You've summarized Maslow's pyramid perfectly. I wouldn't say that I'm already at the very apex of it, but I strive and I aim to get there, hence the measured replies and consistent responses thus far.

Most forumers discuss about FI/RE but what about living life after it. In general most lump it in travelling and social work . In reality there is more to it as everyday life consists of 24hours daily, so what is the routine consist of ? Its also why some dread of retirement as they are really unsure of things that could captivate their daily life interestingly. In our lifelong career spanning many decades, things that occupy most of our waking moment will consist of work, family and some period of recreation. But upon retirement, career which for some people filled nearly 50% of their daily life is suddenly missing. A friend of mine , a former University professor upon retirement, felled into depression. As most people suggested  he travelled to quite a number of countries and even climb to the peak of a mountain. Its sort of trying to complete his bucket list. In reality, retirement is how we occupy the periods in our daily life that is the most important .