Retirement

And he said, life is about, you know,
    being connected to something,
        being connected to a loving God,
            feeling as though you're relevant,
                as though you have a purpose.
And he said that in his case,
    he'd never considered retiring.
        And he said to me, I'm a Jesuit.
            Jesuits retire in the graveyard.

Steve Lopez, quoting Father Greg Boyle on Fresh Air 11/22/22