Winning a fortune...
Student: Nasa duty po...
Dispatcher: Ganun ba? Bakit, anong year niyo na ba?
Student: 4th year na po...
Dispatcher: Ayun naman pala e, makakaraos na rin!
Student: Oo nga po e.
That's what you think! I just wanted to say it out loud when I overheard a short conversation between a dispatcher and a nursing student while we were waiting for our FX taxi to fill up at the Market Market FX Terminal earlier.
I wasn't sour-graping, but it was nostalgic when I heard the words from the dispatcher's mouth. I remembered my senior year, just a few months ago. I was very excited to finish my degree because I believed that once I completed it, life wouldn't be so hard for me anymore. I thought I'd easily land a job that would earn me a fortune, and then I'd buy all the things I'd wanted as I grew with the company. But, as I've mentioned in my previous posts, it turned out to be utterly different. I realized that the "real world begins after school." It took me months to come to terms with this. I had to be brought back down to earth to fully understand it. I thought that earning a diploma from the best university in the country was enough, or even finishing the most sought-after courses today. I was, or should I say we were, wrong.
For example, the accredited association of nurses announced earlier this month that the demand for nurses in countries like the UK and the United States has been decreasing. So, the opportunities for nurses to work in those countries are quite limited right now. What will happen to the thousands of nursing students as they graduate in the near future? The situation for nursing graduates is just one among many for graduates in other fields, including mine. The chances for us to have a better life right away are very slim. Only a few lucky people will experience it, and for the rest of us, like me, extreme effort must be exerted.
Earning a diploma is not enough to secure a convenient position in the real world. One must fight for and earn their place. Thus, nothing beats patience and determination in achieving one's goals in life. And when that day comes, winning a fortune is nothing; simply being in that state is already more than a fortune.
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