Sitting in the train I met a man who was a literary critic for German fiction novels who found himself in front of a brick wall in life. He was loosing his eye sight. What can a literary critic do when reading and writing are no longer possible?

Audio books? Braille? Or perhaps a career change?

Would the critique part stay and the topic change? Thus a music critic or a theater critic would be possible. Or how about the job type so that the literary critic becomes the literary promoter of alternative forms of literature and reading materials.

A third option would be to delve into completely unknown territory and seek a different type of career altogether.

Regardless of what this man chose to do with his life, the message is this: Sometimes life presents you with challenges requiring major changes in life. Our response can be one of two; Accept or Resist.

With regards to acceptance, one can go with the flow and make major changes that can lead to the exploration of the unknown, an adventure into the other abilities and talents we have to offer.

In terms of resistance, we are presented with barriers that require us to demonstrate our abilities beyond the limits we thought we could have reached.

There is no right direction in such a situation, only no direction would be erroneous. Should one decide to stay put, refuse to change, grow, or demonstrate strength, then failure would be imminent.