Diary of a future rentier (23)

The days are getting shorter and shorter. The time for a vacation by the water seems a long way off now. Ah... vacation... Three weeks in the warmth, peaceful, without constraints. Even two weeks at worst, I'm interested. When you have the chance to disconnect like this for several days, if possible far from home, sheltered from all kinds of solicitations, you experience very particular internal phenomena. This can even happen for shorter periods, but for that you have to turn the plug completely, by going very far away, or by cutting yourself off from the rest of the world in one way or another.

The first week of vacation is never really relaxing. Work worries are still very present. We haven't been able to complete some urgent files, or we have done so, but with the awareness of a botched job. We have to prepare our suitcases, think about plane tickets, passports and above all endure endless hours of waiting and traveling. Not to mention the kids to manage for those who are lucky enough to live this special additional experience. In short, it's hell.

But when all that is behind you and you sit on a deckchair, a cocktail in your hand, the crystal clear sea in front of you, you forget everything. The job already seems a long way away, and the return to work is not for right away. So you don't think about it anymore. The requests of all kinds and various daily constraints have disappeared. You are cut off from everything. No surprise visits at home, no last-minute invitations, no favors to render, no urgent work to finish. You only think about yourself. Vacations are a bit selfish when you think about it, or maybe it's just a fair rebalancing of things after so many weeks of sweating for others. A way to find yourself again.

It is in these moments that our conscious and unconscious are most in harmony. We find ourselves facing our true values, our very essence, what makes us who we are. We act according to our aspirations, not those of others. It is a bit like having an appointment with ourselves, the opportunity to take stock. Have you never made important decisions about your life during these privileged moments?

My major choices about my family and professional life have always been made during these moments. It is impossible to make the right decisions when you are squeezed like a lemon from all sides. It is also during this blessed period of time that I decided to invest in the stock market to become a rentier. And each time I have the chance to relive such moments, I refocus on this objective. Ultimately, being a rentier means permanently experiencing this osmosis of body and mind.