ADAPTABILITY.. do you have it ..?
By himzey
@himzey (1321)
India
May 26, 2011 1:43pm CST
Hi mylotters.
Every one is born and raised in a certain environment. We develop bonds with our surroundings and sometimes the attachment is very strong. We become so used to it that if we are forced to move to a different one, we fail to mingle with our new surroundings. This specially is the case when people belonging to country side are made to move their family to a metropolitan. It took me a while to get used to my new house, neighbors and its surrounding localities.
Adaptability is certainly a big concern when it comes to children. Children living in sub-urban areas are more adaptive than their counterparts; i.e. those living in metropolitans or country areas.
Not only children, but youngsters and elders have to face the same problem.
Youngsters have to adapt themselves to their workplace and their bosses. A newly wed bride has to adapt herself to her hubby's lifestyle and her new family. A soldier or an MNC's employee, when sent overseas, have to adapt themselves according to the situation's demand.
I believe, "compromising" and "sacrificing" are the basic qualities one ought to have, in order to adapt oneself to a situation.
Those who can adapt, are the ones who flourish. Those who refuse, are rooted out by the storm named time; as it changes. After all, its nature's supreme law....
"SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"
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@hardworkinggurl (37062)
• United States
26 May 11
Hi himzey 
Oh gosh how can I put it. My entire life has been built and surrounded by ever changing environments, beginning and steaming from the day exact date in which I was born. While growing up I did not know and or understand what stability was. Therefore, I did not know how to complain outside of going with the flow. Though in the back of mind I needed some form of stability.
What my life has afforded me is to no matter how great and or bad anything and or anyone surrounding me, I was not to allow myself to be ever changing. With this I mean that I am very outgoing and expressive to where I can adapt in any type of environment and or situation.
Though I do not have any form of happy memories of my upbringing I do look back and give credit that the ever changing environment allows me to be caring and understanding just about anywhere I go.
Oh gosh how can I put it. My entire life has been built and surrounded by ever changing environments, beginning and steaming from the day exact date in which I was born. While growing up I did not know and or understand what stability was. Therefore, I did not know how to complain outside of going with the flow. Though in the back of mind I needed some form of stability.
What my life has afforded me is to no matter how great and or bad anything and or anyone surrounding me, I was not to allow myself to be ever changing. With this I mean that I am very outgoing and expressive to where I can adapt in any type of environment and or situation.
Though I do not have any form of happy memories of my upbringing I do look back and give credit that the ever changing environment allows me to be caring and understanding just about anywhere I go.1 person likes this
@himzey (1321)
• India
27 May 11
Hi hardworkinggurl !
I am impressed. It seems you have been adaptable to your surroundings, from the very beginning.
Sadly, I had to adapt to my new environment while every thing was going so well. This ruined a few years of my life. But thats past now.
My ability to make compromises has made me much stronger and my loneliness has made me thoughtful; even my concentration has increased. Probably thats what keeps me going.
:)
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
27 May 11
Hi dear friend .. this is a good topic. I believe in adaptability too .. as long as someone remains true to themselves and do not change what they believe in just to be belonged or what's the word. Yeah , this is a cut-throat world , survival of the fittest ..and sometimes we can just cut off ourselves from the rat race and concentrate on what's truly important to us , without boundaries. Without being afraid of what's to come...I'm known to taking chances ... a risk taker ..but not in the lines of gambling.
I am also OK to be labelled a bad guy because then there will not be any expectations ..in fact in many situations , I'm always looked upon as the bad guy and I'm fine with it. Usually those who can see , will see. That's my mentality. Back to adaptability , I think it's good to try to adapt to something , as long as the wants and needs are there. If we keep doing things what others want us to , then we'll lose ourselves in the process. Have a good day.
@himzey (1321)
• India
27 May 11
Hmm right on the money, buddy.
Well said. And dont worry about what people say. As long as you faith in yourself, you become what you believe. And I believe you are a thoughtful individual, who will never offend someone purposely. Your thoughts reflect it, buddy.
Thanks and have a nice day. . :)
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
26 May 11
Hi himzey!
In all honesty I can say that I have no problems adapting to different circumstances, different people, different surroundings and different situations.
Before I was 16 I had lived in four different homes with my family, some in the country and others in town. At 16 I moved away from home and stayed with a another family for two years to further my studies. At 22 I moved from UK to Italy after meeting an Italian in London and I stayed there after I married. I didn't spek a word of Italian but in less than a year I had learnt enough to have a job there.
During the next few years I changed several jobs, had a son, divorced, set up home by myself, became a grandmother and for the last 9 months I am toing and froing between UK and Italy due to my mother's ill-health, staying in UK sometimes only for a few days and sometimes for longer.
I have no problems being on my own or with a crowd of people regardless of whether I know them or they are strangers.
Oh, there is one thing that I cannot adapt to (and by now I probably never will) and that is the dark. I don't like being outside alone in the dark 
I certainly agree that compromise helps one heck of a lot in getting the best out of every situation! 
Tell us about yourself and your adapatability
I certainly agree that compromise helps one heck of a lot in getting the best out of every situation!
Tell us about yourself and your adapatability @himzey (1321)
• India
26 May 11
Hey mysD !
I had to adapt to a sub-urban surrounding when my family moved into our new house. Our last residence was a quarter offered to my father by the defense organization he works in. It was a very beautiful place with different trees, surrounded by large grasslands and full of natural beauties. I loved the place as I was born and raised there and had never imagined that I'll have to leave it someday. But sadly I had to when was in high school. I had to leave all my friends behind and move into my new home in a sub-urb area where I still live with my parents.
Surely it was a new experience for me. Although it was close to my school and I came in touch with most of my classmates, but soon I realized that our lifestyles were way too different. I was lonely for many days, it nearly went into depression.
But my mom cheered me up and helped me adapt to the situation.
Since then, I've learned to make compromises and sacrifices.
I have a lot of friends, but I rarely hear from them; except on social networking. Rather than following the trend of todays youngsters, I keep myself occupied in my work, or simply surf the Internet.
I adapted myself to this city's lifestyle but in doing so lost my identity.
And now I am desperate to get out of it.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
26 May 11
Is there no way that you can eventually go back to your previous situation and move out of the town? Would that mean a new job?
@himzey (1321)
• India
27 May 11
Actually, those quarters are the property of a defense organization, and there is no way I can go back. Even if my dad asks them to allot another one on his name, then too we wont get my previous home back, because its already allotted to someone. And you know what hurts the most, is that the organization is bringing all the quarters down so as to build apartments. Its said to see my old house deteriorating day by day. The new owners are assured of a flat in the apartments that are going to be build there, so they dont even care about it.
And yes, getting out definitely means getting a job in some metropolitan, and I hope my job will keep me busy; and my mind wont have time to fly back to my old house.
@investor211 (474)
• Mexico
27 May 11
hi there himsez, adaptability, i think its something i was born with, for me is so easy to be adapted to anything or any place,food,clime, eighter hot or cold, i have been in the coldest area and also in the hottest, i have starb, and eat local food, raw food, oops a lot of experiences like t his, i like to go camping,fishing,running im so much fascinated with all outdoors, i have deal with some tide survivol situation but not extreme.
@investor211 (474)
• Mexico
31 May 11
yes, i do have many adventures, i love them, that is what keep me going on, i think the key for adaptability is to love what you do avery single time of your life and trying new things .
@arnouardian (286)
• United States
26 May 11
I'm not a person who easily adapt to a new environment. since kid, most of time I was always in safe environment where everything ran smooth, flat, and did not threaten me too much. for example: I preferred going home and sleep to actively participating in students' organizations in college. I did not want to work outside campus during my summer holiday, since I had heard about restaurant bosses who were rude to its employees. I did not join summer internship which my friend had offered me for one year, since I knew that this internship required a really hard work. I saw by myself how the participants started work early morning and went back home around 11 pm. and I tended to avoid subjects that I did not like (such as math and chemistry).
not I'm trying to be brave to get outside my comfort zone so that I can be as competitive as other people and create colorful stories of my life. I start from forcing my self to learn math and chemistry, which I never imagine that I will even want to open the first page of my math book. furthermore, I forced my self to go with a friend to her workplace, to ask her boss if he has job for me during summer. no matter how good or bad the result was, I feel happy after I tried to do these things, because I proved to my self that I could do things that I did not dare doing before.
@himzey (1321)
• India
27 May 11
Hi arnouardian !
Its good to see that you have finally decided to come out of your comfort zone. Thats probably the first step to adaptability. Its very important for us to have an experience of working under someone before we actually land on a job. One day or the other, you have to go out and face the world, adapt to how it is, and earn your living.
Really happy to hear the first step you have taken towards your self-dependence.
@arnouardian (286)
• United States
27 May 11
hi himzey, thanks for your support. it's really not easy to let my self feel uncomfortable under stressful situations, like new job or new subjects to study. but there is no other way, I have to do it to make my self more independent. bless you, have good day.
@sanijas83 (270)
• Latvia
26 May 11
I was living abroad for three months as an exchange student. I still love the country I was and I have nice memories from the time I spent there, but I was glad to return home. My cousin has been living abroad for five years, she comes to her native country to visit her relatives perhaps once a year, and she feels better in the foreign country.
@himzey (1321)
• India
27 May 11
Hi sanijas !
I believe you can understand how it feels to be away from your loved ones; because you have been through it. Although the new surroundings might have a lot of stuff to cheer you. But the old bonds still haunt you when you are alone.
It feels bad not being able to share the joy of the new environment with your close ones. We often think, "if only my friend would have come with me, how nice it would have been".
