I am 73 and still working. I started working in 1965 - it was the year after my O levels and I started working to pay my way through college.
After 55 years of working in several industries and non-profit sectors - which paid for the entirety of my education, including a law degree and several graduate degrees from Canadian universities - I am able to look back with gratitude for having been blessed with a wife of 50 years and a family of 11 scattered across the world in six cities.
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