when does it get serious?
every now and then, i browse for jobs in marketing available here in singapore. no, not for me, but for my younger brother. among the four of us, he’s the only one who didn’t pursue a degree in the life sciences. we did try to force urge him to take up nursing, but alas, he opted to shift to economics. after graduation, he was doing fine with a job in a bank, but he got bored and is now doing rounds as a med rep. now, he’s not bored. he’s tired. no wonder. ikaw kaya mag-commute across manila?
i suggested coming over. but i’m not really sure if he’s up for an OFW life, living on his own and fending for himself. he could certainly stay with us for a couple of weeks til he finds his footing but i don’t intend adopting him up indefinitely. no way. if he comes over, he’ll have to be independent. the question is, does he have it in him — the will to up sticks and set up shop elsewhere, the diskarte to make the right choices and decisions for his life?
on the other hand, he’s just 22. i can’t remember doing anything really relevant at 22. does one already ponder about life and the future at 22?!?
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4 Responses to “when does it get serious?”
November 21st, 2008 at
being on his own will be tough. losing the comfort of being with family na may tagaluto, tagalaba…but experience is a good teacher and he’ll never know til he does it.
with regards to pondering about life/the future, ewan ko kasi with R gusto ko din siyang after school eh of course to step out to the world and work and yes, enter reality that we’re not a boarding house for life. tough training but it’s reality.
November 21st, 2008 at
agree. although ang training kasi ideally should have happened throughout the growing up years. medyo na-baby ata kasi masyado itong kapatid kong bunso.
the tough part for us who are older and wiser (?) is knowing that they WILL make mistakes. in fact, they SHOULD make mistakes. that’s the only way for them to find what’s right for them.
November 21st, 2008 at
At 22, I was a kid. Very naive. All I knew I wanted was to get to the US for better future. A year after, my wish was granted and found myself with enormous responsibilities of taking care of patients, myself and my family in the Philippines. At first, I felt like I was too young for those. I think it made me a stronger person, though. I learned a lot about life. It was not smooth but I will not change anything… Also, the world is more tolerant on 22 year old making mistakes than a 40 year old making mistakes.
November 21st, 2008 at
yung akin di na-baby, nagpapa-baby haha