He is a civil servant of the State, who was once content with a stable job, "going stealing in the morning and coming back at night". Those are the years when policies are still easy to breathe, although salaries are not too high, they are enough to live on, have enough to save, and be satisfied with small plans. But then the policy changed, the new mechanism was tightened, the apparatus streamlined personnel, the pressure of work increased and the ground at his feet was no longer as solid as before. And he was forced to change, to seek new opportunities.
When his salary was no longer his only support, he tried his hand at sideline work, and used his left-handedness. He takes on additional consulting, writing articles, and teaching in the evening. Life may not be as easy as before, but he realized that he could still adapt, could still move forward without losing faith.
She is a businesswoman, a woman that everyone admires: Talented, sharp, managing a company to make ends meet, money to get into. During those years, she thought that if she tried hard and had courage, the road would always be wide open. But life is not always pleasing to the eye. The market is fluctuating, there are few customers, and cash flow is stagnant. A once prosperous business is now on the brink of difficulties, the above figures in financial reports have caused her to lose sleep many times.
There were times when she wanted to give up. But then, on a windy morning, when she wandered by the lake, watching the yellow leaves falling quietly on the water, she suddenly realized that all these changes were originally a part of life.
She decided not to immerse herself in regret. She shifted her focus, investing in other fields, taking advantage of relationships and experience accumulated over the years. Instead of being afraid of difficulties, she took them as an opportunity to renew herself.
Each of us has ups and downs. There are times when it seems like everything is collapsing, but if we take a step back, we will see that nothing is inevitable. Even the sun sometimes darkens behind the clouds, and the river has to go through many rapids before going into the big sea.
There are things that cannot last forever, but the most important thing is that we can learn to accept, learn to move forward with a calm mind. Because in the end, life is not measured by what we lose or get, but by how we accept it with an open heart.
