Communality

        Someone I know recently confessed about his struggle at work, how he tries to make this small firm – that’s not even his – work for the sake of the young employees who look up to him. He himself is young and hard-working, his parents are well off. He could have easily walked out, went to school abroad or get a better job at a bigger firm. But he stays on, loyal to his people, meanwhile putting up with – I imagine – occasional pity or sneer for living off his parents’ money. But the hardest part is perhaps to endure his own self-doubting in the whole process.

    Another person I know just gave up a superb job offer in a beautiful northern country. After long and hard deliberation, he chose to stay where he is. The reason? He wants to be close to the woman he loves, and he wants her to keep her career – something they can only accomplish if he gives up the offer.

    Oh, the things we do for love. There’s something beautiful about selfless acts … Thinking about someone else rather than worrying about what others think about us, or about what people hopefully might think when they see your overseas pictures on Friendster (sorry … I can’t help digressing on this pet peeve of mine).

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   We all have things that are dear to us … even if sometimes we don’t act like they are important. It’s easy to forget what’s important, and remember when it’s only too late.

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Today I found out that I got promoted. It wasn’t the promotion itself that made my day … but it was the fact that my colleague and I shared a great laugh because I was so clueless and was genuinely bewildered by the announcement.

    Hey, I too am learning about the more important things in life, if not slower than the two friends I told you about. But it’s a liberating lesson.                                                                                                    

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