It was a morning in 2011, and I saw that Shenzhen No. 2 Foreign Chinese School was recruiting outstanding teachers from all over the country, and after assessment, they could join Shenzhen, and their hukou would also move in, and the school would start the transfer procedures.
At that time, I was over 40 years old, and I was working in a public school in a fourth-tier town in my hometown.
At this time, I have been rated as the national honor of the ceiling in the middle school teacher group - "special teacher", I can enjoy government subsidies for life, I am also a member of the local CPPCC Standing Committee, in the eyes of others, I am an important part of the "ignorant girl" (no party affiliation, intellectuals, ethnic minorities, female cadres), and I am the key training object of promotion.
It is said that women don't go out in their forties, and I was forty and three years old at that time, but I was not satisfied with the status quo by nature, and I was stunned to secretly submit my resume, and then the written test, trial lecture and comprehensive interview, and finally waited for the admission notice.
At that moment, the gears of my destiny turned again.
I came to the metropolis of Shenzhen from a fourth-tier city, and the software and hardware facilities of the school are first-class, and the various resources of Shenzhen are many times stronger than the school in my hometown.
Since then, I have stood on the shoulders of giants, not only has my salary increased several times compared to before, but my career development has also undergone a new round of evolution.
Not only did I quickly pay off all the money I owed when I bought a house in my hometown, but I also bought two houses here on my own, and when I retired, I was able to pay off my mortgage easily!
Looking back on the beginning of Shenzhen, many relatives and friends persuaded me: "Why are you so troubled, you are still tossing and turning at such an old age, and you have to start again when you leave your family and come to a strange place."
Yes, when I first entered this new school, the principal solemnly declared: "You must understand that no matter how glorious your past is, come here, don't think that you can rest easy on the credit book of the past, we are re-entrepreneurs, everything starts from scratch......"
Since then, I have returned to zero, started again, started from the work of the head teacher, and was very busy, compared with the life in my hometown, it is really too "fulfilling".
There was a little friend who came together, couldn't stand such busyness, didn't survive the 3-month probation period, chose to give up, and returned to his hometown to return to the original point.
I am glad that I have persevered, my work is getting smoother, my life is becoming more and more stable, I am busy but not chaotic, and my heart is full and abundant!
Imagine, if I hadn't come to Shenzhen, would I have been so sure about arranging my retirement life in the future?
Looking at the many silver-haired uncles and aunts around me, who are still getting up early and running around for life, I really feel very lucky, glad that I was able to toss for my dreams and work hard without setting limits for myself!
Now that I have gone through the retirement procedures, I am still exerting my residual heat, and I have more than a share of income, retire without stopping, old without decay, and have more confidence and calmness to age gracefully in the future!
Retirement is another beautiful journey in life. During this journey, enjoy every tranquility and serenity.
The once busy and hard work has now turned into a gift of time.
You can enjoy a cup of tea, listen to the birdsong outside the window, and feel the breath of nature.
You can regain those hobbies that have been put on hold because you are busy, and let your mind be sublimated by art.
Retirement does not mean the end of life, but a new beginning.
You can spend more time with your family and share the moments of your life, and you can get together with old friends and talk about the past.
You can also meet new people and explore this colorful world together.
May we all find our own happiness and satisfaction in retirement. Let every day be full of sunshine and warmth, and make every moment a beautiful memory.