How has life “happening” changed you? What did you learn from it?
By rosé
@mnglsp (3752)
Philippines
May 27, 2025 11:55pm CST
When Life Happens, Everything Changes
Inspired by a line from KZ Tandingan
Life has a funny way of shaking things up. One moment, you think you’ve got it all figured out—the routine, the dreams, the people. The next, everything shifts. It could be a job loss, a sudden illness, a breakup, or even something beautiful like falling in love or becoming a parent. Life happens, and when it does, it changes everything.
KZ Tandingan’s line, “When life happens, everything changes,” speaks deeply to this truth. It’s a reminder that no matter how carefully we plan or how hard we try to control outcomes, we’re all subject to life’s unpredictable turns. And often, it’s in those unexpected changes where growth, resilience, and self-discovery begin.
Sometimes these changes break us for a while. Other times, they build us into something stronger. Either way, we rarely come out the same. And maybe that’s the point—change isn’t just inevitable, it’s necessary.
How has life “happening” changed you? What did you learn from it?
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5 responses
@allknowing (146621)
• India
28 May
That near fatal accident years ago gave me a new lease of life that taught me to appreciate everything that happens around me with an attitude of gratitude.
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@allknowing (146621)
• India
28 May
@mnglsp I was hospitalised for quite a while having no access to the outside world and it is at that time, when I was getting home did I appreicate the greenery around which I had taken so muich for granted. I appreciated everything else that I had taken for granted
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@Neil43 (3959)
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28 May
I once lost my restaurant business and made really this indebted until now for three years already. I am coping and I am learning a lot. Let alone being able to know that nobody around really helps and it's only you can help yourself it times of real great troubles.
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@mnglsp (3752)
• Philippines
28 May
Thank you for sharing something so deeply personal. It takes real strength to keep moving forward after such a loss, and the lessons you’ve gained—especially about self-reliance—are powerful. It’s not easy, but your resilience shines through. Keep going, one step at a time—you’re not alone in spirit.
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@luisadannointed (7528)
• Philippines
29 May
To take care of our health. Work can wait, but our body will never survive if we keep it on wait before we go to the hospital to have regular check-ups... and keep eating healthy food on time.
@Insired_by_God (22)
• Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
28 May
The war in the place where I live has taught me to appreciate the little things — even a simple, quiet day without an explosion feels like a miracle.
Cancer has left my father disabled, and now I have to take care of him. This situation has shown me how strong a person can be when enduring such trials.
And the kind words of those around me help me not to lose faith in better days.
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