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Monday, June 23, 2008
he had no choice
hey there, here's to my new page. i'm still working up the idea on how to keep this from getting stolen. so wish me luck with that.
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He Had No Choice
Times were hard on him and he was trying his best to keep his head afloat. Jumping from an idea to another, just to be able to think of ways to earn money, and he was stuck. The guy, in his early twenties, was young and still a bit idealistic. Life has badgered him near hopelessness that it came to a point that he was almost apathetic. But by being conscious of how much his mother strived to give him the best education he could have, food on the table, clothes to wear, he could not help but feel that it was just that he find work. He dreamt of a life that was better.
And so he did, therefore, jobs, he sought. But, in spite of his excitement, much of his emotions were leaning on longing and regret. He was young and fresh out of sweating for a bachelor’s degree. His entire being craved the relaxation he thought he much deserved, he prayed long and hard for it. But true to the irony of life, the hiatus was not to become reality for him, he had to work.
He was never really told to work after graduation, but something in him sensed that his family needed the extra income, and needed it badly. And much to his dismay, his plans for going for the work he aspired having, was no longer an option ‘cause it wouldn’t be enough to keep his family from being kicked out of their rented apartment. He ended up in one of the jobs he thought that he would never be swallowed into – a call center agent.
Yes, he was excited, even enjoying the rigorous process of training for the job, but in his mind, he was still the young boy in college who treasured the seconds of being a student and enjoyed every single one of those seconds. He looked forward to working and actually earning money, but he feels as if he jumped from a developmental milestone, missed a step and skipped to a level after. He has concluded, with much consternation, he was already a full-fledged adult.
It not only his that youth was compromised in the pursuit of livelihood; he was also realized that his personal and social life was also dwindling into non-existence. He was never one to complain but he couldn’t help but feel rather lonely with the fact that he was no longer to see the people he called friends and grew to love. Worst of them all, his girl called off their relationship for she could no longer feel his presence in the relationship. But he can’t do anything about it. He was trapped between his love life and hunger - he had to make a choice.
Now, after a couple of months, the young man’s friends had time and money to undergo seminars of their profession. Some of them had an option of taking vacations. Some of his friends were also looking for jobs but it was not really as much of an immediate need for them, as much as it was for him. Also, his relationship with his girlfriend died, quite abruptly, for he had not much strength to keep up his routine of dates with her, now that he has work. That, his girlfriend could not understand. So she asked for a break from the relationship. And being a guy who thinks that a person is entitled to his own decisions, he agreed. He wouldn’t be able to do anything about it anyway. He had to give his all to the training so that he would be accepted for the job. A lot depended on it.
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He Had No Choice
Times were hard on him and he was trying his best to keep his head afloat. Jumping from an idea to another, just to be able to think of ways to earn money, and he was stuck. The guy, in his early twenties, was young and still a bit idealistic. Life has badgered him near hopelessness that it came to a point that he was almost apathetic. But by being conscious of how much his mother strived to give him the best education he could have, food on the table, clothes to wear, he could not help but feel that it was just that he find work. He dreamt of a life that was better.
And so he did, therefore, jobs, he sought. But, in spite of his excitement, much of his emotions were leaning on longing and regret. He was young and fresh out of sweating for a bachelor’s degree. His entire being craved the relaxation he thought he much deserved, he prayed long and hard for it. But true to the irony of life, the hiatus was not to become reality for him, he had to work.
He was never really told to work after graduation, but something in him sensed that his family needed the extra income, and needed it badly. And much to his dismay, his plans for going for the work he aspired having, was no longer an option ‘cause it wouldn’t be enough to keep his family from being kicked out of their rented apartment. He ended up in one of the jobs he thought that he would never be swallowed into – a call center agent.
Yes, he was excited, even enjoying the rigorous process of training for the job, but in his mind, he was still the young boy in college who treasured the seconds of being a student and enjoyed every single one of those seconds. He looked forward to working and actually earning money, but he feels as if he jumped from a developmental milestone, missed a step and skipped to a level after. He has concluded, with much consternation, he was already a full-fledged adult.
It not only his that youth was compromised in the pursuit of livelihood; he was also realized that his personal and social life was also dwindling into non-existence. He was never one to complain but he couldn’t help but feel rather lonely with the fact that he was no longer to see the people he called friends and grew to love. Worst of them all, his girl called off their relationship for she could no longer feel his presence in the relationship. But he can’t do anything about it. He was trapped between his love life and hunger - he had to make a choice.
Now, after a couple of months, the young man’s friends had time and money to undergo seminars of their profession. Some of them had an option of taking vacations. Some of his friends were also looking for jobs but it was not really as much of an immediate need for them, as much as it was for him. Also, his relationship with his girlfriend died, quite abruptly, for he had not much strength to keep up his routine of dates with her, now that he has work. That, his girlfriend could not understand. So she asked for a break from the relationship. And being a guy who thinks that a person is entitled to his own decisions, he agreed. He wouldn’t be able to do anything about it anyway. He had to give his all to the training so that he would be accepted for the job. A lot depended on it.
He was bound, ball and chain to this predicament. He knows that if wanted, there was a way of getting around his problems. But he just couldn’t figure them out. As much as he hated it, his life was strongly influenced by the problems he kept on having. His life revolved around money.
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