PENSION pot is a very familiar globally recognised word.

Everyone, everywhere talks about it, this is probably one topic which has no boundaries.

Everyone will tell you the materialistic side of filling it but does anyone talk about the emotional investment?

Family is like that patch of land which you have to work on....the more love and passion you put, the more rewarding it is.

Why nobody talks about investing time and strength and energy to relationships......the word itself has 'ship' as a suffix ....so it's your relations with your family and friends which will be like your pension fund when you need it the most.

In the name of economic stability people have forgotten the art of living. I recently came across a phrase on the Internet, 'bigger house syndrome', where you want to buy a bigger house not because you need it but because you want it.

To buy it everyone is working towards bigger mortgage, bigger stress, both parents have to sweat hard and your own kids are being raised by someone else.

People are not working because it's their passion or need, many are working towards a 'lifestyle'.

So now you have a bigger house, but who is going to live in it?

Next step ...when the kids grow up and they are in the same rut they will not care ...so all love lost ....give each other the luxury of time and love.

Invest time, instead of material, in your children and the returns will be of time, in time when you need it the most.

In the race against time, every one is running towards a mirage, not sure of what the ultimate goal is.

To a child L-O-V-E is spelt as TIME (Zig Zigler via power of positivity photos) and life is a full circle ...So fill the pension pot of your family with love and care ....and reap the rewards.

Dr Archana Gund

Altrincham Interfaith Group