A friend of my mother's last year quit a good position, sold a chic apartment and went to live in a country house. Everything, tired, tired of the frantic rhythm, exhausted, burned out. She was absolutely not supported by anyone from her acquaintances, they were twisting at the temple, like, the lady went crazy. How can you leave such a good job, how can you change life in a city with a lot of prospects, to stay in village, where there is a vegetable garden in the yard, a swamp is not far away, and you have to stomp half an hour along narrow streets to get to the nearest store. paths?
And you know, she doesn't care what anyone says about her. She feels absolutely happy, and she is ready to spend the rest of her days in this rural village. She reads books, breathes fresh air, grows cultivated vegetables and flowers, cooks borscht for children. No, of course, she didn’t give up everything to the end, she earns money at home, but at will, as they say, on a hunt. Less money, but she's happy.
And there are more and more people like that. Well, of course, not all of them move to live in the wilderness, but they decide on cardinal changes in their lives. For example, I know a doctor who went into photography after working as a surgeon for 10 years, I know one accountant who gave up everything and went into journalism. And every year there are more and more freelancers, because, thanks to the constant availability of the Internet, you can no longer bind yourself to a rigid schedule, a specific workplace, you can work without leaving their home, right in your bathrobe, sipping coffee.
Someone just decides to change their life, and someone is tired of life! From early childhood, we are imposed a strong opinion about success. Is it possible to give a clear definition of this word? We have been trained since kindergarten. It is necessary, hurry, be patient, do not give up, go ahead, do it. And so on until retirement! Crazy rhythm, crazy race, we are obliged, but we want to achieve something, become someone, so we must plow like everyone else!
There are people who, like horses, plow from morning to night. They don’t get sick, they’re not lazy, they’re always at work, even when it’s a day off, they don’t get tired, they don’t rush on vacation, they don’t go to the hospital, they don’t ask for children for matinees and meetings. Because they want to be successful! Is that really what everyone needs?
And who decided that this is what success is all about? I think that no one needs it at all. And only very tired people can understand this. They just drop everything, finally realizing that the main thing is peace of mind, it is an opportunity not to rush anywhere, not to survive, but to live.
There are those who run all their lives, run, and then fall, get up, and understand that it's time to change everything. By the way, very often our generation becomes such, which from a young age has already been in leadership positions, and 20 years later they realized that everyone no longer wants, ran out of steam, everyone saw, learned everything, and want rest. Most often, this awareness occurs due to severe overwork or after stress. And they decide to change themselves and their lives in order to enjoy, relax, adapt to themselves, and not to someone else.
People who are chasing success and those who are already tired of everything will never be able to understand each other. To each his own, because there are those who like this crazy rush. But, if you suddenly realized that you no longer have the strength, that you can no longer do the same as before, do not be afraid to change your life. It's too short to be taken so seriously.
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