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In John Kelly’s animated short film, nothing’s off limits when it comes to thinking about the future—particularly when there’s so much left to do.
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00:00When I retire, I will reply to every email I've ever flagged.
00:30I will clean up my desktop.
00:36I'll read the 35 years of saved articles on my reading list.
00:43I will finish all those books I started.
00:49I will play the lifetime of computer games I missed out on.
00:55I'll birdwatch.
00:58I'll learn magpies are beautiful but terrifying.
01:03I'll learn the names of trees and know which spring flowers bloom first.
01:11I will swim every morning.
01:15I will learn to play a single piano piece exceptionally well.
01:20Write a devastating yet optimistic piece of poetry.
01:31When I retire, I will get a dog.
01:34I will get a cat.
01:39I will start with a fish.
01:43Maybe, maybe a terrapin.
01:46I will learn how a terrapin is different from a turtle and how that affects my choice.
01:53I will hike.
01:56I will see a point in hiking.
01:58I will know when a walk becomes a hike.
02:02I will get so good at meditation.
02:10I will be so present.
02:13So aggressively present.
02:15Then, I will patch that hole, replace that button.
02:21I will learn how to juggle, not just a three ball cascade, Rubenstein's revenge.
02:27I will organize my digital photos, then my wardrobe, then my drawers, then my pantry, inspired by that book about organizing that I finally read.
02:36I will have to buy so many plastic boxes.
02:42Retired me will have so much money as a result of the pension I haven't yet started.
02:49I will find out what a pension is.
02:52I will order wine by year and specific area of Italy, grazie, but not in an annoying way.
03:01I will learn to like whiskey.
03:05I will get good at saying yes.
03:08I will get better at saying no.
03:12I will cry more.
03:17And less.
03:21When I retire, I will make the perfect meatball and pair it with the 2019 red from Tuscany.
03:29The rain that year.
03:31My God, you can taste it.
03:36I'll smoke weed all day long.
03:39Or try some other drugs.
03:42I'll Google micro dosing and start there.
03:48I will stretch.
03:49I will yoga.
03:50I'll drink eight glasses of water every day.
03:51I'll sleep for eight hours every night.
03:53I will see a play.
03:55I will see if I like plays.
03:56I'll give back.
03:57I'll know who to give back to and why I want to give back to them more than the others.
04:02I will eat more vegetables.
04:03I will eat more vegetables.
04:04I will grow a vegetable.
04:05I will grow a vegetable.
04:06I will find out what to do with a leek.
04:07I will find out what to do with a leek.
04:08I will find out what a leek looks like.
04:09I'll fight a man.
04:10I'll kill a fish.
04:11I'll drive one of those airport cars.
04:12I'll travel more.
04:35of those airport cars. Nobody's going to stop me. I'll travel more. I'll travel more. I'll travel
04:42more. I'll get a telescope. Get into camping. No! Camping is horrible! I will finally find my
04:51sport. I will paraglide. I will not paraglide. I'll move to a town by the sea.
05:05I've always loved towns by the sea. I'll remember to breathe. I will learn to speak
05:18another language. I will learn to tell people how I feel. I will take better care of myself.
05:26I will take better care of my body. I will take better care of my teeth. I will take better
05:37care of my mind. Meet up with that person. Have that conversation.
05:45I will go to an art gallery. I'll want to be there once I get there. I will completely
06:01nail my final words. I will haunt the absolute shit out of my sixth class enemy, Deirdre Hogan.
06:20I will finally know if you have the time you have and then it ends. Or if there is more
06:32time.
07:02time you have to go.
07:21you
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