Each to his/her own
[ time: 2 am, one day this week ]There was a pretty nice long email that I meant to delete before but I somehow managed to read it before I actually did (today). It was about this story about a person who sought a power career, became very successful at it but his life is broken (outside work).
The message of the email was quite strong: Family First. I won't go into further details. Everyone knows of course being with loved ones is the best feeling in the world.. NOT.
But what if you didn't have a family (anymore)? you didn't have any (good) friends...?
and the finishing kick..
..is that you don't have this "power career" that that person sought out in the email.
(let's just say instead you have a very financially challenged job, no parents to turn to for help, a broken career)
WHERE DO YOU FALL IN THAT STORY?
[ at this point, I can only classify you as one of the "Forsaken", by God, by fate, by whoever ]
And so reality knocks, "Family First" -- what family? So now what do you do? You don't even have the "able" career. Do you know the thing now that matters most??? It's just one word:
SURVIVE
Yep, "First things' First". It's not necessarily family. It depends on what your priorities are.
When I look out of the window from the N-story building where I see the skyline and people walking, I think of the many people I know who are in this predicament. They're no delinquents, they're educated, have been good sons and daughters, law-abiding citizens, but of course life usually cracks a joke at you when you least expect it to. They end up fending for themselves, no family to care for them, they only have themselves (some with special someones but that doesn't count), their challenged career. By "challenged" I mean the money that they save from working is only good for a single-life, and not in 5 years of labor will they be able to buy a house, much less a car. For those who contribute to household expenses out of utang-na-loob (debt of gratitude), the burden gets worse.
[ time: 2:30 am, same day ]
I went back to sleep. Surely there must be something better for those who slug it out on their own. Not everyone goes home to a family.. not my friend in SV, not my friend in Ortigas, not the bachelor in Dubai. I'm sure their survivial instincts are keeping them alive to this day..
[ - how's that for a post? - ]
posted by Urban Warrior @ 2:30 AM
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