This is a story I wrote which shows a few adjustments which are needed to be made in life in one way or another.
THE INEVITABLE CHANGE
People are usually unwilling to make changes in their lives after being accustomed to a certain lifestyle. However, this can cause a lot of problems, as changing circumstances often make a change in lifestyle inevitable. Take for example, people who leave their country and go abroad for various reasons. Such people will inevitably face many challenges. First, they have to adapt to a new culture and habits that are completely different from what they were used to. They will also have to adapt to the weather and may need to learn a new language, or now communicate in a language other than their mother tongue, which they used more frequently before their relocation.
Again, at some point in life some people will have to change their career. The reasons for this may be varied and need not concern us here. But career changes inevitably necessitate the acquisition of a different set of skills and experience in the new job, a new routine and adaptation to new friends and colleagues at work.
Closely related to the second point(the point above) is retirement. Many people carry on at their jobs as if they'll remain in such jobs forever. But retirement is inevitable not only for the paid worker but also the self employed. Retirement in most cases means a change from an active working life to a more sedentary lifestyle. It often requires giving up official property such as accommodation and vehicles and the replacement of a regular salary with a modest pension, which may not be regular. Because of these, the prospect of retirement is often viewed with apprehension by many, as they are not prepared for it.
Outside the work domain other changes inevitably continue to take place. For Example, at some point in their lives, young men and women come together and get married and start their own families. The transition from bachelorhood or spinsterhood of course means adaptation to a spouse, raising children and discarding many of the habits, often reckless and impulsive, of unmarried life.
Finally, as painful and undesirable as it is, death is inevitable. The untimely loss of a loved one- a wife, a husband, a parent -often turn people's upside down and necessitates a drastic change in lifestyle. Many people never anticipate such a loss, and if unfortunately it does occur it can be quite devastating. In conclusion, people have to be prepared and ready for any changes in life and they should learn to thank God when ever someone thing happens, whether good or bad. As it is said everything happens for a reason.