"It was fun while it lasted"

...Is often said when people feel that the best part of their lives is over - change in financial or family situation, deteriorating health, the dip in their professional lives, or any combination of the above.

This is true, but only in part.

Because the first kind of fun can be changed into something that no one can take away from you - the fun of generosity.

It starts with assessing your resources in a different light - not in the light of "what is not available anymore" but in the light of "what's still possible".

It turns out that this kind of fun can last as long as there is life.