Hello everyone, today I would like to share a true story about retirement life, which I hope will evoke food for thought about life.
My name is Zhang Wei, I am 66 years old and I have been enjoying my retirement for 8 years. Before that, I worked in a foreign-funded company as a skilled worker. Have a stable salary and five insurances and one housing fund every month. After retirement, the monthly pension is 2,600 yuan. My wife passed away a few years ago, and our only daughter married out of town. My daughter often cares about me and sends me money, but she has her own family and job and can't be by my side all the time.
After retirement, life is relatively relaxed, and when I wake up in the morning, I go for a walk in the park and chat with my old friends. Go home at noon and cook a simple meal, then take a short lunch break. In the afternoon, you might go to the chess room to play cards or read a book in the library. It is common to watch TV for a while at night and then go to bed early. Although this kind of life seems peaceful, I always feel a little empty and bored inside. I found that my consumption level was gradually decreasing, and my monthly pension of 2,600 yuan was simply not enough. And, as we age, we also start to have some minor problems in our body that require spending money on medications**. I'm thinking about looking for a job again.
After looking for a while, I finally found a security job with a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan. Although the salary is not high, it is enough to maintain my daily expenses. Standing in the sentry box for a few hours a day, looking at the door, patrolling, the work is not too hard. Through this job, I have made a lot of new friends, and we have chatted and communicated with each other, which has made my life more fulfilling.
However, the good times did not last long, and one day he fell while patrolling, resulting in a knee injury. The doctor advised me to recuperate at home for a period of time and not to work as a security guard again. I lost my job income, and my monthly pension of 2,600 yuan alone could not support my living expenses. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask my daughter for help.
My daughter was very worried about me and advised me not to work too hard and to recuperate at home. But I insisted on continuing to work and didn't want to let life get bogged down. Eventually, my daughter was persuaded by me to contact a housekeeping company and arranged for me to work as a half-day cleaner. Although the job does not pay much, it is relatively easy, requiring only a few simple daily tasks such as hygiene, laundry and cooking. I feel like I'm still up to the job and enjoy chatting with employers and learning about their lives and family situations.
After half a year or so, my body has been completely **. I wanted to go back to working as a security guard, but my daughter didn't worry about me working again. She advised me to enjoy my old age and stop worrying about money. Although I was a little reluctant to give up my job, I still followed her advice when I thought of my daughter's filial piety and care.
Now, I enjoy leisure activities such as raising flowers, listening to **, reading books and practicing tai chi at home every day. Although I lost my job income, my mood is much better than before. Looking back on my retirement experience in the past few years, I deeply feel that although I have a pension of 2,600 yuan per month, it is still difficult to maintain my life in the absence of other economic **. With the change of age and physical condition, the ability to work also gradually decreases. For the elderly, if they have the ability to continue working, they should try their best to strive for opportunities and give full play to their spare energy; If conditions don't allow, you can also enrich your life in other ways.