Preparing for the Future? How about Protecting the Future? I’m writing this on the day I turn 47. I’m keenly aware how blessed I am to be celebrating it with my wife and kids. Reason? Three weeks ago, I was at a friend’s wake – she was 39, leaving behind two young daughters of primary school-going age. She had passed-on after battling cancer for a short 1.5 years. Not too long ago, another ex-colleague had passed-on, leaving his stay-home wife to start looking for odd-jobs to support … [Read more...]