creation. But the work must be wholesome, interesting. You must be free to do the work or not to do it. It must not demand of you— in better words you are the master of the work; it does not own you. It can be no more than a work project or a hobby. It can or cannot be the source of your income, depending on your circumstances. If you must work and it is unpleasant, it may be little gain over your present circumstances. By all means, if you retire, find some useful and soul satisfying activity to absorb your hours. Few people I know could really be happy while completely idle. For you, I would say, there are too many useful and soul satisfying pursuits to follow in this world while living in a retired or semi-retired state to let idleness bore you. PARADISES FOR MEN. On this subject I will address myself to young unmarried men—men who have no wife or family responsibilities. I am married myself and have several children. I was a young unattached wanderer myself prior to my marriage. I visited many parts of the world and, from an American man's viewpoint I found many places literally a paradise for men. Many young American men find Japan a paradise for themselves. I will not give an opinion here as it might be highly controversial. I was in Japan during my younger years. I regarded that country as a real paradise —bargain-wise—for retirement purposes and because of Japan's remarkable womanhood. Japanese women are positively the most feminine creatures on earth. But I wish to say that I have considerably revised my opinion with my years about living in Japan myself. My background unfits me for that kind of life. It is something personal. With you, young man, it may be different! I still have a very high respect for young Japanese womanhood. In all my travels I have never been more impressed by women anywhere as much as by the women of the Scandinavian countries (Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden), Austria, Germany and Czechslovakia. If you want women on the naughty side I will not make recommendations here as I do not appreciate this kind of womanhood. There are many countries where women are definitely more on the naughty side than normal, unashamedly so. But I don't
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