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我67岁开始创业，这比退休好太多了

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By Daniel Akst
| The Wall Street Journal (China) Verified
我已故的岳父酷爱兰花，几十年来醉心于此，建造并维护了两座大型温室。在大多数人早已退休（甚至比退休更糟）的年纪，他仍在培育新的杂交品种，明知这些品种要过很多年才会开花也不以为意。他不是那种会无所事事地混吃等死的人。 每当我感到迷惘或疲惫、疑惑自己当初为何要在原本可以安享晚年的年纪开创一项如此艰巨的事业时，我都会从他的这个例子中获得鼓励。在某些方面，我们的事业性质颇为相似。我创办的是出版业务，但我的动力更多地来自那些“花朵”——也就是我们出版的书籍——而不是任何经济收益前景。有些“花朵”还需要数年才能绽放，但我对它们的到来不仅充满期待，更怀着无比的喜悦。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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I started a business at 67. It has been much better than retiring.

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By Daniel Akst
| MSN Verified
Daniel Akst My late father-in-law loved orchids, and in his decadeslong passion he built and maintained two large greenhouses. At an age when most people were retired—or worse—he was still breeding new hybrids, knowing full well that they wouldn't blossom for years. He wasn't a man to sit idly in death's anteroom, awaiting the grim reaper.
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I Started a Business at 67. It Has Been Much Better Than Retiring.

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By Daniel Akst
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
So many of my retired friends are bored. But I’m constantly learning new things and meeting new people. My late father-in-law loved orchids, and in his decadeslong passion he built and maintained two large greenhouses. At an age when most people were retired—or worse—he was still breeding new hybrids, knowing full well that they wouldn’t blossom for years. He wasn’t a man to sit idly in death’s anteroom, awaiting the grim reaper.
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