enjoy life now because we have a long life of working ahead of us.
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