When we are young, the world is easier, kinder, happier. They tell us we are special and that we can do anything. If we mess up, they fixed it for us. If we do well, they celebrate us. We are treated special, even if we do nothing special.
When we are young, the world is simple. As long as we work hard, we are rewarded. We study well and we get high grades. We finish with honors and everyone celebrates us, applauds us, admires us.
Then we grow up and suddenly the world changes in a flash.
Its been years after we graduated, and our diplomas are suddenly useless as we realize we are still jobless. And the parents who worked to support are suddenly disappointed or ashamed of us.
Then finally, after more work and time than what we seemed to deserve, we finally land a decent job, and now we work forty-hour weeks slaving from paycheck to paycheck, as we put our siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews or kids to school, as we put our bodies through wear and tear to be the providers we are suddenly expected to be. We are berated if we do not share what we worked our ass off for. We are accused of being selfish and self-serving. We feel guilty for wanting more for ourselves when we have the right to. We feel guilty when we try to give ourselves what we should be having. Gone are the days when we were cute, smart kids who always did so well. Now we are selfish so called career people who will have no energy or time for family, no matter how much we give. Forget about putting down your own roots and living your own life. The new rule is you were born here, and so you now work for them.
As for career, turns out intelligence or attitude is not really enough. Hard work does not even scratch the surface. To get promoted, you need powerful connections, to kiss ass, to violate every principle you've been ingrained with. Because that is the simple truth, shit floats.
So after everything what will you be left with?All Rights Reserved