Balancing wealth, health and ikigai through life’s changing seasons

[SINGAPORE] In the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon, one of the wisest men on earth, said: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

If we are not aware of the season we are in, we may allocate our time and other resources to the wrong purpose. When we are young, it may seem like we have all the time in the world. Decisions come easily because the cost of a misstep is easily mitigated by the abundance of years ahead.

Yet, as the seasons of life unfurl, we find ourselves with less of this precious commodity. The pressing question becomes: How do we spend our time, and where do we allocate our resources?